Clayton Michel Afonso (, born 18 July 1988), commonly known simply as Clayton, is a former

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ian-born

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professional

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who currently plays for

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club St. Panteleimon.

Club career

On 31 May 2022, Clayton left Eastern after finishing his contract with the club.

International career

Having stayed in Hong Kong for more than seven years, Clayton received his Hong Kong passport in 2017, making him eligible to represent the national team. On 17 May 2021, Clayton was named within the 25-man squad by

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for the AFC World Cup qualifiers against Iran, Iraq and Bahrain. On 15 June 2021, Clayton made his international debut for Hong Kong in the match against

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in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

;Eastern *

Hong Kong Senior Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only the teams in the Hong Kong Pr ...

: 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20 ;Tai Po *

: 2012–13

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Clayton Michel Afonso
at HKFA * 1988 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in England Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Eastern Sports Club footballers Tai Po FC players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Footballers from Brasília {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub