SOCCER PLAYER
Claiton
1978 - Today

Claiton
Claiton Alberto Fontoura dos Santos, (born 25 January 1978) better known as Claiton, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Claiton is the 13,816th most popular soccer player (up from 14,179th in 2024), the 1,738th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 1,755th in 2019) and the 1,102nd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Claiton ranks 13,816 out of 21,273. Before him are Rui Pedro, Shinichi Kawaguchi, Éder Ceccon, Tyrone Mings, Emanuel Mammana, and Cican Stankovic. After him are Sanzhar Tursunov, Trevor Sinclair, Ryota Nagaki, Jack Clarke, Paul-José M'Poku, and Kazuyuki Morisaki.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRui Pedro
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 13,823
Shinichi Kawaguchi
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 13,824
Éder Ceccon
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 13,825
Tyrone Mings
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 13,826
Emanuel Mammana
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 13,827
Cican Stankovic
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 13,828
Claiton
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 13,829
Sanzhar Tursunov
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 13,830
Trevor Sinclair
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 13,831
Ryota Nagaki
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 13,832
Jack Clarke
2000 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 13,833
Paul-José M'Poku
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 13,834
Kazuyuki Morisaki
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 13,835
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Claiton ranks 1,059. Before him are Woo Sun-hee, Boris Avrukh, Popó, Scott Raynor, Daniel Bekono, and Carien Kleibeuker. After him are Virender Sehwag, Isabelle Delobel, Tamara Tansykkuzhina, Kéné Ndoye, Keri Lynn Pratt, and Kohei Inoue.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsWoo Sun-hee
HANDBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 1,053
Boris Avrukh
CHESS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 1,054
Popó
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 1,055
Scott Raynor
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 1,056
Daniel Bekono
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 1,057
Carien Kleibeuker
SKATER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 1,058
Claiton
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 1,059
Virender Sehwag
CRICKETER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 1,060
Isabelle Delobel
DANCER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 1,061
Tamara Tansykkuzhina
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 1,062
Kéné Ndoye
ATHLETE
1978 - 2023
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 1,063
Keri Lynn Pratt
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 1,064
Kohei Inoue
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 1,065
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Claiton ranks 1,738 out of 2,236. Before him are Caio Alves (1986), Osmar Aparecido de Azevedo (1980), Almir Moraes Andrade (1973), Popó (1978), José Antônio Martins Galvão (1982), and Éder Ceccon (1983). After him are Marcos Aurélio (1984), Dininho (1975), Ana Carolina Reston (1985), João Gomes (2001), Renan Bressan (1988), and Walter Henrique de Oliveira (1968).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsCaio Alves
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 1,732
Osmar Aparecido de Azevedo
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 1,733
Almir Moraes Andrade
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 1,734
Popó
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 1,735
José Antônio Martins Galvão
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 1,736
Éder Ceccon
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 1,737
Claiton
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 1,738
Marcos Aurélio
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 1,739
Dininho
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 1,740
Ana Carolina Reston
MODEL
1985 - 2006
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 1,741
João Gomes
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 1,742
Renan Bressan
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 1,743
Walter Henrique de Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 1,744
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Claiton ranks 1,102. Before him are Caio Alves (1986), Osmar Aparecido de Azevedo (1980), Almir Moraes Andrade (1973), Popó (1978), José Antônio Martins Galvão (1982), and Éder Ceccon (1983). After him are Marcos Aurélio (1984), Dininho (1975), João Gomes (2001), Renan Bressan (1988), Walter Henrique de Oliveira (1968), and Bruno Correa (1986).
Caio Alves
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 1,096
Osmar Aparecido de Azevedo
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 1,097
Almir Moraes Andrade
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 1,098
Popó
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 1,099
José Antônio Martins Galvão
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 1,100
Éder Ceccon
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 1,101
Claiton
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 1,102
Marcos Aurélio
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 1,103
Dininho
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 1,104
João Gomes
2001 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 1,105
Renan Bressan
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 1,106
Walter Henrique de Oliveira
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 1,107
Bruno Correa
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 1,108



































