Bologna, Milan and loans Claiton started his professional football career at
Bologna and played once in Serie A, on 17 June 2001. Bologna lost to
Internazionale 1−2. In January 2002, he was signed by
A.C. Milan and played for their
Primavera team. On 18 December 2002, he made his debut for the club, coming in as a substitute for
Alessandro Costacurta in the
Coppa Italia 1/8 finals against
Ancona. He was also featured as an unused bench for Milan in Serie A on 24 May 2003, the game right before the
2003 UEFA Champions League Final and
2003 Coppa Italia Final, in which Carlo Ancelotti used 4 youth team players in the starting lineup and another 7 players on the bench. In 2003-04 season, he remain the member of U20 youth team. In the summer of 2004, he left for
Prato on loan, but in January 2005 returned to Milan. In the 2005-06 season, he was loaned out again, this time to
Lecco.
Varese In the summer of 2006, he joined Serie C2 side
Varese in a
co-ownership deal for €500. He was not the absolute starter of the team, but also played 28 league matches at the champions winning 2008-09 season. In
2009–10 season, he played 20 league matches as starter in 25 league appearances. Varese promotion to Serie B in 2010.
Bari On 8 July 2011, Claiton was signed by Serie B club
Bari on a free transfer and put pen to paper on a three-year deal. However, due to the financial crisis of Bari, he left the club in summer 2013.
Chievo On 14 August 2013, Claiton was signed by Serie A club
Chievo. Bari also signed half of the registration rights of
Marco Calderoni for €90,000 on the same day.
Crotone On 29 July 2014, Claiton was signed by Serie B club
Crotone on a free transfer. At the end of the
2015–16 season he was initially released by Crotone, but on 14 July 2016 he signed a new two-year contract with the club.
Cremonese On 21 July 2017 he was signed by
Cremonese.
Catania On 16 September 2020 Claiton signed a 2-year contract with
Catania. On 9 April 2022, he was released together with all of his Catania teammates following the club's exclusion from Italian football due to its inability to overcome a number of financial issues. ==Honours==