José Clayton

Template:Short description Template:Portuguese name Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro (Template:Langx ; born 21 March 1974), known as José Clayton or just Clayton, is a Tunisian former professional football who played as a left-back.

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. 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.

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. 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.

List of international goals scored by José Clayton

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 June 2004	Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Botswana	flag alias = Flag of Botswana.svg	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Botswana Defence Force Air Wing.svg	link alias-air force = Botswana Defence Force Air Wing	link alias-army = Botswana Ground Force	flag alias-military = Flag of the Botswana Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = Botswana Defence Force	variant =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	26 March 2005	Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Malawi	flag alias = Flag of Malawi.svg	flag alias-2010 = Flag of Malawi (2010–2012).svg	Malawi Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || style="text-align:center"|7–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	11 June 2005	Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Guinea	flag alias = Flag of Guinea.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	8 October 2005	Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Morocco	flag alias = Flag of Morocco.svg	flag alias-1666 = Flag of Morocco (1666–1915).svg	flag alias-1913 = Flag of Spanish Morocco.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Morocco.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Moroccan Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Air Force.png	link alias-air force = Royal Moroccan Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Army.svg	link alias-army = Royal Moroccan Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Moroccan Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Royal Moroccan Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Born in Brazil, Clayton spent most of his career in Tunisia, where he converted to Islam and lives, marrying a woman from Sousse. He obtained Tunisian citizenship in 1998.

Honours

Tunisia

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2004

External links

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