| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | March 21, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1998 | Étoile du Sahel | ? | (?) |
| 1998–2001 | SC Bastia | 43 | (1) |
| 2001 | Stade Tunisien | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | ? | (?) |
| 2005–2006 | Al Sadd | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2007 | Sakaryaspor | 2 | (0) |
| 2007– | Stade Gabèsien | ? | (?) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2006 | Tunisia | 38 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2008. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro (better known as Cláyton) (born 21 March 1974 in São Luís, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Tunisian football left-back. He plays for Stade Gabèsien.
Although Clayton was born in Brazil, he spent a large part of his club career in Tunisia playing for Espérance Sportive de Tunis, and became a naturalized citizen in time for the 1998 World Cup. He played for Tunisia in that tournament, as well as the one in 2002.[1]
He had a brief spell with Sakaryaspor in the Turkish Super Lig.[2] 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. He is a wing-back typified by his effective overlapping runs, mazy dribbling and pin-point crosses. He has 38 caps (2 goals) for Tunisia
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]
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