| José Clayton | |
| Fullname: | José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro |
| Birth Date: | 1974 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | São Luís, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.80m |
| Position: | Left-back, left midfielder |
| Years1: | 1992–1994 |
| Years2: | 1995–1998 |
| Years3: | 1998–2001 |
| Years4: | 2001 |
| Years5: | 2001–2005 |
| Years6: | 2005–2006 |
| Years7: | 2006–2007 |
| Years8: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Moto Club[1] |
| Clubs2: | Étoile du Sahel |
| Clubs3: | Bastia |
| Clubs4: | Stade Tunisien |
| Clubs5: | Espérance de Tunis |
| Clubs6: | Al Sadd |
| Clubs7: | Sakaryaspor |
| Clubs8: | Stade Gabèsien |
| Caps2: | 86 |
| Caps3: | 43 |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Caps5: | 119 |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Caps7: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1998–2006 |
| Nationalteam1: | Tunisia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 39 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Manageryears1: | 2023–2024 |
| Managerclubs1: | Espérance de Tunis (assistant) |
José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro (born 21 March 1974), known as José Clayton or just Clayton, is a former professional football who played as a left-back.
Although Clayton was born in Brazil, he spent a large part of his club career in Tunisia playing for Étoile du Sahel and Espérance de Tunis, and became a naturalized citizen in time for the 1998 World Cup. He played for Tunisia twice in that tournament, as well as one match in 2002.
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 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] He was part of the squad that won the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 June 2004 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 26 March 2005 | 4–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 3 | 11 June 2005 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 8 October 2005 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
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