José Clayton

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José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro (born 21 March 1974), known as José Clayton or just Clayton, is a former professional football who played as a left-back.

José Clayton
Personal information
Full name José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro
Date of birth (1974-03-21) 21 March 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth São Luís, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back, left midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Moto Club[1]
1995–1998 Étoile du Sahel 86 (12)
1998–2001 Bastia 43 (1)
2001 Stade Tunisien 12 (2)
2001–2005 Espérance de Tunis 119 (16)
2005–2006 Al Sadd 22 (0)
2006–2007 Sakaryaspor 26 (0)
2007–2008 Stade Gabèsien
International career
1998–2006 Tunisia 39 (4)
Managerial career
2023–2024 Espérance de Tunis (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Tunisia
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2004 Tunisia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Although Clayton was born in Brazil, he spent a large part of his club career in Tunisia playing for Étoile du Sahel and Espérance 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 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

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 June 2004 Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis   Botswana 1–0 4–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 26 March 2005 Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis   Malawi 4–0 7–0
3 11 June 2005 Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis   Guinea 1–0 2–0
4 8 October 2005 Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis   Morocco 1–1 2–2

Honours

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Tunisia

References

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  1. ^ "Clayton :: José Clayton Menezes Ribeiro ::".
  2. ^ ClaytonFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "JOSE CLAYTON RIBEIRO MENEZES". TFF. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
  4. ^ "José Clayton Ribeiro Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2011.