Geferson
Brazilian footballer (born 1994)
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Geferson Cerqueira Teles (born 13 May 1994), known as Geferson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
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Geferson in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geferson Cerqueira Teles | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lauro de Freitas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Piauiense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2010 | Vitória | ||
| 2011–2014 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Internacional | 39 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Vitória (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2018–2023 | CSKA Sofia | 110 | (2) |
| 2024 | Paysandu | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Londrina | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Atlético Piauiense | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Brazil U17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 1 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Internacional
Born in Lauro de Freitas, Bahia, Geferson started his career at Vitória's youth setup in 2002, aged eight.[1] In 2011, he signed for Internacional and spent three years playing in the youth academy.
In 2014 Geferson was promoted to the main squad, but made no official appearances over the year. After the arrival of new coach Diego Aguirre, he was named as a backup to Fabrício, and made his debut as a senior on 14 February 2015, starting in a 2–1 away win against Caxias, for that year's Campeonato Gaúcho.[2]
After Fabrício's loan to Cruzeiro, Geferson was made a starter by Aguirre, and appeared in nine matches during the tournament. On 23 May 2015 he made his Série A debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Vasco da Gama.[3]
In January 2018, Geferson signed a contract with Bulgarian elite club CSKA Sofia.[4] He left after 5 years spent in the club and 160 matches in all tournaments.[5]
International career
After representing Brazil at the under-17 level, Geferson was called up to the main squad on 29 May 2015 for the year's Copa América, as a replacement for the injured Marcelo,[6][7] but Filipe Luís occupied Brazil's starting left-back position as they reached the quarter-finals.
Career statistics
- As of 7 June 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other[nb 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Vitória (loan) | 2017 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Total | 110 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 3 | |
| Career total | 156 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 224 | 4 | |
- Including Campeonato Gaúcho.
Honours
CSKA Sofia
