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Clayson
Personal information
Full name	Clayson Henrique da Silva Vieira
Date of birth	19 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Botucatu, Brazil
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Cuiabá
Number	29
Youth career
	AA Botucatuense
2011–2012	União São João
2012	→ Grêmio (loan)
2013–2014	Ituano
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012	União São João
2013–2015	Ituano
2015	→ Ponte Preta (loan)
2016–2017	Ponte Preta
2017–2019	Corinthians
2020–2022	Bahia
2021–2022	→ Cuiabá (loan)
2022	Al-Faisaly
2022–2023	V-Varen Nagasaki
2023–	Cuiabá
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:37, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Clayson Henrique da Silva Vieira (born 19 March 1995), simply known as Clayson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left winger for Cuiabá.

Club career

Early career

Born in Botucatu, São Paulo, Clayson made his senior debuts for União São João in 2012, aged only 16. After scoring one goal in three appearances, he was loaned to Grêmio, returning to youth setup.^[1]

Ituano

On 18 February 2013 Clayson joined Ituano,^[2] making his debut for the club on 24 March, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Oeste for the Campeonato Paulista championship.^[3] He scored his first professional goal on 15 March 2015, netting his side's only in a 1–2 loss at Grêmio Osasco Audax.^[4]

Ponte Preta

On 28 August 2015, Clayson signed for Série A club Ponte Preta, on loan until the end of the year.^[5] He made his debut in the category on 2 September, replacing Biro-Biro in a 1–2 home loss against Cruzeiro.

On 18 November 2015, Ponte bought Clayson outright, with his new five-year contract being effective the following January.^[6] He established himself as a starter for the club during the season, and scored his first top tier goal on 3 June 2016 by netting the second in a 2–1 away win against América Mineiro.^[7]

Corinthians

In June 2017, Clayson joined Corinthians, where he was part of the squad that won the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Bahia

In 2020 he joined Bahia. He was loaned out to Cuiaba for the 2021 season.

Al-Faisaly

On 30 January 2022, Clayson joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly.^[8]

V-Varen Nagasaki

On 11 July 2022, Clayson joined Japanese club V-Varen Nagasaki.^[9]

Cuiaba

In June 2023 Cuiaba bought Clayson. On 6 August 2023, he scored in a 3–0 victory against Flamengo.

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2021^[10]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
União São João	2012	Paulista A2	—		3	1	—		—		—		3	1
Ituano	2013	Paulista	—		5	0	—		—		18^[a]	2	23	2
	2014	Série D	7	0	2	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2015	Paulista	—		14	2	7	2	—		5^[a]	0	26	4
	Subtotal		7	0	21	2	7	2	—		23	2	58	6
Ponte Preta	2015	Série A	12	0	—		—		—		—		12	0
	2016		32	3	12	0	7	0	—		—		51	3
	2017		1	2	17	1	1	0	2^[b]	0	—		21	3
	Subtotal		45	5	29	1	8	0	2	0	—		84	6
Corinthians	2017	Série A	29	4	—		—		—		—		29	4
	2018		23	1	15	2	6	0	4^[c]	0	—		48	3
	2019		32	3	13	2	7	0	10^[b]	2	—		62	7
	Subtotal		84	8	28	4	13	0	14	2	—		139	14
Bahia	2020	Série A	21	3	2	0	1	0	6^[b]	0	12^[d]	0	42	3
Cuiabá (loan)	2021	Série A	25	2	7	1	1	0	—		0	0	33	3
Career total			182	17	90	9	30	2	22	2	35	2	359	33

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Ituano

Campeonato Paulista: 2014

Corinthians

Bahia

Campeonato Baiano: 2020

Cuiabá

Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2021

Individual

Campeonato Paulista Best Young Player: 2017^[11]

References

^ "Maior revelação do sub-17 do União vai jogar por empréstimo no Grêmio" [Biggest pearl of União's under-17 will play on loan at Grêmio] (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Povo. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ "Botucatuense Clayson assina com o Ituano e jogará o Campeonato Paulista de Futebol" [Botucatu-born Clayson signs with Ituano and will play in the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol] (in Portuguese). Leia Notícias. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ "Com direito a apagão e chuva, Oeste vence o Ituano de virada" [With blackout and rain, Oeste defeat Ituano with a comeback] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ "Ituano 1 x 2 Osasco Audax - Galo de Itu massacra, mas perde para o Audax no último minuto" [Ituano 1–2 Osasco Audax – Itu's Galo crush, but lose to Audax in the last minute] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ "Ponte fecha com meia-atacante do Ituano para reforçar setor ofensivo" [Ponte sign with Ituano's attacking midfielder to bolster offensive sector] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ "Ponte exerce opção de compra e fica com Clayson por mais cinco anos" [Ponte exercise buyout option and keep Clayson for more five years] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ "Ponte se impõe, volta a vencer após duas derrotas e deixa América-MG na lanterna" [Ponte impose themselves, go back to winning ways after two defeats and leave América-MG in the last place] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ "الفيصلي السعودي يضم جناحًا برازيليًا".
^ "クレイソン選手　完全移籍加入のお知らせ".
^ Clayson at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ "Com cinco jogadores e Carille, campeão Corinthians é base da seleção do Paulistão" [With five players and Carille, champion Corinthians is the baseline of the Paulistão team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.