Jonathas Cristian de Jesus (born 6 March 1989), sometimes known as just Jonathas, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a striker for Sèrie C club Náutico. In his career, he played top-flight football in his own country, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Russia and Germany and India. He recorded figures of 61 games and 21 goals in

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for

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Club career

Early career

Jonathas de Jesus played in Cruzeiro's youth teams and a few times in the senior team. He was also loaned out to

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and Villa Nova. In October 2008 he was signed by Dutch

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champions,

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. Cruzeiro announced that AZ bought 65% player's rights for €600,000 and the Brazilian club retained the rest. Jonathas de Jesus made his debut for AZ on 28 October 2009, in the

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match against

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, scoring in a 5–2 away win. On 21 November, he played his first league game away to

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisi ...

, and scored in a 4–2 win before being sent off for hitting an opponent with his arm. On 1 February 2011, Jonathas de Jesus moved teams and countries again, joining

Brescia Calcio Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (), is an Italian football club based in Brescia, Lombardy, that currently plays in . The club holds the record for total number of seasons (64) and consecutive seasons (18, from 1947–48 to 1 ...

in a one-and-a-half-year contract for and undisclosed fee, rumoured to be €300,000. He appeared in six matches during his debut campaign, as the ''Biancoazzurri'' were relegated from

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. He scored 16 goals in the

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, the team's top scorer.

Pescara

On 31 July 2012, newly promoted Serie A side

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announced that they had signed Jonathas for an undisclosed fee. He played his first match on 26 August in a 0–3 loss to

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, and scored his first goal on 6 January of the following year, in a 2–0 win at

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. On 31 January 2013 Jonathas de Jesus moved to

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on loan until June, with a buyout clause. On 29 August he joined

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in a permanent one-year deal. After scoring 15 goals with Latina (who missed out promotion in the

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), Jonathas returned to Pescara. Immediately after returning to Pescara, Jonathas de Jesus was loaned to

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Estadi ...

, for two seasons. He made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 24 August 2014, starting in a 0–3 loss at

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. Jonathas de Jesus scored his first goal in the category on 14 September 2014, netting his side's second in a 3–2 away win against

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Lig ...

. On 2 November, he scored Elche's goals in a 2–1 home win against

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, taking his tally up to five. On 20 April 2015, after scoring the winner in a home success against

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, Jonathas became the first player of the

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to score 10 goals in a La Liga campaign since 1977–78.

Real Sociedad

On 27 July 2015, Jonathas de Jesus moved to fellow league team Real Sociedad, after agreeing to a five-year deal. He scored seven times in his only season in

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, including braces in wins against Valencia (2–0 at home) and

(5–0 away) at the start of the new year. Jonathas de Jesus was sent off on 18 October 2015 at the end of a 2–0 loss to

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at the

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, joining teammate Diego Reyes in expulsion.

Rubin Kazan

On 29 July 2016,

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reached an agreement with Real Sociedad for the transfer of Jonathas. The fee was reported as €7 million.

Hannover 96

On 22 August 2017, Jonathas de Jesus signed a three-year contract with the German club

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. Five days later he scored on his debut, the only goal of a home win over

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. On 29 June 2018, he joined Brazilian club

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on a year-long deal. He played nine total games, and scored a late consolation on 22 July at the end of a 3–1 loss away to city rivals

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. Corinthians terminated the loan on 15 January 2019. On 4 May 2019, Jonathas de Jesus came on as a half-time substitute for Hendrik Weydandt for relegation-threatened Hannover away to leaders

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. In his ten-minute cameo, he scored a penalty given by the

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, and was sent off for two yellow cards. His contract was terminated on 31 August that year.

Return to Elche

On 31 January 2020, Jonathas de Jesus returned to his former club Elche, now in

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. Weeks later, he tested positive for

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on 15 March, during the coronavirus pandemic in Spain.

Sharjah

On 29 August 2020,

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signs Brazilian Jonathas de Jesus.

Odisha FC

On 10 Sept 2021,

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side

Odisha FC Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded ...

signed him for a two-year term ahead of their 2021–22 campaign. He debuted for the club on 24 November in a 3–1 win over

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. He had 8 goals and 4 assists in his first year in India.

International career

Jonathas de Jesus played for the Brazilian under-19 team at 2008 Sendai Cup, where he scored three goals in the same number of matches.

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonathas de Jesus 1989 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Villa Nova Atlético Clube players Eredivisie players AZ Alkmaar players Serie A players Serie B players Brescia Calcio players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Torino F.C. players Latina Calcio 1932 players La Liga players Segunda División players Elche CF players Real Sociedad footballers Russian Premier League players FC Rubin Kazan players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Hannover 96 players UAE Pro League players Sharjah FC players Hatta Club players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in India Odisha FC players