Jefferson (footballer, born January 1988)

Jefferson Andrade Siqueira or simply Jefferson (born 6 January 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie D club Fidelis Andria.

Jefferson
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Andrade Siqueira
Date of birth (1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Guarulhos, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Fidelis Andria
Number 79
Youth career
2004–2005 Paraná
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Paraná 10 (2)
2008–2012 Fiorentina 0 (0)
2009–2010Frosinone (loan) 4 (0)
2010Cassino (loan) 12 (6)
2010–2011Eupen (loan) 17 (3)
2011–2012Latina (loan) 19 (9)
2012–2014 Latina 57 (13)
2014–2015 Livorno 15 (2)
2015–2016 Latina 13 (1)
2016Casertana (loan) 12 (3)
2016–2017 Teramo 8 (3)
2017–2018 Viterbese 36 (14)
2018–2019 Monza 13 (1)
2019Giana Erminio (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2020 Monopoli 20 (5)
2020–2021 Padova 8 (0)
2021Catanzaro (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 Latina 30 (7)
2022–2023 Catania 21 (8)
2023– Fidelis Andria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Career

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Jefferson started his career at A.D. Guarulhos – SP playing for the Juniores – U 20 team. He was considered a top talent and impressed many scouts with his exceptional football brain and skills. After scoring 8 goals in 15 games at a major tournament[citation needed] Jefferson moved to Paraná Clube – PR in 2004. From 2004–2008 Jefferson played 48 games and scored 27 goals for Paraná,[citation needed] catching the attention of numerous European teams. Fiorentina signed the player for the 2008/ 2009 season. In August 2009 Jefferson was loaned to Frosinone[1] in order to play a season of first team football. Fiorentina wanted the player to get a full season of football so that for the 2010/ 2011 season Jefferson could start playing for the Fiorentina first team. Frosinone caused a lot of off field problems, which meant the player moved to Cassino in January 2010 for the remainder of the 2009/2010 season as the team is only 30 minutes away from Frosinone. Jefferson played 13 games and scored 7 goals for Cassino.

On 10 January 2019, he joined Giana Erminio on loan.[2]

On 2 September 2019, he signed with Monopoli.[3]

On 10 August 2020 he moved to Padova on a 1-year deal.[4] On 29 January 2021 he was loaned to Catanzaro.[5]

Jefferson is a technical player often used as a target man with a goal scoring instinct.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Ceduto Jefferson" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  2. ^ "JEFFERSON, NUOVO ATTACCANTE PER LA GIANA" (in Italian). Giana Erminio. 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "JEFFERSON È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL MONOPOLI" (Press release) (in Italian). Monopoli. 2 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Jefferson Andrade Siqueira è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ "L'ATTACCANTE JEFFERSON IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). Catanzaro. 29 January 2021.
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