Jefferson (footballer, born July 1988)
Brazilian footballer
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Jefferson Moreira Nascimento (born 5 July 1988), known simply as Jefferson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefferson Moreira Nascimento[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Formoso, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | São Caetano | ||
| 2008 | Guaratinguetá | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Palmeiras | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Grêmio Prudente | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Estoril (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2011 | Fluminense | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Náutico | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Santa Cruz | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Estoril | 28 | (4) |
| 2013–2019 | Sporting CP | 88 | (3) |
| 2013 | Sporting CP B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Braga (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2020 | Lugano | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Casa Pia | 15 | (0) |
| 2021 | Paysandu | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | XV de Piracicaba | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:42, 13 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Campo Formoso, Bahia, Jefferson represented in his country Associação Desportiva São Caetano, Guaratinguetá Futebol, SE Palmeiras, Grêmio Barueri Futebol, Fluminense FC, Clube Náutico Capibaribe[2] and Santa Cruz Futebol Clube.[3] His Série A input consisted of 11 matches in representation of the third and fifth clubs, over three separate seasons; interspersed with that, he had a one-year spell in Portugal with G.D. Estoril Praia.[4]
Jefferson returned to Estoril for the 2012–13 campaign, with the team now in the Primeira Liga. He scored his first goal as a professional on 11 November 2012 to help to a 2–0 home defeat of Moreirense FC,[5] and also found the net against Sporting CP (3–1 home win)[6] and S.L. Benfica (1–1, away)[7] in an eventual fifth-place finish, with the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Europa League; most of his five goals in all competitions came from long-distance shots.[8]
On 7 June 2013, Jefferson signed a four-year contract with Sporting.[9] He netted twice[10][11] from 26 appearances in his debut season, helping to a runner-up position.
Jefferson celebrated his 50th appearance in the Portuguese top division on 5 April 2014, in a match against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[12] On 16 June 2017, he (on loan) and teammate Ricardo Esgaio (permanent transfer) joined S.C. Braga as Rodrigo Battaglia moved in the opposite direction.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 29 April 2017[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palmeiras | 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Palmeiras | 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Grêmio Barueri | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Estoril | 2010–11 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Fluminense | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Náutico | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Estoril | 2012–13 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| Sporting CP | 2013–14 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Sporting CP | 2014–15 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Sporting CP | 2015–16 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Sporting CP | 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Honours
Palmeiras
Sporting CP
