José Clayton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | March 21, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back, Left midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Moto Club[1] | ||
| 1995–1998 | Étoile du Sahel | 86 | (12) |
| 1998–2001 | SC Bastia | 43 | (1) |
| 2001 | Stade Tunisien | 12 | (2) |
| 2001–2005 | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | 119 | (16) |
| 2005–2006 | Al Sadd | 22 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Sakaryaspor | 26 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Stade Gabèsien | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2006 | Tunisia | 39 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2008. | |||
José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro (better known as Cláyton) (born 21 March 1974 in São Luís, Brazil) is a former Brazilian-Tunisian football left-back.
Although Clayton was born in Brazil, he spent a large part of his club career in Tunisia playing for Espérance Sportive de Tunis, and became a naturalized citizen in time for the 1998 World Cup. He played for Tunisia twice in that tournament, as well as one match in 2002.[2]
He had a brief spell with Sakaryaspor in the Turkish Super Lig.[3] He also spent time with Qatari based side Al Sadd. He won the Q-League title in 2006. In 2006 he left Al Sadd for Turkish club Sakaryaspor. He is a wing-back typified by his effective overlapping runs, mazy dribbling and pin-point crosses. He has 38 caps (2 goals) for Tunisia
He was an over-age player on the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team that exited in the first round, finishing third in Group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.[4] He was part of the squad that won the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 June 2004 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès |  Botswana | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 26 March 2005 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès |  Malawi | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11 June 2005 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès |  Guinea | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 8 October 2005 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès |  Morocco | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ↑ http://www.ogol.com.br/jogador.php?id=16085&epoca_id=121
- ↑ Clayton – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "JOSE CLAYTON RIBEIRO MENEZES". TFF. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ↑ "José Clayton Ribeiro Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
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