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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Udeh Arinze Clinton | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Orlu, Imo, Nigéria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brusque (on loan from Cianorte) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Giant Brillars FC | |||
| 2021–2022 | Londrina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Londrina | 29 | (4) |
| 2024 | Vitória de Guimarães | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Tondela | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cianorte | 17 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Brusque (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 January 2026 | |||
Udeh Arinze Clinton (born 15 January 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brusque, on loan from Cianorte.
Club career
[edit]Born in Orlu, Nigeria, Clinton played for Londrina EC youth teams in 2021 and 2022, and for the first team in 2023. In October, he obtained a court order for non-payment by SM Sports, Londrina's management company, and signed with Vitória de Guimarães from Portugal.[1] Without playing, he was transferred to CD Tondela where he made only one appearance, against Belenenses.[2] He returned to Brazil in mid-2024 to play for Cianorte, where he stood out as the player with the most assists in the 2025 Campeonato Paranaense. In August, he signed a loan contract with Brusque FC.[3][4]
On 6 January 2026, Clinton scored the first goal of the season in Brazilian football, against Chapecoense in the Santa Catarina state championship.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Clinton é anunciado por time de Portugal após deixar o Londrina". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "A crónica do Belenenses-Tondela, 0-0: espetáculo pobre termina... sem golos". record.pt (in Portuguese). 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024.
- ↑ "Atacante nigeriano é reforço do Brusque na janela extra de transferências". O Muncípio (in Portuguese). 11 June 2025. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "Brusque confirma o retorno do atacante Clinton". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 12 December 2025. Archived from the original on 12 December 2025.
- ↑ "Chapecoense e Brusque empatam em 1 a 1 com utilização do VAR na estreia do Catarinense 2026". nd+ (in Portuguese). 6 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Udeh Clinton at WorldFootball.net
- Udeh Clinton at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Footballers from Imo State
- Men's association football forwards
- Londrina Esporte Clube players
- Vitória S.C. players
- C.D. Tondela players
- Cianorte Futebol Clube players
- Brusque Futebol Clube players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen