José Cleylton de Morais dos Santos (born 19 March 1993), or simply Cleylton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Persis Solo.

Cleylton began his career in Ferroviário, where he played the Copa Fares Lopes, a Ceará state competition, in 2012 [1] and the Campeonato Cearense in 2013.

In that same year, he joined Grêmio on loan.

[3] Between 2014 and 2015, Cleylton joined clubs such as Cuiabá, Icasa and Novo Hamburgo.

In 2015, he played the Campeonato Catarinense for the first time in his career after joining Inter de Lages.