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{{Short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Portuguese name|Ferreira|Calheiros}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hamílton
| image =
| full_name = Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Murici]], [[Alagoas]], Brazil
| height = 1.78 m
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]], [[right midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 2000 | youthyears2 = 2001
| youthclubs1 = [[Estanciano Esporte Clube|Estanciano]] | youthclubs2 = [[Club Sportivo Sergipe|Sergipe]]
| years1 = 2002–2005 | clubs1 = [[Club Sportivo Sergipe|Sergipe]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2005 | clubs2 = [[Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube|Mogi Mirim]] | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2006 | clubs3 = [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]] | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2006–2008 | clubs4 = [[Osmanlıspor|Ankaraspor]] | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2008–2010 | clubs5 = [[Sociedade Boca Júnior Futebol Clube|Sociedade Boca Júnior]] | caps5 = – | goals5 = –
| years6 = 2008 | clubs6 = → [[Clube Náutico Capibaribe|Naútico]] (loan) | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2009 | clubs7 = → [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]] (loan) | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2010 | clubs8 = → [[Clube Náutico Capibaribe|Naútico]] (loan) | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2011–2012 | clubs9 =[[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]]| caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2013 | clubs10 = [[ABC Futebol Clube|ABC]] | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2013 | clubs11 = [[Ceará Sporting Club|Ceará]] | caps11 = 2 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2015 | clubs12 = [[Estanciano Esporte Clube|Estanciano]] | caps12 = | goals12 =
| years13 = 2016 | clubs13 = [[Associação Desportiva Confiança|Confiança]] | caps13 = 5 | goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2017 | clubs14 = [[Estanciano Esporte Clube|Estanciano]] | caps14 = 0 | goals14 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2003
| nationalteam1 = [[Togo national football team|Togo]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
'''Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros''' (born 26 June 1980), known simply as '''Hamílton''', is a retired professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. Born in Brazil, he was a member, as a naturalized citizen, of the [[Togo national football team|Togo national team]].
==Early life==
Hamílton was born in [[Murici]], a [[municipality]] located in the western of the [[States of Brazil|Brazilian state]] of [[Alagoas]].
==International career==
Hamílton was naturalized as Togolese in 2003 by request of fellow Brazilian [[Antônio Dumas]], who was then the [[Togo national football team|Togo national team]] head coach. After winning that year the [[Campeonato Sergipano]] with [[Club Sportivo Sergipe|CS Sergipe]], the [[Togolese Football Federation]] (FTF) president agreed Dumas' petition to call up him for the next Togo international matches.<ref name=Togo2003>{{cite news|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/copa/2006/ultnot/togo/2006/05/04/ult3678u4.jhtm|title=Togo terá "brasileiro de aluguel" em sua estréia em Copas|publisher=UOL Esporte|date=4 May 2006 |access-date=15 May 2010 |language = pt |trans-title=Togo will have "Brazilian rent" in his Cup debut}}</ref>
Hamílton's only appearance for Togo was on 11 October 2003 in an away [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF first round|World Cup 2006 Qualifying match]] against [[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]]. That day ''Les Eperviers'' lost (0–1).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071109085608/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7381/matches/match=34250/report.html Report]</ref> He did not play in the second leg because he had left the Togolese passport in the Federation.<ref name=Togo2003/>
In early 2004, when Dumas resigned as head coach, Hamílton and most of the other Brazilian-born players who made up the Togolese squad in 2003 second half were dropped,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3773055.stm|title=Togo drop Brazilians|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 January 2004 |access-date=15 May 2010}}</ref> excepting [[Alessandro Faria]], who played some more matches in 2004.
On 10 July 2009, following some Hamílton's appearances at the [[2009 Copa Libertadores]] with [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]], appeared a news about the FTF resumed contact with him for can be called again, almost 6 years of his unique appearance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.globalsport-togo.com/20090709471/TOGO/Foot/Togo-%E2%80%93-Maroc-Hamilton-pour-remplacer-Romao.html|title=Togo – Maroc : Hamilton pour remplacer Romao|publisher=Globalsport-togo.com|date=9 July 2009|access-date=15 May 2010|language=fr|trans-title=Togo - Morocco: Hamilton to replace Romao|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927092336/http://www.globalsport-togo.com/20090709471/TOGO/Foot/Togo-%E2%80%93-Maroc-Hamilton-pour-remplacer-Romao.html|archive-date=27 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Hamílton was called up for a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] against [[Angola national football team|Angola]] on 12 August 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.globalsport-togo.com/20090728493/TOGO/Foot/Hamilton-disponible-Gakp%C3%A8-esp%C3%A9r%C3%A9.html|title=Hamilton disponible, Gakpè espéré|publisher=Globalsport-togo.com|date=28 July 2009|access-date=15 May 2010|language=fr|trans-title=Hamílton available, Gakpé hopes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126204851/http://www.globalsport-togo.com/20090728493/TOGO/Foot/Hamilton-disponible-Gakp%C3%A8-esp%C3%A9r%C3%A9.html|archive-date=26 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, he did not attended the call as he has had a discipline problem occurred during a [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] (Brasileirão) match between his club (Sport Recife) and [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] a few days before.
Hamílton was going to be present for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] on 6 September 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Togo-Maroc: La liste des Togolais |publisher=TOGO FOOTBALL NEWS|language=fr|trans-title=Togo-Morocco: The list of Togolese players}}</ref> Nevertheless, he has not been liberated by Sport Recife because the Togolese federation did not send it a corresponding notification.
The [[Togo national football team|Togolese national team]] returned to call Hamílton for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] on 10 October 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cameroun-Togo: La liste des 23|publisher=TOGO FOOTBALL NEWS|language=fr|trans-title=Cameroon-Togo: The list of 23}}</ref> A few days later, he asked FTF to not attend the match as he wanted to help Sport Recife at the Brasileirão, following poor performances (the Brazilian championship was not paused at FIFA dates).
In December 2009, Hamílton was included in the Togolese preliminary list for the [[2010 African Cup of Nations]] but he refused to go, just because he wanted to spend the year-end holidays in the interior of Sergipe. Ultimately, he avoided be part of the [[Togo national football team attack]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL1441112-9842,00-BRASILEIRO+NATURALIZADO+TOGOLES+SE+MOSTRA+ALIVIADO+POR+ESCAPAR+DE+ATENTADO.html| title=Brasileiro naturalizado togolês se mostra aliviado por escapar de atentado |publisher=Globoesporte.com |date=10 January 2010 |access-date=15 May 2010 |language = pt |trans-title=Brazilian-born Togolese shown relieved to escape attack}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Copa do Brasil]].}}
!colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes [[Copa Libertadores]].}}
!colspan="2"|State League{{efn|Includes [[Campeonato Pernambucano]].}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Sport Club do Recife|Sport]]
|2009
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|28||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0||18||0||50||0
|-
|[[Clube Náutico Capibaribe|Naútico]]
|2010
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]]
|3||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||16||1||22||1
|}
{{notelist}}
==Honours==
;Sergipe
*[[Campeonato Sergipano]]: 2003
;Sport Recife
*[[Campeonato Pernambucano]]: 2006, 2009
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{FIFA player|206385|Hamílton}}
*{{NFT player|6659|name=Hamílton}}
*{{ESPN FC|132184|name=Hamílton}}
*[http://www.meusport.com/jogador/hamilton/308/ Hamílton on meuSport] {{in lang|pt}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton}}
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Murici]]
[[Category:Footballers from Alagoas]]
[[Category:Togolese men's footballers]]
[[Category:Togo men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Naturalized citizens of Togo]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players]]
[[Category:Campeonato Pernambucano players]]
[[Category:Clube Náutico Capibaribe players]]
[[Category:Sport Club do Recife players]]
[[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players]]
[[Category:Club Sportivo Sergipe players]]
[[Category:Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players]]
[[Category:ABC Futebol Clube players]]
[[Category:Ceará Sporting Club players]]
[[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players]]
[[Category:Associação Desportiva Confiança players]]
[[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players]]
[[Category:Estanciano Esporte Clube players]]
[[Category:Süper Lig players]]
[[Category:Ankaraspor footballers]]
[[Category:Togolese expatriate men's footballers]]
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