Clayson Henrique da Silva Vieira (born 19 March 1995), simply known as Clayson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left winger for Coritiba.
Born in Botucatu, São Paulo, Clayson made his senior debuts for União São João in 2012, aged only 16. After scoring one goal in three appearances, he was loaned to Grêmio, returning to youth setup.
On 18 February 2013 Clayson joined Ituano, making his debut for the club on 24 March, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1âÂÂ2 home loss against Oeste for the Campeonato Paulista championship. He scored his first professional goal on 15 March 2015, netting his side's only in a 1âÂÂ2 loss at Grêmio Osasco Audax.
On 28 August 2015, Clayson signed for Série A club Ponte Preta, on loan until the end of the year. He made his debut in the category on 2 September, replacing Biro-Biro in a 1âÂÂ2 home loss against Cruzeiro.
On 18 November 2015, Ponte bought Clayson outright, with his new five-year contract being effective the following January. He established himself as a starter for the club during the season, and scored his first top tier goal on 3 June 2016 by netting the second in a 2âÂÂ1 away win against América Mineiro.
In June 2017, Clayson joined Corinthians, where he was part of the squad that won the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
In 2020 he joined Bahia. He was loaned out to Cuiaba for the 2021 season.
On 30 January 2022, Clayson joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly.
On 11 July 2022, Clayson joined Japanese club V-Varen Nagasaki.
In June 2023 Cuiaba bought Clayson. On 6 August 2023, he scored in a 3âÂÂ0 victory against Flamengo.