Jeferson (footballer, born 1996)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Araújo and the second or paternal family name is de Carvalho.
Jeferson
Jeferson with São Bernardo in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jeferson de Araújo de Carvalho
Date of birth (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Botafogo-SP
Youth career
Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2021 Ponte Preta 123 (2)
2018–2019 → Vitória (loan) 44 (1)
2019 → Vila Nova (loan) 27 (2)
2020 → Botafogo-SP (loan) 26 (4)
2021 → Ituano (loan) 10 (0)
2021 → Mirassol (loan) 14 (0)
2021 → Sport Recife (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Náutico (loan) 3 (0)
2022 Santo André 10 (0)
2022 Ferroviária 11 (0)
2022 → Londrina (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024 São Bernardo 32 (1)
2025– Botafogo-SP 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Brazil U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 January 2017

Jeferson de Araújo de Carvalho (born 22 June 1996), known as Jeferson Carvalho, or only Jeferson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Botafogo-SP.

Career

Jeferson with São Bernardo in 2023

Ponte Preta

Born in Campinas, Jeferson graduated with Ponte Preta's youth setup. On 7 September 2011 he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Nacional for Copa do Brasil.[1]

Jeferson made his Série A debut on 15 October 2015, starting in a 1–0 away success over Palmeiras. His first goal in the category came on 16 June 2016, in a 3–2 home success over Atlético Paranaense.

In April 2019, he joined Vila Nova on loan.[2]

International career

Jeferson was called up for Brazil under-17s ahead of the South American championship[3] and World Cup.[4]

Career statistics

As of 4 January 2017[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Conmebol Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ponte Preta 2013 Série A 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2014 Série B 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2015 Série A 3 0 3 0 5 0 2 0 — 13 0
2016 20 1 12 0 5 0 — — 37 1
Career total 25 1 15 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 53 1

References

  1. ^ [1]; Soccerway, 25 July 2013
  2. ^ "Buscando acesso à elite, Jeferson se apresenta ao Vila: "momento muito importante na minha carreira"". sagresonline.com.br. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ Sub-17: Lista de las 10 selecciones; Conmebol's official website (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Seleção Sub-17 definida para o Mundial; CBF's official website, 5 October 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Jeferson at Soccerway
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