Yuri Matias

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Yuri Matias
Yuri Matias - CFR Cluj vs FCSB, 17 April 2022 (cropped).jpg
Matias with CFR Cluj in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Yuri de Sousa Matias
Date of birth (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Campina Grande, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Ajman Club
Number 44
Youth career
–2013 América-PE
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 América-PE 25 (0)
2016–2020 Académica 58 (3)
2020 Tractor 2 (0)
2020–2022 Gaz Metan Mediaș 47 (6)
2022–2023 CFR Cluj 49 (4)
2023–2025 Neftchi Baku 58 (7)
2025– Ajman Club 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025

Jefferson Yuri de Sousa Matias (born 10 February 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UAE Pro League club Ajman Club. [1]

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Career

Born in Campina Grande, Brazil, Matias joined Académica de Coimbra on 27 June 2016 on a one-year loan. [2] He made his debut on 30 July 2016, in an away draw against Gil Vicente F.C. [3]

On 3 April 2017, he signed a permanent deal to stay at Académica. [4]

In January 2020, Académica terminated his contract on mutual consent and Yuri signed a six month deal with Persian Gulf Pro League side Tractor S.C. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 May 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América-PE 2014 State league1 [b] 010
2015 State league10 [b] 0100
2016 Série D 14 [b] 0140
Total250250
Académica 2016–17 Liga Portugal 2 151001 [c] 0161
2017–18 Liga Portugal 2130201 [c] 0160
2018–19 Liga Portugal 2272272
2019–20 Liga Portugal 2300030
Total5832020623
Tractor 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League 2020
Gaz Metan Mediaș 2020–21 Liga I 27210282
2021–22 Liga I20411215
Total47621497
CFR Cluj 2021–22 Liga I140140
2022–23 Liga I3542013 [d] 21 [e] 0516
Total4942013210656
Neftçi Baku 2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League 305404 [f] 0385
2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League28253335
Total58793407110
Career total2142015417228027426
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Cupa României, Azerbaijan Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Pernambucano Série A1
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Appearance in Supercupa României
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

CFR Cluj

Individual

References

  1. Soccerway profile
  2. "Yuri é reforço da Académica" [Yuri strengthens Académica] (in Portuguese). Académica's official website. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. "Gil Vicente 0-0 Académica". Footballzz.
  4. "Yuri Matias até 2020" [Yuri Matias until 2020] (in Portuguese). Académica de Coimbra. 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. "Yuri ruma ao Irão" [Yuri goes to Iran] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  6. Yuri Matias at Soccerway
  7. "S-a stabilit echipa sezonului trecut din Superliga. Care este echipa cu cei mai mulți reprezentanți" [Last season's Superliga team has been decided. Which team has the most representatives?] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.