Geferson Cerqueira Teles (born 13 May 1994), known as Geferson, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for CSKA Sofia.

Club career

Internacional

Born in

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, Bahia, Geferson started his career at Vitória's youth setup in 2002, aged eight. In 2011, he signed for Internacional and spent three years playing in the youth academy. In 2014 Geferson was promoted to the main squad, but made no official appearances over the year. After the arrival of new coach

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, he was named as a backup to

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, and made his debut as a senior on 14 February 2015, starting in a 2–1 away win against Caxias, for that year's Campeonato Gaúcho. After Fabrício's loan to Cruzeiro, Geferson was made a starter by Aguirre, and appeared in nine matches during the tournament. On 23 May 2015 he made his Série A debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against

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. In January 2018, Geferson signed a contract with Bulgarian elite club CSKA Sofia.

International career

After representing Brazil at the under-17 level, Geferson was called up to the main squad on 29 May 2015 for the year's

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, as a replacement for the injured

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, but Filipe Luís occupied Brazil's starting left-back position as they reached the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

Honours

CSKA Sofia * Bulgarian Cup:

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at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) {{DEFAULTSORT:Geferson 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Bahia Brazilian footballers Brazil youth international footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Sport Club Internacional players Esporte Clube Vitória players PFC CSKA Sofia players 2015 Copa América players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria