Jefferson Encada
Bissau-Guinean professional footballer (born 1998)
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Jefferson Anilson Silva Encada (born 17 April 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.
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Full name
Jefferson Anilson Silva Encada
Date of birth
17 April 1998
Place of birth
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
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Encada in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefferson Anilson Silva Encada | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Olhanense | 20 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Vitória Guimarães B | 28 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Vitória Guimarães | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Leixões | 30 | (5) |
| 2022–2025 | Pharco | 96 | (1) |
| 2025– | Estrela da Amadora | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Guinea-Bissau | 31 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 February 2026 | |||
Club career
On 28 October 2018, Encada made his professional debut with Vitória Guimarães B in a 2018–19 LigaPro match against Paços Ferreira.[1]
He made his Primeira Liga debut for Vitória Guimarães on 8 September 2019 in a game against Rio Ave.[2]
International career
He made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national football team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Eswatini.[3]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 20 March 2025[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 0 | |
