Jeffinho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefferson Ruan Pereira dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1999 | ||
| 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[edit]
Resende[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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)[edit]
On 5 January 2024, Lyon sent Jeffinho back to Botafogo on loan until the end of 2024.[10]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 15 December 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- ^ "#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[edit]
- Profile at the Olympique Lyonnais website
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Volta Redonda
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Ligue 1 players
- Resende FC players
- Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France