Halef Pitbull

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Melo.

Halef Silva Melo (born 20 August 1994), commonly known as Halef Pitbull, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série D club CRAC.^[1]

Halef Pitbull

Personal information
Full name	Halef Silva Melo
Date of birth	(1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Potiraguá, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	CRAC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	7 de Setembro	8	(3)
2016	Atlântico	11	(6)
2016	Vitória da Conquista	0	(0)
2017–2019	Cruzeiro	0	(0)
2017	→ Santa Cruz (loan)	28	(5)
2018	→ Ipatinga (loan)	3	(0)
2018	→ Santa Cruz (loan)	4	(0)
2019–2024	Berço SC	15	(8)
2020	→ Mito HollyHock (loan)	34	(8)
2021	→ São Bernardo (loan)	12	(2)
2021–2022	→ Jeddah (loan)	16	(7)
2022	→ ReinMeer Aomori (loan)	10	(4)
2023	→ Londrina (loan)	7	(0)
2023	→ Hercílio Luz (loan)	3	(0)
2024–	CRAC	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Career

In December 2023, Pitbull left Berço SC and agreed to return to Brazil, joining Série D club CRAC on 1 January 2024.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 May 2023^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
7 de Setembro	2016	Série D	0	0	8[a]	3	—		—		8	3
Atlântico	2016	—			11[b]	6	—		—		11	6
Vitória da Conquista	2016	—			0	0	0	0	23[c]	15	23	15
Cruzeiro	2017	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Santa Cruz (loan)	2017	Série B	17	2	11[d]	3	1	0	9[e]	4	38	9
Ipatinga (loan)	2018	—			3[f]	0	—		—		3	0
Santa Cruz (loan)	2018	Série C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Berço SC	2019–20	Campeonato de Portugal	15	8	—		1	0	—		16	8
Mito HollyHock (loan)	2020	J2 League	34	8	—		—		—		34	8
São Bernardo (loan)	2021	—			12[g]	2	—		0	0	12	2
Jeddah (loan)	2021–22	Saudi First Division League	16	7	—		—		—		16	7
ReinMeer Aomori (loan)	2022	Japan Football League	10	4	—		—		—		10	4
Londrina (loan)	2023	Série B	0	0	7[h]	0	0	0	—		7	0
Hercílio Luz (loan)	2023	Série D	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
CRAC	2024	Série D	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			99	29	52	14	2	0	32	19	185	62

1. Appearances in Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense
2. Appearances in Campeonato Baiano Second Division
3. Appearances in Copa da Bahia
4. Appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano
5. Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
6. Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
7. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista Série A2
8. Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense