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) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hercílio Luz | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Figueirense | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Figueirense | 96 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Atlético Mineiro | 62 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Corinthians (loan) | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Bahia (loan) | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | CSA | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Londrina | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Hercílio Luz | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Perak | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Brazil U22 | 5 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2023 ‡ 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 as a forward for Hercílio Luz.
Club career[edit]
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]
On 10 August 2018, Clayton joined Bahia on a year-long loan.[7] He returned to Atlético in August 2019, before joining Vasco da Gama on loan for the remainder of that year.[8]
On 25 June 2020, Clayton mutually terminated his contract with Atlético.[9]
International goals[edit]
U22[edit]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
12 July 2015 | Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton |  Canada U-22 |
3–0 |
4–1 |
2015 Pan American Games |
2 |
16 July 2015 |  Peru U-22 |
2–0 |
4–0
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3 |
20 July 2015 |  Panama U-22 |
3–0 |
3–3
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4 |
23 July 2015 |  Uruguay U-22 |
1–0 |
1–2
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Honours[edit]
- Figueirense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2014, 2015
References[edit]
- ^ 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) Archived 2015-07-09 at the Wayback Machine; Diário Catarinense, 22 August 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Flamengo vence Figueirense e respira aliviado no Brasileirão (Flamengo defeats Figueirense and takes air in Brasileirão); Globo Esporte, 3 November 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ^ 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 (in Portuguese)
- ^ 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 (in Portuguese)
- ^ 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 (in Portuguese)
- ^ 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 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Bahia anuncia a contratação de Clayton, emprestado pelo Atlético-MG (Bahia announces the signing of Clayton, loaned by Atlético-MG); Globo Esporte, 10 August 2018 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Atacante Clayton se despede do Bahia e volta a treinar no Atlético-MG nesta quinta-feira (Forward Clayton bids farewell to Bahia and returns to training with Atlético-MG this Thursday); Globo Esporte, 7 August 2019 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Atlético-MG acerta a rescisão contratual do atacante Clayton (Atlético-MG agrees to contract termination with striker Clayton); Globo Esporte, 25 June 2020 (in Portuguese)
External links[edit]
- Clayton at Soccerway
- Clayton at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Figueirense FC players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- Centro Sportivo Alagoano players
- Londrina Esporte Clube players
- Hercílio Luz Futebol Clube players
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games