Clayton da Silveira da Silva (born 23 October 1995), simply known as Clayton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 1 club Pattani.
Club career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Clayton joined Figueirense's youth setup in 2007, aged 12.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) ; Diário Catarinense, 22 August 2014 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.Flamengo vence Figueirense e respira aliviado no Brasileirão (Flamengo defeats Figueirense and takes air in Brasileirão); Globo Esporte, 3 November 2012
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.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
On 28 September Cleyton netted a brace in a 3–1 home success over Palmeiras.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 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.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
On 23 March 2017, Clayton was loaned to Corinthians until the end of the season, but returned to Atlético in August.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
On 10 August 2018, Clayton joined Bahia on a year-long loan.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 He returned to Atlético in August 2019, before joining Vasco da Gama on loan for the remainder of that year.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
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
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 12 July 2015 Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton Canada U-22 2015 Pan American Games 16 July 2015 Peru U-22 20 July 2015 Panama U-22 23 July 2015 Uruguay U-22
Honours Figueirense Campeonato Catarinense: 2014, 2015
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