Clayton Michel Afonso

Clayton
Personal information
Full name	Clayton Michel Afonso
Date of birth	18 July 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Eastern
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Londrina
2009	Shizuoka
2010	Unsommet
2010–2013	Tai Po
2013–	Eastern
2014–2015	→ Tai Po (loan)
2015	→ Metro Gallery (loan)
2016–2017	→ Rangers (HKG) (loan)
National team‡
2021–	Hong Kong
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021

Clayton Michel Afonso (Chinese: 基頓, born 18 July 1988 in Brazil), commonly known simply as Clayton, is a Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional football player who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.

International career[]

Having stayed in Hong Kong for more than seven years, Clayton received his Hong Kong passport in 2017, making him eligible to represent the national team.

On 17 May 2021, Clayton was named within the 25-man squad by Mixu Paatelainen for the AFC World Cup qualifiers against Iran, Iraq and Bahrain.

On 15 June 2021, Clayton made his international debut for Hong Kong in the match against Bahrain in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers.

Honours[]

Club[]

Eastern

Tai Po

Hong Kong FA Cup: 2012–13

External links[]

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