Ari (footballer, born 1985)

Ari
Ari in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ariclenes da Silva Ferreira
Date of birth (1985-12-11) 11 December 1985
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Torpedo Moscow (sports director)
Youth career
Estácio de Sá
–2002 Calouros do Ar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Avaí FC
2004–2005 Fortaleza 3 (0)
2006–2007 Kalmar FF 35 (18)
2007–2009 AZ Alkmaar 55 (18)
2010–2013 Spartak Moscow 89 (21)
2013–2021 Krasnodar 119 (38)
2017–2018Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 17 (7)
2022–2024 Atlético Cearense 62 (12)
International career
2018 Russia 2 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2024 Atlético Cearense (president)
2024– Torpedo Moscow (sports director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ariclenes da Silva Ferreira (Russian: Арикленес да Силва Феррейра; born 11 December 1985), commonly known as Ari (Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈɾi]), is a professional football official and a former striker. He is the sporting director for Russian club Torpedo Moscow. Born in Brazil, he played for the Russia national team.

He started his professional career in 2005 with his hometown club Fortaleza, and signed for Swedish club Kalmar one year later. After two and a half seasons in AZ Alkmaar, he played in the Russian Premier League for Spartak Moscow, Krasnodar, and Lokomotiv Moscow.