Jefferson Nem
Brazilian footballer
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Jefferson Vasconcelos Braz da Silva (born 10 April 1996), known as Jefferson Nem, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo-SP.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefferson Vasconcelos Braz da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo-SP | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Náutico | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Náutico | 59 | (8) |
| 2017 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Estoril | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Real Massamá (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → Guarani (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Náutico (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Alverca | 74 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Lusitânia | 29 | (7) |
| 2024 | Nanjing City | 14 | (1) |
| 2025 | Velo Clube | 12 | (2) |
| 2025– | Botafogo-SP | 31 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2025 | |||
Career
Born in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Jefferson Nem began his career with Náutico. He made his first team debut at the age of 16 on 26 January 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 Campeonato Pernambucano home win over Ypiranga-PE.[1]
Back to the under-20 squad, Jefferson Nem only started to feature regularly with the main squad in 2016. On 30 June 2017, he was loaned to Atlético Goianiense,[2] and made his Série A debut on 12 November, replacing Andrigo in a 2–0 home win over Sport Recife.
In January 2018, Jefferson Nem moved abroad and joined Estoril, but was loaned to Real Massamá.[3] On 16 August, he was presented at Guarani.[4]
Back to Timbu on loan in July 2019,[5] Jefferson Nem featured rarely before leaving in April 2020,[6] and subsequently moved to Alverca in June.[7]
In July 2023, Jefferson Nem agreed to a deal with Liga 3 side Lusitânia.[8] After scoring eight goals for the side, he moved to China League One side Nanjing City on 9 July 2024.[9][10]
On 4 January 2025, Jefferson Nem returned to his home country after five years, after being announced at Velo Clube.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 5 February 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Náutico | 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 2 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | 60 | 10 | |||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Real Massamá | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Guarani | 2018 | Série B | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Náutico | 2019 | Série C | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Alverca | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 22 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 27 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 7 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 84 | 9 | ||||
| Lusitânia | 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 31 | 8 | |||
| Nanjing City | 2024 | China League One | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Velo Clube | 2025 | Paulista | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 187 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 244 | 36 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in promotion series
Honours
Náutico