Jeffinho
![]() Jeffinho with Lyon in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jefferson Ruan Pereira dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Volta Redonda, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo (on loan from Lyon) | ||
Number | 47 | ||
Youth career | |||
Resende | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Resende | 25 | (5) |
2021 | → Gama (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2022 | → Botafogo (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Botafogo | 14 | (1) |
2023– | Lyon | 19 | (2) |
2024– | → Botafogo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2024 |
Jefferson Ruan Pereira dos Santos (born 30 December 1999), commonly known as Jeffinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Série A club Botafogo on loan from Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Career
Resende
Jeffinho began his career at Resende after playing youth football for Pelé Academia, which had a partnership with the club.[1] He made his first team debut on 28 June 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring his team's second in a 2–0 Campeonato Carioca away win over Madureira.[2]
Jeffinho continued to feature sparingly for Resende before moving to Gama on loan for the 2021 Série D. Back to his parent club, he impressed during the 2022 Carioca.
Botafogo
On 12 April 2022, Jeffinho moved to Botafogo on loan;[3] initially assigned to the B-team, Jeffinho was called up to the first team squad of Bota by manager Luís Castro in June 2022.[4] He made his main squad – and Série A – debut on 19 June, replacing Renzo Saravia late into a 3–2 away success over Internacional.[5]
On 26 August 2022, Jeffinho signed a permanent three-year contract with Bota.[6]
Lyon
On 31 January 2023, Jeffinho joined Ligue 1 club Lyon for a fee of €10 million, signing a contract until June 2027 with the French club.[7]
On 28 February 2023, for his first start with Lyon, he scored his first goal, during a quarter-final of the Coupe de France against Grenoble.[8]
On 3 June 2023, Jeffinho scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a game against Nice.[9]
Return to Botafogo (loan)
On 5 January 2024, Lyon sent Jeffinho back to Botafogo on loan until the end of 2024.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 December 2023[11]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Resende | 2020 | Carioca | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
2021 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||||
2022 | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||||
Total | — | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||||||
Gama (loan) | 2021 | Série D | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Botafogo | 2022 | Série A | 24 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
Lyon | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
Total | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||||
Career total | 48 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 10 |
References
- ^ "#EntrevistaVAVEL: Jeffinho, do Resende, valoriza importância da Pelé Academia em sua formação" [#InterviewVAVEL: Jeffinho, from Resende, plays up importance of Pelé Academia on his formation] (in Brazilian Portuguese). VAVEL. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Com gols de jovens da base, Resende vence o Madureira pelo Carioca" [With goals from youth graduates, Resende defeat Madureira in the Carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Botafogo acerta com mais dois jogadores do Resende por empréstimo até o fim de 2022" [Botafogo sign two more Resende players on loan until the end of 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Destaque nos treinos do time B, Jeffinho é chamado para treinar com os profissionais do Botafogo" [Spotlight on B-team's trainings, Jeffinho is called up to train with the main squad of Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FogãoNet. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Botafogo conquista virada heroica sobre o Internacional" [Botafogo achieve epic comeback over Internacional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Botafogo anuncia contratação de Jeffinho" [Botafogo announce the signing of Jeffinho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Arrivée de Jeffinho à l'OL jusqu'au 30 juin 2027" [Jeffinho arrives at OL until 30 June 2027] (in French). ol.fr. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "L'OL bat Grenoble et file en demi de la Coupe de France - Jeffinho et Barcola buteurs". Eurosport. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Nice 3-1 OL, Ligue 1 : résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "De volta para casa" [Back home] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Jeffinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
External links
- Profile at the Olympique Lyonnais website
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