Jerson Cabral (born 3 January 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for
Super League Greece club
Ionikos.
Career
Feyenoord
Cabral was scouted by
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names bef ...
at the age of seven. He made his professional debut for Feyenoord on 8 August 2010. He replaced
Diego Biseswar
Diego Marvin Biseswar (born 8 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Greek Super League club PAOK. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.
Early life
He was born in Amsterdam to Sur ...
in the 51st minute of the
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
home match against
FC Utrecht (3–1). On 27 August 2010, Cabral made his European debut. He replaced
Tim de Cler
Tim de Cler (born 8 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left-back for Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord and AEK Larnaca.
Early life
De Cler is born and raised in Leiden, South Holland. In Leiden, he grew up in a neighbo ...
in the 82nd minute of the
Europa League
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away match against
Gent
Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to:
* Ghent (Dutch language, Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghen ...
(2–0).
At the start of the 2012–13 season Cabral refused to extend his contract, which would expire at the end of the season.
Twente
Cabral was then traded to
FC Twente
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, in exchange of
Wesley Verhoek
Wesley Verhoek () (born 25 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was known as a striker who can also play as a winger on either side of the pitch.
He spent most of his professional career at ADO Den Haag at different p ...
. At FC Twente he signed a four-year contract. His first season at FC Twente was a disappointing one, with only ten appearances.
At the start of the 2013–14 season Cabral was loaned to
ADO Den Haag. Here he made 14 appearances in the first team.
During the 2014–15 season Cabral was loaned to
Willem II, in the final minutes of the summer transfer window. In their home match against FC Twente that season, he scored twice, leading them to a 2–2 draw.
Bastia
In summer 2016 Cabral moved abroad on a free transfer to play for French side
Bastia
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, but was loaned to
Sparta
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in the January 2017 transfer window.
Levski Sofia
On 12 September 2017, Cabral signed a two year contract with Bulgarian club
Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 ...
.
Pafos
In September 2019 Cabral joined Cypriot side
Pafos.
Ionikos
On 10 July 2021, he signed a contract with
Ionikos on a free transfer.
International career
Cabral was born in the Netherlands to a Cape Verdean father, and Dutch mother. He played at various levels for Dutch youth teams, including the
Netherlands U17s,
Netherlands U19s, and
Netherlands U21s. In March 2016, Cabral was called up to the
Cape Verde national football team
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History
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for
2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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against
Morocco
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.
Personal life
Jerson has a twin brother, Jercely. His cousin,
Garry Rodrigues, is also a footballer who also played for
Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 ...
before Jerson.
Новият в Левски: Гари Родригес ми е братовчед, целим се в титлата
/ref> Jerson also fathers two daughters and a long time girlfriend.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
*
Netherlands U17 stats
at OnsOranje
Netherlands U19 stats
at OnsOranje
Netherlands U21 stats
at OnsOranje
Profile at Levskisofia.info
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1991 births
Living people
Footballers from Rotterdam
Dutch sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
Dutch twins
Twin sportspeople
Association football wingers
Dutch footballers
Cape Verdean footballers
Netherlands youth international footballers
Netherlands under-21 international footballers
Feyenoord players
FC Twente players
ADO Den Haag players
Willem II (football club) players
SC Bastia players
Sparta Rotterdam players
PFC Levski Sofia players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Ligue 1 players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Dutch expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Jong FC Twente players
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Ionikos F.C. players
Pafos FC players
Dutch people of Cape Verdean descent