Cleylton

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Morais and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

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

Cleylton

Cleylton playing for Kedah Darul Aman in 2024
Personal information
Full name	José Cleylton de Morais dos Santos
Date of birth	(1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Fortaleza, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Persis Solo
Number	19
Youth career
2012	Ferroviário
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Ferroviário[1][2]	27	(2)
2013	→ Grêmio (loan)[3]	0	(0)
2014	Grêmio[4]	2	(0)
2014	→ Cuiabá (loan)[5][6][7]	0	(0)
2014	→ Icasa (loan)[8][9]	0	(0)
2014	→ Novo Hamburgo (loan)[10]	11	(0)
2015	→ Inter de Lages (loan)[11]	1	(0)
2016	→ São José (loan)[4]	4	(0)
2016	São Paulo-RS[12][13]	9	(1)
2016	Mirassol[14]	6	(0)
2017	São Paulo-RS[citation needed]	15	(3)
2017–2018	Belenenses[15]	4	(0)
2018–2019	Belenenses SAD	15	(1)
2019–2020	Hatta	18	(1)
2020–2021	Al-Khaldiya SC[16]
2021	Ponte Preta	22	(0)
2022–2023	Chapecoense	11	(0)
2024	Ipatinga	7	(0)
2024	Kedah Darul Aman	15	(4)
2025–	Persis Solo	22	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 October 2025

Career

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]

Inter de Lages

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.^{[citation needed]}