Market value
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Rating · 20/21
5.2
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Varese 1910
top club · 138 apps
Position rank · 20/21
#1663
goals rank
#1983
assists rank
30
season goals
3
season assists
Among 2,744 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€700k
peak value · 2011
€100k
top transfer fee · 13/14
4
best season · 09/10
1 · 3.3%
pens / of goals
422Appearances
30Goals
3Assists
109Yellow cards
3Red cards
205Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Claiton |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Claiton Machado dos Santos |
| Date of birth | 1984-09-07 (41 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Santa Helena, Brazil |
| Citizenship | Brazil Italy |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 188.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2022-04-09 |
| Contract expires | — |
Apr 2022
Transfer: Catania → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Sep 2020
Transfer: Cremonese → Catania
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Calcio Catania
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — US Cremonese
19 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — US Cremonese
34 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Crotone → Cremonese
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — US Cremonese
28 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Crotone
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Crotone
39 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Chievo Verona → Crotone
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Crotone
38 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Aug 2013
Transfer: Bari → Chievo Verona
13/14 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2013
13/14 — Chievo Verona, AS Bari
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — AS Bari
36 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — AS Bari
31 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Varese → Bari
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Varese 1910
36 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Varese 1910
28 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Varese 1910
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Varese 1910
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
06/07 — Varese 1910
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Lecco → Varese
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Calcio Lecco 1912
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Prato → Lecco
05/06 · Transfer
Aug 2004
Transfer: Milan U19 → Prato
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — AC Prato
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
03/04 — AC Milan, Milan Primavera
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — AC Milan, Milan Primavera
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2002
Transfer: Bologna U19 → Milan U19
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Bologna FC 1909
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Bologna FC 1909
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €700k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2314 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 20/21. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.05/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.05/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.19/90
Minutes played by club
Calcio Catania
10.2%
US Cremonese
23.2%
FC Crotone
27.2%
AS Bari
10.9%
Chievo Verona
0.0%
Varese 1910
26.4%
Calcio Lecco 1912
0.0%
AC Prato
0.0%
AC Milan
0.0%
Milan Primavera
2.0%
Bologna FC 1909
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcio Catania | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1,885 |
| US Cremonese | 3 | 17/18 | 19/20 | 81 | 9 | 2 | 4,274 |
| FC Crotone | 3 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 5,008 |
| AS Bari | 3 | 11/12 | 13/14 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 2,014 |
| Chievo Verona | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Varese 1910 | 5 | 06/07 | 10/11 | 138 | 9 | 0 | 4,866 |
| Calcio Lecco 1912 | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Prato | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Milan | 2 | 02/03 | 03/04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Primavera | 2 | 02/03 | 03/04 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| Bologna FC 1909 | 2 | 00/01 | 01/02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Playoff Serie C | Calcio Catania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Serie C - C | Calcio Catania | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,885 |
| 19/20 | Italy Cup | US Cremonese | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 150 |
| 19/20 | Serie B | US Cremonese | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 624 |
| 18/19 | Italy Cup | US Cremonese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Serie B | US Cremonese | 33 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2,950 |
| 17/18 | Italy Cup | US Cremonese | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Serie B | US Cremonese | 26 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 550 |
| 16/17 | Italy Cup | FC Crotone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Serie A | FC Crotone | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Italy Cup | FC Crotone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 15/16 | Serie B | FC Crotone | 37 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1,628 |
| 14/15 | Italy Cup | FC Crotone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Serie B | FC Crotone | 37 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3,200 |
| 13/14 | Italy Cup | Chievo Verona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Italy Cup | AS Bari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Serie A | Chievo Verona | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Italy Cup | AS Bari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Serie B | AS Bari | 35 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1,361 |
| 11/12 | Italy Cup | AS Bari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Serie B | AS Bari | 29 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 653 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | Varese 1910 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Serie B | Varese 1910 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 976 |
| 10/11 | Serie B Play-off | Varese 1910 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Lega Pro 1a - A | Varese 1910 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 448 |
| 09/10 | PlayOff Lega Pro | Varese 1910 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Lega Pro 2 - A | Varese 1910 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,795 |
| 08/09 | Supercoppa C2 | Varese 1910 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Serie C2 - A | Varese 1910 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,647 |
| 06/07 | Serie C2 - A | Varese 1910 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Serie C2 - A | Calcio Lecco 1912 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Serie C1 - A | AC Prato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Viareggio Cup | Milan Primavera | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 02/03 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Serie A | AC Milan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Viareggio Cup | Milan Primavera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Italy Cup | Bologna FC 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Serie A | Bologna FC 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Serie A | Bologna FC 1909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2002-01-17 | Bologna U19 | Milan U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-08-07 | Milan U19 | Prato | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Prato | Lecco | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Lecco | Varese | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Varese | Bari | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-08-14 | Bari | Chievo Verona | Transfer | 500000 | €100k |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-29 | Chievo Verona | Crotone | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-21 | Crotone | Cremonese | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-16 | Cremonese | Catania | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-04-09 | Catania | Retired | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2013-11-01 | 2014-01-08 | 69 | 10 |
| 16/17 | Knee injury | 2016-11-16 | 2016-12-31 | 46 | 5 |
| 18/19 | Muscle fatigue | 2019-02-15 | 2019-02-20 | 6 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€700k
Low—
Δ since start−€250k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eros Pisano | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pietro Tripoli | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gian Marco Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mariano Arini | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefano Del Sante | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Martella | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Lepore | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aniello Salzano | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Federico Ricci | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vasile Mogoș | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Francesco Renzetti | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mihai Bălașa | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Giuseppe Zampano | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Serie B | US Cremonese | 4 | 26 |
| 09/10 | Lega Pro 1a - A | Varese 1910 | 4 | 25 |
| 11/12 | Serie B | AS Bari | 4 | 29 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Serie B | US Cremonese | 2 | 33 |
| 16/17 | Serie A | FC Crotone | 1 | 10 |
Teams faced most often by Claiton's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delfino Pescara | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 39% |
| Spezia Calcio | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 33% |
| AS Cittadella | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 19% |
| AC Perugia Calcio | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 31% |
| Brescia Calcio | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 21% |
| Virtus Entella | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 50% |
| US Salernitana 1919 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 21% |
| AS Livorno | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 57% |
| Venezia FC | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 42% |
| Benevento Calcio | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 42% |
| Frosinone Calcio | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 42% |
| Trapani Calcio | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 40% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 03/04 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 22 | 1,885 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 19/20 | 19 | 774 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 18/19 | 34 | 2,950 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 17/18 | 28 | 550 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 |
| 16/17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 39 | 1,808 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 14/15 | 38 | 3,200 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 13/14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 36 | 1,361 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.79 |
| 11/12 | 31 | 653 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 10/11 | 36 | 976 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1.11 |
| 09/10 | 28 | 448 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 08/09 | 30 | 1,795 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 07/08 | 24 | 1,647 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 06/07 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie B
246 apps
19 G
2 A
Serie C1 - A
26 apps
4 G
0 A
Italy Cup
16 apps
3 G
0 A
Serie C2 - A
80 apps
2 G
0 A
Serie C - C
22 apps
1 G
0 A
Viareggio Cup
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Serie A
19 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Claiton?
Claiton is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Claiton?
Claiton is 41 years old. He was born on September 7, 1984 in Santa Helena.
What position does Claiton play?
Claiton plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Claiton play for?
Claiton currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Claiton scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Claiton has scored 30 goals in 422 appearances.