Jefferson (footballer, born July 1988)

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

Jefferson
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Moreira Nascimento[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988[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 Grêmio Prudente 0 (0)
2010–2011 Estoril 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)

Club career

Born in Campo Formoso, Bahia, Jefferson represented in his country Associação Desportiva São Caetano, Guaratinguetá Futebol, Sociedade Esportiva 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.

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,[4] and also found the net against Sporting CP (3–1 home win)[5] and S.L. Benfica (1–1, away)[6] in an eventual fifth-place finish, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Europa League; most of his five successful strikes across all competitions came from long-distance shots.[7]

On 7 June 2013, Jefferson signed a four-year contract with Sporting.[8] He netted twice[9][10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

Career statistics
As of 29 April 2017[13]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Palmeiras 2008 500000410091
Palmeiras 2009 5000002071141
Grêmio Barueri 2010 00000000122122
Estoril 2010–11 25210500000312
Fluminense 2011 100000000010
Náutico 2012 00200000181201
Estoril 2012–13 28410310000315
Sporting CP 2013–14 26210300000302
Sporting CP 2014–15 23130004100302
Sporting CP 2015–16 18020105010270
Sporting CP 2016–17 701000100090
Total 000000000000

Honours

Palmeiras

Sporting CP

References
  1. "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. "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.
  5. "Leão diz adeus à Europa" [Lion says goodbye to Europe]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 February 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. 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.
  7. "Jefferson é mestre de laboratório" [Jefferson is a laboratory master]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  8. "Jefferson quer fazer história" [Jefferson wants to make history]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. "Reviravolta em Alvalade dá vitória aos leões" [Comeback at Alvalade gives win to lions] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  10. 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.
  11. "Jefferson entra nos 50" [Jefferson makes it to 50]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  12. "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.
  13. "Jefferson". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  14. 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.
  15. Cole, Richard (26 January 2019). "Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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