Jeffinho

Jefferson Ruan Pereira dos Santos (born 30 December 1999), commonly known as Jeffinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Jeffinho
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Ruan Pereira dos Santos
Date of birth (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999
Place of birth Volta Redonda, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 47
Youth career
Resende
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Resende 25 (5)
2021 → Gama (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → Botafogo (loan) 10 (1)
2022 Botafogo 24 (2)
2023– Lyon 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023

Career

Resende

Jeffinho began his career at Resende after playing youth football for Pelé Academia, which had a partnership with the club.[1] He made his first team debut on 28 June 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring his team's second in a 2–0 Campeonato Carioca away win over Madureira.[2]

Jeffinho continued to feature sparingly for Resende before moving to Gama on loan for the 2021 Série D. Back to his parent club, he impressed during the 2022 Carioca.

Botafogo

On 12 April 2022, Jeffinho moved to Botafogo on loan;[3] initially assigned to the B-team, Jeffinho was called up to the first team squad of Bota by manager Luís Castro in June 2022.[4] He made his main squad – and Série A – debut on 19 June, replacing Renzo Saravia late into a 3–2 away success over Internacional.[5]

On 26 August 2022, Jeffinho signed a permanent three-year contract with Bota.[6]

Lyon

On 31 January 2023, Jeffinho joined Ligue 1 club Lyon for a fee of €10 million, signing a contract until June 2027 with the French club.[7]

On 28 February 2023, for his first start with Lyon, he scored his first goal, during a quarter-final of the Coupe de France against Grenoble.[8]

On 3 June 2023, Jeffinho scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a game against Nice.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 March 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Resende 2020 Carioca —21———21
2021 —92———92
2022 —142———142
Total —255———255
Gama (loan) 2021 Série D 50————50
Botafogo 2022 Série A 242—20——262
Lyon 2022–23 Ligue 1 20—11——31
Career total 312255310000598

References
  1. "#EntrevistaVAVEL: Jeffinho, do Resende, valoriza importância da Pelé Academia em sua formação" [#InterviewVAVEL: Jeffinho, from Resende, plays up importance of Pelé Academia on his formation] (in Brazilian Portuguese). VAVEL. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. "Com gols de jovens da base, Resende vence o Madureira pelo Carioca" [With goals from youth graduates, Resende defeat Madureira in the Carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. "Botafogo acerta com mais dois jogadores do Resende por empréstimo até o fim de 2022" [Botafogo sign two more Resende players on loan until the end of 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. "Destaque nos treinos do time B, Jeffinho é chamado para treinar com os profissionais do Botafogo" [Spotlight on B-team's trainings, Jeffinho is called up to train with the main squad of Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FogãoNet. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. "Botafogo conquista virada heroica sobre o Internacional" [Botafogo achieve epic comeback over Internacional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  6. "Botafogo anuncia contratação de Jeffinho" [Botafogo announce the signing of Jeffinho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. "Arrivée de Jeffinho à l'OL jusqu'au 30 juin 2027" [Jeffinho arrives at OL until 30 June 2027] (in French). ol.fr. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. "L'OL bat Grenoble et file en demi de la Coupe de France - Jeffinho et Barcola buteurs". Eurosport. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  9. "Nice 3-1 OL, Ligue 1 : résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  10. Jeffinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  • Profile at the Olympique Lyonnais website
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