Jadson Cristiano Silva de Morais (born 5 November 1991), known as Jadson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan as a

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Club career

Early career

Jadson played for Brazilian side

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before joining

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club

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, where he made his debut for them in a league game on 31 January 2015 against Resende that ended in a 1-0 defeat.

Portimonense

After a season, Jadson joined Portuguese second tier club

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where he integrated himself into the team before going on to win the

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division title and promotion to the top tier with them. His first season within the top tier of Portuguese initially saw him struggle to gain much playing time; however the following season he established himself as part of the team's defence as he helped keep the club within the division. Jadson was part of the team that finished in the relegation zone at the end of the

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season; however they were given a reprieve after Vitória de Setúbal failed to gain a licence for the next season and were administratively relegated to the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal.

Loan to Vasco da Gama

Jadson returned to Brazil to join top tier club

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on loan.

Loan to Wuhan Three Towns

This was followed by another loan period, to China to join second tier club Wuhan Three Towns on 26 February 2021.

Loan to Shandong Taishan

After seven games, in which Wuhan took the lead in the division, Jadson returned to Portimonense who loaned him out to top tier Chinese club Shandong Taishan on 27 July 2021 for the remainder of the 2021 season. Jadson gained his first league title with the club when he was part of the team that won the

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title.

Shandong Taishan

In the following season Jadson's move was made permanent and he was part of the team winning the

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the next season. On 20 February 2024 during the 2023–24 AFC Champions League Round of 16 fixture against Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale, Jadson scored a last minute winner in the 90+7 minute injury time which put Shandong Taishan to qualified to the quarter-finals on a 6–5 aggregate.

Career statistics

Honours

Portimonense *

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: 2016–17 Wuhan Three Towns * China League One:

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Shandong Luneng * Chinese FA Cup Best player:

* Chinese Super League:

* Chinese FA Cup:

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* 1991 births Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Living people Brazilian men's footballers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players China League One players Chinese Super League players America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Bonsucesso Futebol Clube players Portimonense S.C. players CR Vasco da Gama players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China Men's association football defenders {{Brazil-footy-defender-1990s-stub