Clayton (footballer, born 1991)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clayton da Rosa Peixoto | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Antônio da Patrulha, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Novo Hamburgo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Novo Hamburgo | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Palmeiras B | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Juventude | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Caxias | 17 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | São José-RS | 49 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Criciúma (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Ypiranga-RS (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Botafogo-PB | 42 | (14) |
| 2019 | São Caetano | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Ferroviária | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Operário Ferroviário (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Botafogo-PB (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Manaus (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Pelotas | 14 | (1) |
| 2025 | Portuguesa-RJ | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Novo Hamburgo | 17 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 | |||
Clayton da Rosa Peixoto (born 19 December 1991), simply known as Clayton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Revealed in the youth sectors of Novo Hamburgo, he began his professional career at Palmeiras B in 2012. He played mostly in his home state, Rio Grande do Sul, with emphasis on Juventude, Caxias and São José. In 2016 he was loaned to Sport, after the athlete was involved in a controversy and was removed from the São José squad.[1][2]
In 2019 Clayton experienced the best year of his career, being state champion with Botafogo-PB and the Copa Paulista with São Caetano. In 2020 he was hired by Ferroviária.[3] For the Araraquara club, he was once again loaned to other teams competing in the Brazilian Championship (Operário-PR, Botafogo-PB and Manaus).[4][5][6] After ending his relationship, in 2024 he was announced by EC Pelotas.[7]
In the 2025 season, Clayton played for Portuguesa-RJ and Novo Hamburgo, where he was champion of Série A2.[8][9]
Honours
São José
- Copa Paulo Sant'Ana: 2017
Botafogo-PB
- Campeonato Paraibano: 2019
São Caetano
- Copa Paulista: 2019
Novo Hamburgo
References
- ^ "Sport encaminha acordo com Clayton e deve anunciar meia do São José-RS". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 27 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Sem badalação, meia Clayton é apresentado no Sport como reserva imediato de Diego Souza". pe.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Clayton é o novo reforço do São Caetano". ABC do ABC (in Portuguese). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Operário-PR anuncia o meia Clayton como novo reforço para sequência da Série B". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Ferroviária acerta com meia Clayton, que estava no Botafogo-PB". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 16 April 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Manaus anuncia meia Clayton e atacante Jean Dias como reforços para a reta final da Série C". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "De olho no acesso: Pelotas anuncia mais três reforços para a disputa do Gauchão A2". O Bairrista (in Portuguese). 30 January 2024. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Mercado de transferências da Portuguesa-RJ". NetLusaRJ (in Portuguese). 15 December 2024. Archived from the original on 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Após 13 anos, experiente meia retorna ao Novo Hamburgo para o Acesso". Peleia FC (in Portuguese). 2 April 2025. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025.