Jefferson (footballer, born January 1988)

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)
2009–2010	→ Frosinone (loan)	4	(0)
2010	→ Cassino (loan)	12	(6)
2010–2011	→ Eupen (loan)	17	(3)
2011–2012	→ Latina (loan)	19	(9)
2012–2014	Latina	57	(13)
2014–2015	Livorno	15	(2)
2015–2016	Latina	13	(1)
2016	→ Casertana (loan)	12	(3)
2016–2017	Teramo	8	(3)
2017–2018	Viterbese	36	(14)
2018–2019	Monza	13	(1)
2019	→ Giana Erminio (loan)	13	(2)
2019–2020	Monopoli	20	(5)
2020–2021	Padova	8	(0)
2021	→ Catanzaro (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

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.

Career

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

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.

External links

• Jefferson at Soccerway
• Jefferson at Sambafoot ( archive )
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