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

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who plays for

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 ...

as a

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Club career

Born in Jaraguá,

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

, 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 football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Format First Division First stage *Teams are divided in two groups of six teams. *Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fro ...

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

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. 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

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, ...

. 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.

Honours

; Atlético Goianiense *

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É campeão! Atlético-GO vira sobre Goiás na Serrinha e fatura Goianão
O Popular, 2 April 2022

References

External links

Goiás EC profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jefferson 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Goiás Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Goiás Esporte Clube players Atlético Clube Goianiense players