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Jefferson Júnior
	Jefferson with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Jefferson Nogueira Júnior
Date of birth	22 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Boluspor
Number	22
Youth career
2005–2010	Paulínia
2010–2012	Grêmio
2012	Figueirense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2017	Figueirense
2013	→ Paulínia (loan)
2017	→ Fortaleza (loan)
2018–2022	Gaziantep
2022	Moreirense
2023–2024	Petrolul Ploiești
2024–	Boluspor
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024

Jefferson Nogueira Júnior (born 22 January 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF First League club Boluspor.

After starting his senior career at Figueirense in 2012, Jefferson went on to compete professionally in Turkey, Portugal, and Romania.

Career

Early career and Figueirense

Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Jefferson started out in the academies of Paulínia and Grêmio, before joining Figueirense's youth setup in 2012. He made his senior debut on 2 December that year, aged 18, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 Série A away loss to Coritiba.^[1]

After a loan stint back to Paulínia, Jefferson was definitely promoted to the main squad in 2014. On 16 November 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw at Atlético Mineiro.^[2]

Gaziantep

In January 2018, Jefferson moved abroad for the first time to TFF First League team Gazişehir Gaziantep. He made his debut on the 22nd in a 3–0 league defeat of Samsunspor, and scored for the first time on 14 April in a 3–2 win over Altınordu.^[3]

During his second season in Turkey, Jefferson contributed with one goal from 15 appearances as the club achieved promotion to the Süper Lig. On 19 October 2019, he registered his first goal in the top division in a 1–4 away loss to Trabzonspor.^[4]

Moreirense

On 27 January 2022, Jefferson agreed to a contract until the end of the season with Portuguese club Moreirense.^[5] He scored his first goals in a 2–1 Primeira Liga win over Gil Vicente, on 8 April.^[6]

Jefferson amassed 16 appearances in all competitions, as Moreirense lost the relegation play-offs against Chaves 1–2 on aggregate.^[7]

Petrolul Ploiești

After being linked to Romanian team Universitatea Craiova in the summer of 2022,^[8] Jefferson agreed a deal for an undisclosed period with fellow Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești on 10 March 2023.^[9]

During his 11-month spell, Jefferson played 26 matches without scoring, of which 23 in the Romanian top flight.

Boluspor

On 2 February 2024, Jefferson returned to Turkey by signing for TFF First League side Boluspor.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Figueirense	2012	Série A	1	0	—		—		—		—		—		1	0
	2014	Série A	15	1	1^[a]	0	2	0	—		—		2^[b]	0	20	1
	2015	Série A	6	0	4^[a]	0	5	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2016	Série A	19	0	10^[a]	0	4	0	—		1^[c]	0	—		34	0
	Total		41	1	15	0	11	0	—		1	0	2	0	70	1
Fortaleza (loan)	2017	Série C	4	0	12^[d]	1	1	0	—		—		5^[e]	0	22	1
Gaziantep	2017–18	TFF First League	14	2	—		—		—		—		—		14	2
	2018–19	TFF First League	13	1	—		1	0	—		—		2^[f]	0	16	1
	2019–20	Süper Lig	20	1	—		4	1	—		—		—		24	2
	2020–21	Süper Lig	30	4	—		2	0	—		—		—		32	4
	2021–22	Süper Lig	7	0	—		0	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		84	8	—		7	1	—		—		2	0	93	9
Moreirense	2021–22	Primeira Liga	14	2	—		—		—		—		2^[g]	0	16	2
Petrolul Ploiești	2022–23	Liga I	6	0	—		—		—		—		—		6	0
	2023–24	Liga I	17	0	—		3	0	—		—		—		20	0
	Total		23	0	—		3	0	—		—		—		26	0
Boluspor	2023–24	TFF First League	14	2	—		—		—		—		—		14	2
Career total			180	13	27	1	22	1	0	0	1	0	11	0	243	15

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense
^ Appearances in Primeira Liga (Brazil)
^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearances in Campeonato Cearense
^ Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
^ Appearances in TFF First League promotion play-offs
^ Appearances in Primeira Liga relegation play-offs

Honours

Figueirense^[11]

Campeonato Catarinense: 2014, 2015

Fortaleza^[11]

Copa Fares Lopes runner-up: 2017

References

^ "No Couto Pereira alagado, Coxa se despede com vitória sobre o Figueira" [In waterlogged Couto Pereira, Coxa says goodbye with a victory over Figueira] (in Romanian). Globo Esporte. 2 December 2012.
^ "Fora do G-4, Galo empata com Figueira, vivo na luta para ficar na elite" [Out of G-4, Galo draws with Figueira, alive in the fight to stay in the elite] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 November 2014.
^ "Gaziantep FK - Altınordu 3–2 - TTF 1. Lig 2017/2018 Live". Whoscored.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "Trabzonspor - Gaziantep FK Maç Özeti (Video)" [Trabzonspor - Gaziantep FK Match Summary (Video)] (in Turkish). beIN Sports. 19 October 2019.
^ "Oficial: médio brasileiro deixa Gazientep e reforça Moreirense a custo zero" [Official: Brazilian midfielder leaves Gaziantep and reinforces Moreirense at zero cost]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ "Gil Vicente 1–2 Moreirense :: Liga Portugal bwin 21/22 :: Ficha Do Jogo" (in Portuguese). Zerozero.pt. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^ "Chaves regressa à I Liga, Moreirense é despromovido ao segundo escalão" [Chaves return to I League, Moreirense are relegated to second tier]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "Transferul brazilianului Jefferson la Universitatea Craiova a picat! De ce a rămas Mirel Rădoi fără jucătorul de 1 milion de euro. Update Exclusiv!" [The transfer of Brazilian player Jefferson to Universitatea Craiova fell through! Why was Mirel Rădoi left without the 1 million euro player. Exclusive update!] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "Oficial: Jefferson Nogueira Junior a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești!" [Official: Jefferson Nogueira Júnior signed with FC Petrolul Ploiești!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^ "Jefferson Nogueira Junior ile sözleşme imzalandı" [Jefferson Nogueira Júnior signed a contract] (in Turkish). Boluspor. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jefferson Júnior at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2023.