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Thomas Clayton
Defender
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Biography
Date of birth
27/12/2000
Signed
12/07/2022
Country
Scotland
Defender Tom Clayton joined the Reds in July 2022 on a two-year deal from Liverpool.
Clayton is a versatile, defensive-minded player who joined the Liverpool academy when he was just nine.
He subsequently went on to appear in all their age groups at youth level, eventually breaking into Steven Gerrard’s Under-18s setup during the 2017/18 season.
Tom then made the step up to their Under-23s squad, where he adopted a central midfield role and was handed the captains armband.
In June last year, Clayton was given his first taste of international football as he was called up to play for Scotland’s Under-21s.
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