Jefferson Nogueira Júnior

Jefferson

Personal information
Full name	Jefferson Nogueira Júnior
Date of birth	22 January 1994
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Figueirense
Number	14
Youth career
2005–2010	Paulínia
2010–2012	Grêmio
2012–2013	Figueirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Figueirense	16	(1)
2013	→ Paulínia (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2014. † Appearances (goals)

Jefferson Nogueira Júnior (born 22 January 1994), simply known as Jefferson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Figueirense as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Jefferson joined Figueirense's youth setup in 2012, after spells with Paulínia and Grêmio. On 2 December 2012 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 away loss against Coritiba.^[1]

After a loan back to his first club Paulínia, Jefferson was definitely promoted to the main squad in 2014. On 16 November 2014 he scored his first professional goal, netting the first in a 1–1 draw at Atlético Mineiro.^[2]

Honours

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2014

References

1. No Couto Pereira alagado, Coxa se despede com vitória sobre o Figueira (In waterlogged Couto Pereira, Coxa says goodbye with victory over Figueira); Globo Esporte, 2 December 2012 (Portuguese)
2. Fora do G-4, Galo empata com Figueira, vivo na luta para ficar na elite (Out of G-4, Galo draws with Figueira, alive in the fight to stay in the elite); Globo Esporte, 16 November 2014 (Portuguese)

External links

• Ogol profile (Portuguese)
• Jefferson profile at Soccerway