Jefferson Lopes Faustino, commonly known as Jefferson (born 31 August 1988 in

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) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a

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. He played for several seasons in the

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for

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and

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, with whom he won the 2015 Apertura.

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1988 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Universitario de Sucre footballers Roasso Kumamoto players The Strongest players Sport Boys Warnes players Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube players Bolivian Primera División players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub