Jefferson Ruan Pereira dos Santos (born 30 December 1999), commonly known as Jeffinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefferson Ruan Pereira dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Volta Redonda, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
| 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– | Botafogo | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 1 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 and moved to Botafogo on loan on 12 April 2022.[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]
| 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 (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 21 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 26 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7 | ||
Botafogo – current squad | |
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