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. |
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Clayton Ferreira Cruz (born 19 July 1975), simply known 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).
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 league club F.C. Porto, and went on to become an important offensive element.
On 17 October 2001, in the season's UEFA Champions League, Clayton scored a brace against Celtic, in a 3–0 home triumph. He was also a part of the side's UEFA Cup-winning team 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 and, after appearing scarcely throughout the campaign, was loaned to lowly F.C. Penafiel and joined Vitoria de Guimarães in the following two years.
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