Jeffinho

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Jeffinho
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Jeffinho with Lyon in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Ruan Pereira dos Santos
Date of birth (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Volta Redonda, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Liaoning Tieren
(on loan from Botafogo)
Youth career
Resende
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Resende 25 (5)
2021 → Gama (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → Botafogo (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 Botafogo 14 (1)
2023–2024 Lyon 19 (2)
2024 → Botafogo (loan) 14 (4)
2025– Botafogo 18 (2)
2026– → Liaoning Tieren (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 January 2026

Jefferson Ruan Pereira dos Santos (born 30 December 1999), commonly known as Jeffinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Tieren, on loan from Botafogo.

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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

On 5 January 2024, Lyon sent Jeffinho back to Botafogo on loan until the end of 2024. [10] On 31 December 2024, his move to Botafogo was made permanent for a reported transfer fee of €5.3 million. [11]

Loan to China

On 12 January 2026, as reports emerged that Jeffinho was considered surplus to requirements to Botafogo ahead of the 2026 season, he was sent on loan to Chinese Super League club Liaoning Tieren until the end of the campaign. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 June 2025 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState league [a] National cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Resende 2020 Carioca —21———21
2021 —92———92
2022 —142———142
Total—255———255
Gama (loan) 2021 Série D 50————50
Botafogo 2022 Série A 242—20——262
Lyon 2022–23 Ligue 1 91—11——102
2023–24 Ligue 1101—00——101
Total192—11——203
Botafogo (loan) 2024 Série A7173104 [c] 1—195
Botafogo 2025 Série A3010203 [c] 01 [d] 0100
Career total58533861711010515

Honours

Botafogo

References

  1. ↑ "#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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Botafogo conquista virada heroica sobre o Internacional" [Botafogo achieve epic comeback over Internacional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Botafogo anuncia contratação de Jeffinho" [Botafogo announce the signing of Jeffinho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Nice 3-1 OL, Ligue 1 : résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "De volta para casa" [Back home] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Jeffinho rejoint définitivement Botafogo" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 31 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Botafogo acerta empréstimo de Jeffinho a clube da China e atacante viaja já neste fim de semana" [Botafogo finalizes Jeffinho loan to Chinese club and forward travels already this weekend]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  13. ↑ Jeffinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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