Jerson Cabral (born 3 January 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean professional

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who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club Ionikos.

Career

Feyenoord

Cabral was scouted by

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at the age of seven. He made his professional debut for Feyenoord on 8 August 2010. He replaced

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in the 51st minute of the

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home match against FC Utrecht (3–1). On 27 August 2010, Cabral made his European debut. He replaced

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in the 82nd minute of the

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away match against

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(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

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, in exchange of

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. 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

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, but was loaned to

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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

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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

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for

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against

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Personal life

Jerson has a twin brother, Jercely. His cousin, Garry Rodrigues, is also a footballer who also played for

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

Feyenoord

Twente

Bastia

Levski Sofia

Pafos

Ionikos

International career

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

References

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