Jefferson de Jesus Santos

Jefferson
Personal information
Full name Jefferson de Jesus Santos
Date of birth (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hajduk Split
Number 6
Youth career
Santarritense
2011–2013 Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2014 Ribeirão 14 (1)
2014 → Santa Clara (loan) 7 (0)
2014 Leixões 1 (0)
2014–2015 Feirense 37 (3)
2015– Hajduk Split 31 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Jefferson de Jesus Santos (born 14 April 1993), known simply as Jefferson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Croatian club HNK Hajduk Split as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Early years / Portugal

Born in Goiânia, Goiás, Jefferson finished his formation with Associação Atlética Ponte Preta. He made his senior debut in Portugal, starting out with third division club G.D. Ribeirão.[1]

In the January 2014 transfer window, Jefferson signed with C.D. Santa Clara in the Segunda Liga. He played his first match as a professional on 16 March, starting but being booked and replaced in the 31st minute of an eventual 1–3 away loss against F.C. Penafiel, as he risked being sent off.[2]

Jefferson continued playing in that level in the following seasons, with Leixões S.C. and C.D. Feirense. He annulled his one-year contract with the former side in June 2014, claiming personal reasons.[3]

Hajduk Split

During his spell in Portugal, Jefferson was scouted by the director of football of HNK Hajduk Split, Goran Vučević.[4] He joined the Croatian team in June 2015, but was unable to sign or train with them until his contract with Feirense ran out, making him miss out on training camp in Slovenia and Austria.[5] He made his competitive debut on 12 July, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at GNK Dinamo Zagreb, gathering praise from the media for his performance and being named Man of the match by Jutarnji list for his role in neutralizing opposing player Ante Ćorić.[6][7]

Jefferson scored a remarkable goal from longe range distance against FC Koper in the 2nd round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. He proved to be a quality player for Hajduk and managed to secure his place in the starting eleven. He is the most capped player in the 2015–16 HNK Hajduk Split season and the best defensive midfielder in the club since Josip Radošević. People have praised his tackling skills but his passing skills do cause criticism from time to time. On 10 April 2016 in a home game against NK Istra 1961, Jefferson was made captain in the last minutes of the game and thus becoming the first Brasilian captain in Hajduk history.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Ribeirão-Penafiel, 0–2: Eficácia vale "oitavos" (Ribeirão-Penafiel, 0–2: Efficiency equals "last 16"); Record, 9 November 2013 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Penafiel-Santa Clara, 3–1: Anfitriões seguram 3.º lugar (Penafiel-Santa Clara, 3–1: Hosts hold on to 3rd place); Record, 16 March 2014 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Jefferson fortalece meio-campo (Jefferson bolsters midfield); Record, 30 August 2014 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Brazilac Jefferson novo je ime na listi pojačanja Hajduka (Brazilian Jefferson new name in Hadjuk's transfer list); Slobodna Dalmacija, 8 June 2015 (Croatian)
  5. ↑ Jefferson Santos potpisao za Hajduk (Jefferson Santos signs with Hajduk); Goal.com, 3 July 2015 (Croatian)
  6. ↑ Hajduk pogodio s pojačanjima: Jefferson 'pojeo' Ćorića, 'rupe' u obranama (Hadjuk bolstered: Jefferson 'ate' Ćorić, 'hole' in defense); Gol, 12 July 2015 (Croatian)
  7. ↑ Dinamo – Hajduk 1:1 Splićani nakon 20 mjeseci neporaženi na Maksimiru, najveći derbi uživo gledalo čak 25 tisuća navijača! (Dinamo – Hajduk 1:1 Split unbeaten at Maksimir after 20 months, the biggest derby watched live by nearly 25 thousand fans!); Jutarnji list, 12 July 2015 (Croatian)
  8. ↑ Jefferson, palac gore: bravo za Vučevića!; Gol, 25 July 2015 (Croatian)

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