Clayton Fernandes Silva (born 11 January 1999), simply known as Clayton Silva or Clayton, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a striker for

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Club career

Born in

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, Clayton played amateur football before initially joining in January 2019. In March, however, after never signing a deal with the club, he moved to Lajeadense, and initially played for the under-20 side before making his first team debut later in the year. On 19 December 2019, Clayton was presented at Juventude, after a partnership with Lajeadense was established. He appeared rarely before moving to Série D side Guarany de Sobral the following September, where he was a regular starter. Ahead of the 2021 season, Clayton signed for

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, and helped his side to win the

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by scoring ten goals. On 29 June of that year, he joined Vila Nova in the Série B. Clayton featured regularly for ''Vila'', and renewed his contract until 2024 on 18 February 2022. Just hours later, Série A side

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announced his signing on a loan deal until December. On 26 July 2022, Clayton moved abroad for the first time in his career, after signing a one-year loan deal with

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newcomers

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Career statistics

Honours

Globo *

: 2021

References

External links

Futebol de Goyaz profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clayton 1999 births Living people Footballers from Belo Horizonte Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Clube Esportivo Lajeadense players Esporte Clube Juventude players Guarany Sporting Club players Globo Futebol Clube players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Primeira Liga players Casa Pia A.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal