José Cláyton Menezes Ribeiro (born 21 March 1974), known as José Cláyton or just Cláyton, 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 Espérance Sportive 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. 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. He was part of the squad that won the 2004 African Cup of Nations. International goals Honours Tunisia Africa Cup of Nations: 2004 References 1974 births Living people People from São Luís, Maranhão Tunisian footballers Tunisia international footballers Association football defenders Brazilian footballers Brazilian emigrants to Tunisia Naturalized citizens of Tunisia Tunisian people of Brazilian descent Tunisian expatriate footballers Olympic footballers of Tunisia Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players SC Bastia players Stade Tunisien players Sakaryaspor footballers Al Sadd SC players Stade Gabèsien players Ligue 1 players Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Turkey Qatar Stars League players Sportspeople from Maranhão