Clayton (footballer, born 1999)

Clayton Silva
Personal information
Full name	Clayton Fernandes Silva
Date of birth	11 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Rio Ave (on loan from Vasco da Gama)
Number	9
Youth career
2019	Lajeadense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019	Lajeadense
2020	Juventude
2020	Guarany de Sobral
2021	Globo
2021–2022	Vila Nova
2022	→ Coritiba (loan)
2022–2024	Casa Pia
2024–	Vasco da Gama
2024–	→ Rio Ave (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Clayton Fernandes Silva (born 11 January 1999), simply known as Clayton Silva or Clayton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Rio Ave on loan from Vasco da Gama.

Club career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Clayton played amateur football before initially joining Serranense [pt] in January 2019. In March, however, after never signing a deal with the club, he moved to Lajeadense, and initially played for the under-20 side before making his first team debut later in the year.

On 19 December 2019, Clayton was presented at Juventude, after a partnership with Lajeadense was established.^[1] He appeared rarely before moving to Série D side Guarany de Sobral the following September,^[2] where he was a regular starter.

Ahead of the 2021 season, Clayton signed for Globo, and helped his side to win the Campeonato Potiguar by scoring ten goals. On 29 June of that year, he joined Vila Nova in the Série B.^[3]

Clayton featured regularly for Vila, and renewed his contract until 2024 on 18 February 2022.^[4] Just hours later, Série A side Coritiba announced his signing on a loan deal until December.^[5]

On 26 July 2022, Clayton moved abroad for the first time in his career, after signing a one-year loan deal with Primeira Liga newcomers Casa Pia.^[6]

On March 7, 2024, he was signed by Vasco da Gama to play in Série A, with the contract valid until December 2028.^[7] Clayton had few opportunities in the regular team and months later was loaned to Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 8 August 2022^[9]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lajeadense	2019	Gaúcho A2	—		2	0	—		—		4^[a]	0	6	0
Juventude	2020	Série B	0	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Guarany de Sobral	2020	Série D	13	3	—		—		—		—		13	3
Globo	2021	Potiguar	—		16	10	—		—		—		16	10
Vila Nova	2021	Série B	25	7	—		—		—		4^[b]	0	29	7
	2022	Série B	0	0	7	3	0	0	—		—		7	3
	Total		25	7	7	3	0	0	—		4	0	36	10
Coritiba (loan)	2022	Série A	9	0	6	0	4	2	—		—		19	2
Casa Pia (loan)	2022–23	Primeira Liga	1	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			48	10	34	13	4	2	0	0	8	0	94	25

^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

Globo

Campeonato Potiguar: 2021

References

^ "Juventude apresenta os atacantes Wallace e Clayton" [Juventude present the forwards Wallace and Clayton] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "O que mudou do Juventude do início de 2020 para o time que começa o ano na luta pelo acesso" [What changed from the Juventude from the start of 2020 to the team that starts the year fighting for promotion] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Pioneiro. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Vila Nova contrata atacante Clayton, que fez 10 gols e foi campeão potiguar" [Vila Nova sign forward Clayton, who scored 10 goals and was champion of the Potiguar] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Vila Nova amplia contrato do atacante Clayton até 2024" [Vila Nova extend contract of forward Clayton until 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Seja bem-vindo, Clayton" [Welcome, Clayton] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Clayton assina com o Casa Pia" [Clayton signs with Casa Pia] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Vasco acerta a contratação do atacante Clayton Silva" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Vasco. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "Emprestado pelo Vasco, Clayton é anunciado pelo Rio Ave (POR)" (in Brazilian Portuguese). iG. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ Clayton at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2022.