Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.
Jonas

Jonas with Benfica in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
Date of birth (1984-04-01) 1 April 1984
Place of birth Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 17
Youth career
2003–2004 Guarani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2006 Guarani 25 (12)
2006–2007 Santos 20 (1)
2007–2011 Grêmio 74 (40)
2008–2009 → Portuguesa (loan) 25 (10)
2011–2014 Valencia 112 (36)
2014– Benfica 59 (51)
National team‡
2011– Brazil 9 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2016

Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira (born 1 April 1984), known simply as Jonas (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʒõːnais]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Benfica as a striker. A Brazilian international, he can also play as an attacking midfielder. In Portugal, Jonas earned the nickname "Pistolas" for being a prolific scorer.[1]

Club career

Guarani

Jonas started his career at Guarani in 2005. He made his debut against Esporte Clube Santo André. While playing for Guarani, Jonas scored 12 goals in 25 matches.

Santos

In 2006, Jonas transferred to Santos,[2] where he won the 2006 Campeonato Paulista scoring five goals in six matches. However, he had a serious knee injury that kept him out of action for six months.[3]

In 2007, he returned to the pitch and scored four goals in the Paulista, helping Santos won the tournament for the second time in a row.[4] After spending only one year at Santos, Jonas transferred to Grêmio in 2007.

Grêmio

On 12 September 2007, Grêmio signed a four-year deal which transferred 50% of Jonas' rights.[5] He made his debut in the Gre–Nal derby, leaving injured early in the second half.[6]

After the arrival of more forwards in 2008, Jonas lost his place, sometimes even failing to make the reserves list. The most consistent criticism from the press was his lack of physical strength when playing up front against powerful defenders. By July, he decided to leave the club.[7]

Portuguesa (loan)

Despite not being able to avoid relegation to Série B, Jonas was one of the best players in the team, scoring 18 goals during his stay, nine in the Campeonato Brasileiro, ahead of teammate Edno's eight.[8]

Return to Grêmio

After the end of the loan, Jonas returned to Grêmio for the 2009 season. He played in the 2009 Copa Libertadores, and after playing his worst game in the tournament (incredibly missing three chances to score in the same attack) against Boyacá Chicó he was dubbed "the worst forward of the world" ("el peor delantero del mundo") by Spanish magazine Mundo Deportivo.[9][10][11]

Jonas, however, scored 14 goals in the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and was amongst the top goal scorers. He enjoyed further success throughout the 2010 season: he was top-scorer for Grêmio in the 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho and finished the top goal scorer in the Série A with 23 goals.[8][12]

Valencia

Jonas with Valencia in 2011

Due to a low release fee (€1.25 million), Jonas rescinded his contract with Grêmio,[13] where he was finally transferred to Spanish club Valencia on 24 January 2011.[14] His first goal for Los Che came on 27 February, scoring a late winner in a 2–1 away victory for Valencia against Athletic Bilbao.[15] He scored his second goal in an 24 April game against Real Madrid, which ended 3–6.[16]

On 1 November 2011, Jonas scored the second fastest goal in Champions League history by netting inside 10.5 seconds, to give Valencia a 1–0 lead over Bayer Leverkusen.[17] He fell just short of former Bayern Munich and Dutch national team striker Roy Makaay's record of 10.13 seconds that he set against Real Madrid in the 2006–07 edition of the tournament. Valencia won the match 3–1.[18]

Jonas scored both goals for Valencia in a 2–0 Champions League win against Lille on 2 October 2012.[19][20] In the 2012–13 La Liga, he scored a personal-season high of 13 goals for Valencia.[21]

On 1 December 2013, Jonas hit an eight-minute hat-trick as Valencia defeated ten-man Osasuna in a home league match.[22] On 1 September, he rescinded his link with the club.[23]

Benfica

On 12 September 2014, Jonas signed for Portuguese champions Benfica on a two-year deal.[24][25] On 5 October, he debuted for the club in a 4–0 win against Arouca, scoring his side's fourth goal.[26] On 18 October, he scored a hat-trick as Benfica defeated Covilhã 2–3 in the third round of Taça de Portugal.[27] On 22 November, he scored twice against Moreirense (4–1) in the Portuguese Cup.[28] On 30 December, he scored the only goal in a home win against Nacional in the third round of League Cup,[29] thus scoring in every competition.[30]

On 21 January 2015, Jonas scored at Moreirense in the league cup and became the Brazilian with the best average number of goals in Europe (0.81), surpassing Neymar (0.74) and Luiz Adriano (0.70), with 13 goals in 16 matches.[31] On 28 February, Jonas scored twice in the thrashing of Estoril (6–0) in the league.[32] On 14 March, Jonas scored his 20th goal for Benfica (in 25 matches) and set his season goal record in Europe, as the Eagles beat Braga (2–0) in the Primeira Liga.[33] On 4 April, he scored twice against Nacional in the league.[34] On 11 April, he scored twice against Académica de Coimbra (5–1) in the league.[35] On 18 April, he scored twice for a third consecutive league match, in a win at Belenenses (0–2), and became the second best top scorer in Primeira Liga with 16 goals in 22 matches.[36]

On 23 May 2015, after winning the league title, Jonas netted a brace in a home win against Marítimo (4–1) in his last league match of the season in which he could have become the league's top scorer with 21 goals, but one of his three goals was wrongly invalidated for offside.[37][38][39] On 29 May, he scored the first goal in a 2–1 win against Marítimo in the Taça da Liga final, being elected as man of the match.[40] In this season, he was the top scorer in the league cup with five goals,[41] and in the Portuguese Cup with six goals.[42] On 4 July, he won the league's Player of the Year award.[43]

In the 2015–16 season, Jonas scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win at Nacional, increasing his tally to 18 goals in 17 league matches.[44] On 5 February 2016, he netted a brace in a league victory at Belenenses (0–5).[45][46] On 16 February, he scored a last-minute goal with a header in the 91st minute to give Benfica a home win against Zenit Saint Petersburg (1–0) in the first leg of UEFA Champions League's round of 16.[47] On 29 February, Jonas netted a brace against União da Madeira (2–0) in the Primeira Liga[48] and equalised Óscar Cardozo's scoring record at Benfica in the 2009–10 season.[49] On 14 March, Jonas scored twice against Tondela in a 4–1 home league win and became Benfica's top scorer in the 21st century, with 30 goals.[50] Six days later, he scored the winning goal at Boavista (0–1) in the 93rd minute,[51] equaling Gonzalo Higuaín with 29 goals in the race for the European Golden Shoe award.[52]

International career

Jonas with Brazil in 2011

Jonas was called up for the Brazil national team for the first time and made his debut in a friendly against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium on 27 March 2011.[53] He came on as a substitute for Leandro Damião in the 78th minute, and Brazil went on to win the match 2–0.[54]

Jonas scored his first goals with the Seleção in a friendly against Egypt on 14 November 2011, netting a brace in a 2–0 victory.[55]

On 30 March 2016, Jonas earned his ninth cap for Brazil – the first since 11 September 2012. He replaced Ricardo Oliveira in the 80th minute of the match against Paraguay that ended with a 2–2 draw, in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[56]

Personal life

Jonas was born in the city of Bebedouro and was raised in Taiúva, a neighbour municipality in the state of São Paulo. He was born to teachers Ismael (father) and Maria Luiza (mother). Tiago and Diego are his two older brothers.[57]

In August 2015, Jonas gained Italian citizenship.[58]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2016[59][60]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guarani 2006 25121000002612
Santos 2006 151004054245
2007 500081 4135
Total 20100121583710
Portuguesa 2008 25100000002510
Grêmio 2007 123000000123
2008 3000000030
2009 261400821584924
2010 3323982021116542
2011 0000002323
Total 744098102382213172
Valencia 2010–11 133001000143
2011–12 331074135005319
2012–13 35136185004919
2013–14 31101080004010
Total 1123614530100015651
Benfica 2014–15 272036—553531
2015–16 32311092104333
Total 59514692657864
Career total 315150281961154935453219

International

As of 30 March 2016[61]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Brazil 201152
201230
201610
Total92

Honours

Club

Grêmio
Santos
Benfica

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Jonas ao ritmo de Jardel: Há 15 anos que ninguém marcava tanto na Liga". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Elenco Paulistão 2006". acervosantista.com.br. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jonas sofreu lesão nos ligamentos do joelho esquerdo" [Jonas suffers injury in left knee ligaments] (in Portuguese). Santos FC Official Website. 5 February 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Santos vence São Caetano e conquista o bi do Campeonato Paulista". Folha de S.Paulo. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Grêmio contrata atacante Jonas, ex-Santos" [Grêmio signs Jonas, former Santos' player] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "O Grêmio bateu o Internacional (1 a 0), no Olímpico, na Fase única do Campeonato Brasileiro 2007. O gol da vitória foi de Léo.". Globo.com (in Portuguese). 16 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Lusa contrata o atacante Jonas". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 7 July 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chegou discreto, saiu com 78 gols: a trajetória de Jonas no Grêmio". ZH Grémio. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "O ex pior do mundo" (in Portuguese). A Notícia. 19 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "El delantero del Gremio Jonas vive su peor noche en la Libertadores" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "La cláusula del millón de euros lleva al 'Detonador' a Mestalla" (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Jonas, 40 gols no ano, já bateu duas metas na temporada | globoesporte.com. Globoesporte.globo.com (11 October 2010). Retrieved on 31 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "Valencia paga multa rescisória e tira atacante Jonas do Grêmio". Globoesporte.com. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Dirigente do Valencia: Jonas será um novo Nilmar" (in Portuguese). Click RBS. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Jonas marca o gol da vitória do Valencia sobre o Bilbao". QI Esportivo. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "El Real Madrid vuelve a gozar en Mestalla, al contragolpe". RTVE. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Jonas' 10.5 second strike for Valencia vs. Leverkusen is No.2 on the list of fastest-ever Champions League goals". Goal.com. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Jonas sets Valencia on way to Leverkusen win". UEFA.com. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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  21. ↑ "Pellegrino pleased with improving Valencia". UEFA.com. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  22. ↑ "Jonas treble sinks Osasuna". ESPNFC. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  23. ↑ "Comunicado Oficial - Jonas Gonçalves" [Official announcement - Jonas Gonçalves] (in Spanish). Valencia's official website. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  24. ↑ "Jonas assina por duas épocas" [Jonas signs for two seasons] (in Portuguese). Record. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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  28. ↑ "Benfica 4-1 Moreirense :: Taça de Portugal 2014/2015 :: Ficha do Jogo :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt.
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  32. ↑ "Benfica - Estoril (Jornada 23 Liga NOS 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  33. ↑ "O melhor Jonas na Europa" [The best Jonas in Europe] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  34. ↑ "Benfica - Nacional (Jornada 27 Liga NOS 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  35. ↑ "Benfica - Académica (Jornada 28 Liga NOS 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  36. ↑ "Belenenses - Benfica (Jornada 29 Liga NOS 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  37. ↑ "A festa do campeão, goleador Ronaldo e Europeu Belenenses" [The champions' party, Ronaldo scorer and European Belenenses] (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015. Erro do auxiliar tira Bola de Prata a Jonas. Jonas marcou 3 mas o árbitro assistente anulou-lhe um limpinho.
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  39. ↑ "Em dia de festa encarnada só faltou a cereja de Jonas" [Benfica's party only lacked Jonas' cherry] (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015. Golo mal anulado
  40. 1 2 "Jonas eleito o Man of the Match" [Jonas elected Man of the Match] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  41. ↑ "Taça da Liga 2014/2015". zerozero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  42. ↑ "Taça de Portugal 2014_2015 :: Estatísticas". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  43. 1 2 3 "Prémios Oficiais Liga Portugal 2015" [Official Awards Liga Portugal 2015] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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  45. ↑ Simões, Rui Marques (5 February 2016). "Águias goleiam Belenenses e chegam à liderança provisória" [Eagles trash Belenenses and reach temporary lead]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  46. ↑ "Jonas iguala Higuaín na luta pela Bota de Ouro" [Jonas equals Higuaín in the fight for the Golden Boot] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  47. ↑ "Jonas strikes late to earn Benfica narrow win". UEFA.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  48. ↑ "Benfica: Jonas foge a Higuaín e Luis Suárez na corrida à Bota de Ouro" [Benfica: Jonas distances himself from Higuaín and Luis Suárez in the race for the Golden Shoe]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 29 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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  50. ↑ "Jonas é o melhor marcador do Benfica no século XXI" [Jonas is the top scorer]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 15 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  51. ↑ "Jonas dá vitória ao Benfica nos descontos" [Jonas gives Benfica a win in stoppage time]. UEFA (in Portuguese). 20 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  52. ↑ "Jonas e Higuaín igualados na corrida pela Bota de Ouro" [Jonas and Higuaín equalised in the race for the Golden Shoe]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 20 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  53. ↑ "Valencia's Jonas Goncalves delighted with 'unforgettable' Brazil debut". Goal.com. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  54. ↑ "Scotland v Brazil - as it happened!". The Guardian. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  55. ↑ "Jonas brace eases Brazil past Egypt". FIFA.com. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  56. ↑ "VÍDEO: Jonas entrou e Brasil evitou derrota no Paraguai" [VIDEO: Jonas played and Brazil avoided defeat in Paraguay]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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  58. ↑ "Jonas já tem dupla nacionalidade" [Jonas already has dual citizenship]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  59. ↑ Jonas profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  60. ↑ Jonas profile at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  61. ↑ "Jonas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  62. ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  63. ↑ "Jonas eleito melhor jogador de fevereiro da Liga NOS" [Jonas elected best player of February in Liga NOS] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  64. ↑ "Jonas eleito melhor jogador de abril da Liga NOS - Liga Portugal" [Jonas elected best player of April in Liga NOS] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  65. ↑ "Jonas eleito jogador do mês de janeiro" [Jonas elected [best] player of January]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  66. ↑ "Jonas, Platiny e Diogo Jota vencedores de fevereiro" [Jonas, Platiny and Diogo Jota winners of February]. Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  67. ↑ "Jonas, Pedrinho e Herrera vencedores de março" [Jonas, Pedrinho and Herrera winners of March]. Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  68. ↑ Pimentel, José Nuno (3 June 2015). "Época em revista: Portugal - UEFA" [Season in review: Portugal] (in Portuguese). UEFA. Retrieved 3 June 2015. Jogador do ano: Jonas (SL Benfica)
  69. ↑ "Jonas named UEFA.com's player of the year". S.L. Benfica. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  70. ↑ "Em grande fase, Jonas recebe prêmio de melhor jogador do ano no Benfica" [In a great phase, Jonas receives award for best player of the year at Benfica]. ESPN.com.br (in Portuguese). 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  71. ↑ "Em grande fase, Jonas recebe prêmio de melhor jogador do ano no Benfica" [In a great phase, Jonas receives award for best player of the year at Benfica]. ESPN.com.br (in Portuguese). 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

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