Udeh Clinton

Udeh Clinton
Personal information
Full name Udeh Arinze Clinton
Date of birth (2002-01-15) 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

Born 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Brusque confirma o retorno do atacante Clinton". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 12 December 2025. Archived from the original on 12 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Chapecoense e Brusque empatam em 1 a 1 com utilização do VAR na estreia do Catarinense 2026". nd+ (in Portuguese). 6 January 2026.