Caion (footballer)

Herlison Caion de Sousa Ferreira (born 5 October 1990), simply known as Caion, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Chonburi.

Early career
Born in Caxias, Maranhão, Caion made his senior debuts with Iraty SC in 2008, after being a youth player for Icasa in the previous year.

In 2009, he joined Ferroviário. After three months playing for the side in the state leagues, he moved abroad.

Gangwon FC
On 30 March 2009, Caion joined K-League newly formed side Gangwon FC, thus becoming the club's first-ever Brazilian player.

He made his debut for Gangwon on 5 May, against Incheon United, for that year's League Cup, assisting Park Jong-Jin in Gangwon's first goal. He made his league debut on 25 July, against Busan I'Park, as a substitute. Caion scored his first goal in the last match of 2009 K-League, netting the winner against Jeju United.

In the following season, Caion only played in the reserve league, rescinded his link in June 2010.

Back to Brazil
After cancelling his link with Gangwon, Caion returned to Brazil, but only joined a side in November 2011, signing with Caxias. On 25 May 2012, he moved to Mirassol.

On 6 September, after scoring five goals in only six matches, Caion joined Bragantino on loan. After his return to Mirassol, he netted twice in a 6–2 routing over Palmeiras on 27 March 2013.

On 13 May Caion joined Série A side Náutico. However, three months later he moved to Chapecoense.

In January 2014 Caion joined newly promoted side Grêmio Osasco Audax. On 23 April, he moved to Portuguesa. However, two months later he was released by Lusa.

Move to Iraq
In August 2014, Caion joined Al Shorta, the defending Iraqi Premier League champions. Caion became the club's second ever Brazilian player after Cristiano da Silva Santos who left the club in June 2014. Caion scored his first goal in a 2-1 win over Al-Minaa in the league, opening the scoring in the match with an exquisite left-foot finish across the goalkeeper and into the net. He scored his second and final goal in the 2015 AFC Cup as Al-Shorta beat Al-Jazeera 4–0 to top their group and advance to the knockout stage.

HB Køge
In August 2015 Caion signed a contract with the Danish 1st Division club HB Køge. In January 2016 he and the club agreed to end the contract.

Chonburi FC (loan)
In June 2019, Caion signed a contract with Chonburi FC on loan from PT Prachuap and scored in his debut help team won over Buriram United 1–0.

Selangor
On 27 December 2021, it was confirmed that Caion had signed with Malaysia Super League club Selangor for 2022 season.

Hanoi FC
On 24 June 2023, it was confirmed that Caion had signed with V.League 1 club Hanoi FC in the mid-season transfer window. The following day, he made his league debut in a 2–1 away win against Khanh Hoa FC. On 17 July, Caion scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 home win over Binh Dinh. On 2 August, Caion scored twice in a 3–1 win against rivals Haiphong FC. Ten days later, he scored his second hat-trick for the club, helping his side to a 3–1 away league victory against Dong A Thanh Hoa. Ending his first V.League 1 campaign with 8 goals in 9 games.