Clayton da Silveira da Silva (born 23 October 1995), simply known as Clayton, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Londrina.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Clayton joined

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's youth setup in 2007, aged 12. 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

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. 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. On 28 September Cleyton netted a brace in a 3–1 home success over

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. 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

, 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. On 23 March 2017, Clayton was loaned to Corinthians until the end of the season, but returned to Atlético in August. On 10 August 2018, Clayton joined Bahia on a year-long loan. He returned to Atlético in August 2019, before joining

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on loan for the remainder of that year. On 25 June 2020, Clayton mutually terminated his contract with Atlético.Atlético-MG acerta a rescisão contratual do atacante Clayton (Atlético-MG agrees to contract termination with striker Clayton)
Globo Esporte, 25 June 2020

International goals

U22

Honours

;Figueirense * Campeonato Catarinense: 2014, 2015

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clayton 1995 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 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 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 footballers in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games