Jefferson (footballer, born July 1988)

Jefferson
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Moreira Nascimento[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Campo Formoso, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) 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, correct as of 18:42, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Jefferson Moreira Nascimento (born 5 July 1988), known simply as Jefferson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jefferson" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Náutico contrata lateral-esquerdo Jefferson" [Náutico hire left-back Jefferson] (in Portuguese). JC. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Santa Cruz contrata mais dois jogadores para a disputa da Série C" [Santa Cruz hire two more players for upcoming Série C] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Jefferson para a lateral" [Jefferson for full-back]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Estoril-Moreirense, 2–0: Insaciáveis canários não param de marcar" [Estoril-Moreirense, 2–0: Insatiable canaries can't stop scoring]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Leão diz adeus à Europa" [Lion says goodbye to Europe]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 February 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. ^ Curado, Paulo (6 May 2013). "Afinal foi mesmo o Estoril quem conseguiu travar o Benfica na Luz" [Turns out it was Estoril that stopped Benfica at the Luz]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Jefferson é mestre de laboratório" [Jefferson is a laboratory master]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Jefferson quer fazer história" [Jefferson wants to make history]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Reviravolta em Alvalade dá vitória aos leões" [Comeback at Alvalade gives win to lions] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  11. ^ Reis, Rodolfo (22 March 2014). "Resultado jogo Marítimo 1–3 Sporting na Liga 2014" [Marítimo 1–3 Sporting match score in 2014 League] (in Portuguese). Vavel. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Jefferson entra nos 50" [Jefferson makes it to 50]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Battaglia em Alvalade, Esgaio e Jefferson em Braga" [Battaglia in Alvalade, Esgaio and Jefferson in Braga] (in Portuguese). TSF. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Jefferson". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  15. ^ Nogueira, Carlos (26 May 2019). "Leão rei dos penáltis leva para casa o segundo troféu da época" [Penalty-king lion takes home second trophy of the season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  16. ^ Cole, Richard (26 January 2019). "Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 28 January 2019.