Clayton (footballer, born 1995)
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| Full name | Clayton da Silveira da Silva | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Figueirense | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Figueirense | 53 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Atlético Mineiro | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Corinthians (loan) | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Brazil U22 | 5 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Clayton da Silveira da Silva (born 23 October 1995), simply known as Clayton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a forward.
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Clayton joined Figueirense's youth setup in 2007, aged 12.[1] On 3 November 2012 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Flamengo.[2]
After appearing with the under-20s, Cleyton was definitely promoted to the main squad in 2014. On 3 August 2014 he scored his first professional goal, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Sport Recife.[3]
On 28 September Cleyton netted a brace in a 3–1 home success over Palmeiras.[4] He finished the campaign with 22 appearances and five goals, as his side avoided relegation.
Clayton scored seven league goals during the 2015 season, including a brace against Flamengo, as his side again narrowly avoided the drop. He finished the year with 17 goals in 56 matches.
On 23 February 2016, Clayton moved to fellow league team Atlético Mineiro.[5]
On 23 March 2017, Clayton was loaned to Corinthians until the end of the season, but returned to Atlético in August.[6]
Honours
- Figueirense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2014, 2015
References
- ^ Xodó do Figueirense, Clayton aprendeu a jogar futebol com o pai em Jaraguá do Sul (Figueirense's favourite, Clayton learned to play football with his father in Jaraguá do Sul); Diário Catarinense, 22 August 2014 Template:Pt icon
- ^ Flamengo vence Figueirense e respira aliviado no Brasileirão (Flamengo defeats Figueirense and takes air in Brasileirão); Globo Esporte, 3 November 2012 Template:Pt icon
- ^ Base decide, Figueira vence primeira em casa e acaba com série do Sport (Youth setup decides, Figueira wins the first at home and ends Sport's run); Globo Esporte, 3 August 2014 Template:Pt icon
- ^ Valdivia toma decisão errada, Figueira vira o jogo e mantém Palmeiras no Z-4 (Valdivia takes the wrong choice, Figueira completes comeback and leaves Palmeiras in Z-4); Globo Esporte, 28 September 2014 Template:Pt icon
- ^ É do Atlético-MG! Clayton aceita proposta e deixa o Figueirense (Is from Atlético-MG! Clayton accepts bid and leaves Figueirense); Globo Esporte, 23 February 2016 Template:Pt icon
- ^ Poucas chances e gols: Clayton volta ao Galo após passagem apagada no Corinthians (Few chances and goals: Clayton returns to Galo after bad spell at Corinthians); SuperEsportes, 24 August 2017 Template:Pt icon
External links
- Template:Zerozero
- Clayton at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Figueirense FC players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in football