Jefferson Savarino

Jefferson Savarino
	Savarino with Venezuela in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jefferson David Savarino Quintero
Date of birth	11 November 1996
Place of birth	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Real Salt Lake
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2013	Zulia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2017	Zulia
2017	→ Real Salt Lake (loan)
2017–2020	Real Salt Lake
2020–2022	Atlético Mineiro
2022–	Real Salt Lake
International career‡
2015	Venezuela U20
2014	Venezuela U21
2017–	Venezuela
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023

Jefferson David Savarino Quintero (born 11 November 1996) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake and the Venezuela national team.[2]

Club career

Zulia

Born in Maracaibo, Savarino began his professional career at Zulia F.C. in 2013. In four years at the club, he played 141 games and scored 36 goals, participating in the 2016 Torneo Clausura and Copa Venezuela victories.

Real Salt Lake

On 9 May 2017, Savarino joined Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on loan from Zulia of Venezuela.[3][4] He subsequently signed permanently for the club. In total, he scored 22 goals in three seasons with RSL. In May of 2022, RSL announced that Savarino was resigned to the team.

Atlético Mineiro

On 7 February 2020, Real Salt Lake announced the transfer of Savarino to Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 May 2022.[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zulia	2012–13	Primera División	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2013–14		26	2	0	0	0	0	—		26	2
	2014–15		24	0	0	0	0	0	—		24	0
	2015		20	6	0	0	0	0	—		20	6
	2016		45	18	5	3	0	0	—		50	21
	2017		11	6	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	1	—		15	7
	Total		132	32	5	3	4	1	0	0	141	36
Real Salt Lake	2017	MLS	22	6	0	0	0	0	—		22	6
	2018		35	7	3	0	0	0	—		38	7
	2019		30	9	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		31	9
	Total		87	22	3	0	1	0	0	0	91	22
Atlético Mineiro	2020	Série A	32	7	1	0	—		10[lower-alpha 3]	3	43	10
	2021		18	5	5	0	9[lower-alpha 1]	2	8[lower-alpha 3]	0	40	7
	2022		3	2	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	10[lower-alpha 4]	2	16	4
	Total		53	14	7	0	11	2	28	5	99	21
Career total			272	68	15	3	16	3	28	5	331	79

Notes

Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
Appearance in Leagues Cup.
Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro.
Nine appearances and two goals in Campeonato Mineiro, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil.

International

As of 18 June 2023.[7]

Venezuela
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	1	0
2018	5	0
2019	7	1
2020	3	0
2021	8	0
2022	6	1
2023	2	0
Total	32	2

International goals

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.[7]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 June 2019	Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, United States	United States	2–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	27 September 2022	Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	United Arab Emirates	1–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Zulia

Atlético Mineiro

Individual

El País Venezuelan Primera División Player of the Year: 2016[8]

References

"Jefferson Savarino". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
"Jefferson Savarino". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
"Real Salt Lake Acquires Jefferson Savarino On Loan". Real Salt Lake. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
"Real Salt Lake sign young Venezuelan striker Jefferson Savarino on loan". MLS. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
"RSL Transfers Savarino to Atletico Mineiro". Real Salt Lake. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
Jefferson Savarino at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
"Jefferson Savarino". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
Piña, Alberth (2023-04-10). "El zuliano Jefferson Savarino anotó en su regreso a la MLS con el Real Salt Lake (Video)". Noticia al Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-16.

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[CL-7] Appearances in Copa Libertadores.

[8] Appearance in Leagues Cup.

[CM-9] Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro.

[10] Nine appearances and two goals in Campeonato Mineiro, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil.

[1] "Jefferson Savarino". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[2] "Jefferson Savarino". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

[3] "Real Salt Lake Acquires Jefferson Savarino On Loan". Real Salt Lake. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

[4] "Real Salt Lake sign young Venezuelan striker Jefferson Savarino on loan". MLS. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

[5] "RSL Transfers Savarino to Atletico Mineiro". Real Salt Lake. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[6] Jefferson Savarino at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[NFT-11] "Jefferson Savarino". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[12] Piña, Alberth (2023-04-10). "El zuliano Jefferson Savarino anotó en su regreso a la MLS con el Real Salt Lake (Video)". Noticia al Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-16.