Clayton Ferreira Cruz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clayton Ferreira Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | São João do Paraíso, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Atlético Mineiro | 52 | (4) |
| 1998 | Guarani | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | América-RJ | 0 | (0) |
| 1999 | Santa Clara | 12 | (8) |
| 2000–2003 | Porto | 74 | (11) |
| 2003–2005 | Sporting CP | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Penafiel (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2005 | Vitória Guimarães | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Sport Recife | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Penafiel | 21 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Alki Larnaca | 21 | (9) |
| 2008 | Omonia | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | AEL Limassol | 36 | (9) |
| 2010–2012 | Serrano-BA | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 287 | (50) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Clayton Ferreira Cruz (born 19 July 1975), known simply as Clayton, is a Brazilian retired footballer. A forward or winger, he operated preferably on the left.
His 16-year professional career was spent, other than in his country, in Portugal – five teams represented, mainly Porto with which he won five major titles, including one league and one UEFA Cup – and Cyprus (three clubs).
Football career
Clayton was born in São João do Paraíso, Minas Gerais. After a solid career in native Brazil, mainly with Clube Atlético Mineiro, he moved to Portugal in 1999, joining Azores' C.D. Santa Clara; in January 2000 he signed for fellow Primeira Liga club FC Porto, and went on to become an important attacking element.[1]
On 17 October 2001, in the season's UEFA Champions League, Clayton scored a brace against Celtic in a 3–0 home triumph.[2] He was also a part of the UEFA Cup-winning side in 2002–03, although he did not play in the final against the same opponent.
For 2003–04, Clayton moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal,[3] and after appearing scarcely throughout the campaign he was loaned to lowly F.C. Penafiel, representing Vitória S.C. in the following two years.[4]
After another Brazil spell with Sport Club do Recife, and another season at Penafiel (now in the Portuguese second level), Clayton moved to Cyprus. Starting 2007–08 with Alki Larnaca FC, he joined AC Omonia in the following January transfer window.
In January 2009, Clayton moved teams in the same country, signing with AEL Limassol. Aged 35 he returned to Brazil, playing the reminder of his career in amateur football.
Honours
- Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2002–03
- Taça de Portugal: 1999–00, 2000–01,[5] 2002–03
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2001; Runner-up 2000
- UEFA Cup: 2002–03
- AEL
- Cypriot Cup: Runner-up 2008–09
References
- ↑ "Clayton tardou a retribuir a confiança de Mourinho" [Clayton took some time to repay Mourinho's confidence]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 April 2002. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ Porto leapfrog Celtic, UEFA.com, 17 October 2001
- ↑ Surprise swap between rivals; UEFA.com, 14 July 2003
- ↑ "Clayton going to Guimarães". UEFA.com. 19 July 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ↑ "Bragança-FC Porto, 1–2: Uma exibição mínima mas lá deu para a vitória" [Bragança-FC Porto, 1–2: Minimal display but good enough for the win]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 February 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
