Jeff Silva (footballer)

Jefferson da Silva Nascimento (born June 29, 1986) known as Jeff Silva, is a Brazilian football defender who plays for Boavista.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.
Jeff Silva
Personal information
Full name Jefferson da Silva Nascimento
Date of birth (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986
Place of birth Campo Mourão, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left defender
Youth career
2002–2006 Londrina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Londrina
2007 Beira-Mar
2007 Londrina
2007–2009 Avaí 28 (2)
2009–2010 Red Star Belgrade 7 (0)
2010 Monte Azul 7 (0)
2010 Clube Andraus Brasil
2010 Fortaleza 6 (0)
2010–2012 Náutico 33 (0)
2012 Videoton 1 (0)
2012 → Diósgyőr (loan) 5 (1)
2013 ABC
2013 Paulista
2014 Ceilândia
2015 Boavista
2016 Hercílio Luz
2017– Novo Hamburgo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2015

Career

Born in Campo Mourão, he begin playing in the youth team of Londrina Esporte Clube[1] where he became senior in 2006. In 2007, he had a spell in Portugal with S.C. Beira-Mar. In December 2007 Avaí Futebol Clube signed him from Londrina and he was part of the team that won promotion to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[2] However, he did not stay and moved abroad to play with Red Star Belgrade in the Serbian SuperLiga. In the winter break of the 2009–10 he was released, and while returning to Brazil, he was picked right in the airport by Atlético Monte Azul to sign him[3] and helped them win the Campeonato Paulista A2. After only 6 months he was signed in July 2010 by Fortaleza Esporte Clube, however his spell with them in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C there was also short, as by the end of the year he was signing with Clube Náutico Capibaribe.+ On December 12, 2012 he moved to ABC FC, Brasil Serie B.

Honours
Monte Azul
Fortaleza

References
  1. Jeff Silva at esporte.ig.com.br, 29-11-2011 (in Portuguese)
  2. Avaí anuncia contratação de lateral-esquerdo at Terra.com, 29-11-2011 (in Portuguese)
  3. Monte Azul dá balão no Sertãozinho e contrata Jeff Silva; Tiago Cardoso também acerta at futeboldointerior.com.br, 29-11-2011 (in Portuguese)

External sources
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