José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro (born 21 March 1974), known as José Clayton or just Clayton, is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Brazil, he represented the Tunisia national team. Although Clayton was born in Brazil, he spent a large part of his club career in Tunisia playing for

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and

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, and became a naturalized citizen in time for the

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. He played for

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twice in that tournament, as well as one match in

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. He had a brief spell with

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in the Turkish

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. He also spent time with Qatari-based side

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. He won the Q-League title in 2006. In 2006, he left Al Sadd for Turkish club

. He has 38 caps (2 goals) for

He was an over-age player on the Tunisian

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football team that exited in the first round, finishing third in Group C, behind group and gold medal winners

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and runners-up

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. He was part of the squad that won the

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International goals

Honours

Tunisia *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clayton, Jose 1974 births Living people Footballers from São Luís, Maranhão Tunisian men's footballers Tunisia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian emigrants to Tunisia Naturalized citizens of Tunisia Naturalised association football players Tunisian people of Brazilian descent Tunisian expatriate men's footballers Olympic footballers for Tunisia Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Moto Club de São Luís players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players SC Bastia players Stade Tunisien players Sakaryaspor footballers Al Sadd SC players Stade Gabèsien players Ligue 1 players Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Qatar Stars League players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen