Jerson Cabral

Jerson Cabral
Cabral with Feyenoord in August 2011
Personal information
Full name Jerson Cabral
Date of birth (1991-01-03) 3 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Feyenoord 52 (8)
2012–2016 Twente 33 (6)
2013–2014 → ADO Den Haag (loan) 14 (0)
2014 Jong Twente 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Willem II (loan) 17 (2)
2016–2017 Bastia 6 (0)
2017 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2019 Levski Sofia 47 (9)
2019–2021 Pafos 29 (4)
2021–2023 Ionikos 30 (1)
2023 Kalamata 4 (0)
International career‡
2007–2008 Netherlands U17 7 (1)
2008–2010 Netherlands U19 14 (2)
2010–2013 Netherlands U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:43, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2013

Jerson Cabral (born 3 January 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger.[1]

Career

Feyenoord

Cabral was scouted by Feyenoord at the age of seven.[2] He made his professional debut for Feyenoord on 8 August 2010. He replaced Diego Biseswar in the 51st minute of the Eredivisie home match against FC Utrecht (3–1).[3] On 27 August 2010, Cabral made his European debut. He replaced Tim de Cler in the 82nd minute of the Europa League away match against Gent (2–0).[4]

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, in exchange of Wesley Verhoek.[5] At FC Twente he signed a four-year contract.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9] In their home match against FC Twente that season, he scored twice, leading them to a 2–2 draw.[10]

Bastia

In summer 2016 Cabral moved abroad on a free transfer to play for French side Bastia,[11] but was loaned to Sparta in the January 2017 transfer window.[12]

Levski Sofia

On 12 September 2017, Cabral signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia.[13]

Pafos

In September 2019 Cabral joined Cypriot side Pafos.[14]

Ionikos

On 10 July 2021, he signed a contract with Ionikos on a free transfer.[15]

Kalamata

On 30 September 2023, Cabral signed for Super League Greece 2 club Kalamata.[16]

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 for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Morocco.[17]

Personal life

Jerson has a twin brother, Jercely.[18] His cousin, Garry Rodrigues, is also a footballer who also played for Levski Sofia before Jerson.[19] Jerson also fathers two daughters with a long term girlfriend.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 March 2023[20]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2010–11 Eredivisie 23 1 1 0 — 1[c] 0 25 1
2011–12 Eredivisie 28 7 2 0 — — 30 7
2012–13 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — 1[d] 0 2 0
Total 52 8 3 0 — 2 0 57 8
Twente 2012–13 Eredivisie 9 0 2 0 — 3[c] 0 14 0
2015–16 Eredivisie 24 6 1 0 — — 25 6
Total 33 6 3 0 — 3 0 39 6
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2013–14 Eredivisie 14 0 2 0 — — 16 0
Jong Twente 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 1 0 — — — 1 0
Willem II (loan) 2014–15 Eredivisie 17 2 1 0 — — 18 2
Bastia 2016–17 Ligue 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 — 8 0
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Levski Sofia 2017–18 Bulgarian First League 21 1 5 1 — 0 0 26 2
2018–19 Bulgarian First League 26 8 1 1 — 2[c] 1 29 10
Total 47 9 6 2 — 2 1 55 12
Pafos 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 11 3 2 0 — — 13 3
2020–21 Cypriot First Division 18 1 0 0 — — 18 1
Total 29 4 2 0 — — 31 4
Ionikos 2021–22 Super League Greece 23 1 3 0 — — 26 1
2022–23 Super League Greece 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Total 30 1 3 0 — — 33 1
Kalamata 2023–24 Super League Greece 2 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 242 30 22 2 1 0 7 1 272 33
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France, Bulgarian Cup, Cypriot Cup, Greek Football Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ Jerson Cabral over Broederliefde, lijpe supporters en Rivaldo vice.com
  2. ^ "Zo werd Jerson Cabral Prof". Voetbal.nl. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Feyenoord - FC Utrecht (08-08-2010)". VI (in Dutch). 8 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  4. ^ "AA Gent - Feyenoord (26-08-2010)". VI (in Dutch). 26 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  5. ^ "WESLEY VERHOEK TEKENT VIERJARIG CONTRACT BIJ FEYENOORD". Feyenoord.nl. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Cabral naar FC Twente, Verhoek naar Feyenoord". fctwente.nl. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Cabral op huurbasis naar ADO Den Haag". fctwente.nl. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Jerson Cabral op huurbasis naar Willem II". fctwente.nl. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Willem II verguld met 'buitenkans' Cabral". vi.nl. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Gelijkspel Tilburg". fctwente.nl. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  11. ^ Jerson Cabral definitief naar SC Bastia Archived 17 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine - FOX Sports (in Dutch)
  12. ^ Sparta haalt Cabral terug naar Rotterdam - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  13. ^ "Холандецът Жерсон Кабрал подписа с Левски за две години" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Νέα μεταγραφή: Δικός της και ο Jerson Cabral" (in Greek). shootandgoal.cyprustimes.com. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Ιωνικός: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Τζέρσον Καμπράλ". www.sport24.gr. 10 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Η ΠΑΕ Καλαμάτα ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Τζέρσον Καμπράλ" [PAE Kalamata announces the acquisition of Jerson Cabral] (in Greek). Kalamata F.C. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Nilson é o único residente nos eleitos de Cabo Verde - Tubaroes - Cabo-verde - Seleccao - Futebol - SAPO Desporto". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  18. ^ "VIDEO| Tweelingbroer Cabral gaf vertrouwen niet op: Laat je voeten spreken - Twentefans | FC Twente". 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  19. ^ Новият в Левски: Гари Родригес ми е братовчед, целим се в титлата
  20. ^ Jerson Cabral at Soccerway