José Clayton
Tunisian footballer
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José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro (Arabic: جوزيه كلايتون مينيزيس ريبيرو ; born 21 March 1974), known as José Clayton or just Clayton, is a Tunisian former professional football who played as a left-back.
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| Full name | José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Moto Club[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1998–2006 | Tunisia | 39 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Espérance de Tunis (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Born in Brazil, he became a naturalised Tunisian citizen, and represented their national football team.
Career
Born in Brazil, Clayton spent a large part of his club career in Tunisia playing for Étoile du Sahel and Espérance de Tunis.
He had a brief spell with Sakaryaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.[1] 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.
International career
Clayton became a naturalized citizen in time for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He played for Tunisia twice in that tournament, as well as one match in 2002.[2]
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.[3] He was part of the squad that won the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
He made 39 appearances scoring four goals for Tunisia.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Clayton goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 5 June 2004 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia |  Botswana | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 26 March 2005 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia |  Malawi | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11 June 2005 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia |  Guinea | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 8 October 2005 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia |  Morocco | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Personal life
Honours
Tunisia