Jeferson Elías Braga Montimor (born 12 January 1998), simply known as Jeferson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 2 team Chanthaburi.
Club career
During his youth career, Jeferson played for Atlético Mineiro before being released. He then played for low-tier clubs in Brazil such as Democrata, Patrocinense and Trabalhadore.[2]
In January 2023, Jeferson joined Vietnamese side Viettel and signed his first professional contract there.[2][3] In his only season with the club, he scored 2 goals in the Vietnamese Cup games but failed to net any goal in the V.League 1 and was therefore released at the end of the season.[4][5]
On 2 November 2023, Jeferson signed for V.League 1 fellow Hanoi Police.[5][6] On 12 May 2024, he scored his first hat-trick at professional level to help his team win 3–1 against Khánh Hòa in a league game.[7]
On 8 September 2024, Jeferson moved to Hoang Anh Gia Lai.[8]
On 4 January 2025, Jeferson was transferred to Thai League 2 side Chanthaburi.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viettel | 2023 | V.League 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| Hanoi Police | 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 14 | |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2024–25 | V.League 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16 | ||
References
- ^ "Jeferson Elías". Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Ra mắt tiền đạo khủng, CLB Viettel quyết tranh chức vô địch V-League 2023" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 31 January 2023.
- ^ "CLB Viettel ra mắt tân binh Jeferson Elias tại V-League 2023" (in Vietnamese). Bongda24h. 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Viettel FC bất ngờ thông báo chia tay ngoại binh Brazil" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b "CLB Công an Hà Nội bất ngờ ký hợp đồng với ngoại binh thứ 2 từ Viettel" (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. 2 November 2023.
- ^ "CLB Công an Hà Nội chiêu mộ thành công Jeferson Elias" (in Vietnamese). VTV. 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Jeferson lập hat-trick, Công an Hà Nội trở lại vị trí thứ hai trên bảng xếp hạng" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam+. 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Thương vụ ngoại binh 1m97 đổ bể, HAGL lập tức chiêu mộ Jeferson Elias". Dân Việt. 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Đội bóng Thái Lan chiêu mộ ngôi sao Brazil từ Việt Nam". Thethao247. 4 January 2025.
External links
- Jeferson Elías at Soccerway