Jesiel Cardoso Miranda (born 3 May 1994), simply known as Jesiel, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale as a centre back.

Club career

Born in São Paulo, Jesiel started his youth career with the academy of Red Bull Brasil and moved to Atlético Mineiro in 2012. Ahead of the 2015 season, he was promoted to the senior team. However, he failed to make any appearance during the campaign. On 7 February 2016, Jesiel made his first team debut, starting in a 2–1 defeat against

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, in

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. To get more playing time and first team experience, he joined Série B side

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on loan on 16 February. However, he returned to his parent club in June. In April 2017, Jesiel injured his left thigh during a defeat against Caldense, in

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. On 26 June, his contract was extended until 2020. On 28 December 2017, Jesiel joined Mirassol on a loan deal for the upcoming

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. On 4 April 2018, he was loaned out to Paraná. He got injured in August and returned to play in the following month. On 31 December 2018, Jesiel moved to Japanese

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side Kawasaki Frontale ahead of the 2019 season, joining on loan until 1 January 2020. His loan became permanent as he joined Kawasaki Frontale in a full transfer. He is a Kawasaki Frontale regular ever since then, having even featured at two J.League Best XI awards, on 2020 and 2021. In 2023, Jesiel became one of three players appointed as the vice-captains of the club alongside

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and

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

Kawasaki Frontale *

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* Japanese Super Cup:

Individual

* J.League Best XI:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jesiel 1994 births Living people Association football defenders Brazilian footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players J1 League players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Paraná Clube players Kawasaki Frontale players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Footballers from São Paulo