Jefferson Junio Antonio da Silva (born 3 January 1997), simply known as Jefferson, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for Juventude, on loan from

Atlético Goianiense Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

Club career

Born in Jaraguá,

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

, Jefferson joined

' youth setup in 2009, aged 12. Promoted to the first team for the 2016 season, he made his senior debut on 10 April of that year, starting in a 5–3

Campeonato Goiano The Campeonato Goiano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders th ...

away win against Trindade. Jefferson made his Série B debut on 13 May 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1– away defeat of Tupi. Regularly used in his first year, he subsequently became a backup option, contributing with only two league matches in Goiás' promotion campaign. Jefferson became a first-choice for the 2019 season, and made his Série A debut on 28 April, starting in a 1–0 away win against

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. He scored his first goal in the category on 10 June, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home defeat of Chapecoense. On 19 September, he extended his contract until 2022.

Career Statistics

Club

Honours

; Atlético Goianiense *

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É campeão! Atlético-GO vira sobre Goiás na Serrinha e fatura Goianão
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References

External links

Goiás EC profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jefferson 1997 births Living people Footballers from Goiás Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Goiás Esporte Clube players Atlético Clube Goianiense players CR Vasco da Gama players Esporte Clube Juventude players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen