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Bradley Luca Brand Clayton (born 2 July 1997) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Chesham United. He is a product of the Brentford academy.

Brentford
Clayton began his youth career in the Brentford Centre of Excellence at the age of 9 and was a part of the U15 team which emerged victorious in the Junior category at the 2012 Milk Cup. He did not sign a scholarship deal and instead remained with the club on a schoolboy contract until he completed his education. Clayton was a key player for the youth team during the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, scoring 20 goals in 38 appearances and he was invited by manager Mark Warburton to train with the first team squad in September 2014. Clayton also broke into the Development Squad during the 2014–15 season and scored four goals in 18 appearances.

Clayton signed a two-year Development Squad contract in June 2015 and would sign a further one-year contract to remain with the club until the end of the 2017–18 season. He was released in June 2018 and made 99 appearances and scored 25 goals during his time with the Brentford development teams.

Chesham United
In mid-August 2018, Clayton joined Southern League Premier Division South club Chesham United on a free transfer. He made 40 appearances and scored eight goals during the 2018–19 season and signed a new one-year contract in July 2019. The 2021–22 season proved to be Clayton's most prolific in front of goal yet, with 26 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions. His performances won him the club's Players' Player of the Year award. Clayton was retained for the 2022–23 season and he made 30 appearances and scored seven goals during a season which concluded with defeat in the Premier Division South playoff semi-finals. Injuries.

Injury return December.

Representative career
In April 2019, Clayton was called into an FA XI squad for a match against the Bedfordshire FA and he scored in a 3–2 victory.

Career statistics


Honours
Chesham United


 * Southern League Premier Division South: 2023–24

Individual
 * Chesham United Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22