Aílton José Almeida

Örgryte IS

He moved to F.C. Copenhagen from Swedish Örgryte IS on 1 January 2007 for 22 million Danish kroner, which by then was a transfer record for a Danish club. Both F.C. Copenhagen and Brøndby IF struggled for Almeida's signature, but after some hesitation from Brøndby IF, he ended up at F.C. Copenhagen.

F.C. Copenhagen

Scoring in his only second game for F.C. Copenhagen against Brøndby IF in one of the New Firm matches, he was considered a new star and a start of a new era for the club, which for many years had suffered from a lack of goals from the strikers. However, he did not manage to follow up on his performances, and was subsequently placed on the bench as a substitute. On 15 April 2007, Ailton scored with a bicycle kick in F.C. Copenhagen's 4–2 win over OB, which led to many people thinking his breakthrough was finally about to come, but he yet again had to see himself become a substitute. After the winter break in the 2007–08 season Aílton got a chance in the Danish Cup quarterfinals, where F.C. Copenhagen was to face Næstved BK. He scored a goal in the beginning of the second half following an assist from his countryman José Júnior. In the beginning of the 2008–09 season he had been playing regularly, becoming an important member of the starting line-up and the attacking play, however, he still had trouble finding the net. He however started against FC Midtjylland on 16 November 2008 and scored two goals. He scored again against Manchester…

Club

Copenhagen

Danish Superliga: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 Danish Cup: 2008–09 APOEL

Cypriot First Division: 2010–11 Cypriot Super Cup: 2011 Al-Hilal

Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2015–16 Saudi Super Cup: 2015

Individual

Danish Superliga Spring Profile: 2009 Cypriot First Division Player of the season: 2010–11