Revealed in the youth sectors of EC Novo Hamburgo, he began his professional career at Palmeiras B in 2012.
He played mostly in his home state, Rio Grande do Sul, with emphasis on Juventude, Caxias and São José.
In 2016 he was loaned to Sport, after the athlete was involved in a controversy and was removed from the São José squad.
[1][2] In 2019 Clayton experienced the best year of his career, being state champion with Botafogo-PB and the Copa Paulista with São Caetano.
[3] For the Araraquara club, he was once again loaned to other teams competing in the Brazilian Championship (Operário-PR, Botafogo-PB and Manaus).