Jefferson Arroz

Jefferson de Souza Gonçalves (born 17 January 1988) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sinop.[1]

Jefferson Arroz

Personal information
Full name	Jefferson de Souza Gonçalves
Date of birth	(1988-01-17) 17 January 1988
Place of birth	Cuiabá, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sinop
Youth career
	Brasil Central
	Cruzeiro
	Cuiabá
	Mixto
2005–2008	Chievo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Chievo	0	(0)
2008	→ Ipatinga (loan)
2011	→ Mixto (loan)
2011	Arieșul Turda	5	(0)
2012–2013	Portuguesa
2013	Gavà
2014	Novoperário
2014	Sant Andreu	7	(0)
2015	Boavista	4	(0)
2017	Moca
2018	Operário	0	(0)
2019–	Sinop	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Jefferson had youth stints with Brasil Central, Cruzeiro, Cuiabá, Mixto prior to swapping Brazil for Italy in 2005 by joining Chievo.[2][3] During his time with Chievo, Jefferson spent time out on loan with Ipatinga and former club Mixto.[2] He departed Chievo in 2011, joining Liga II side Arieșul Turda in Romania.[1] He made his debut on 20 August in a 2–0 defeat to Turnu Severin.[1] Four further appearances followed during the 2011–12 season, which the club left mid-season.[1] After Arieșul Turda, between 2012 and 2014, Jefferson spent time with Portuguesa and Novoperário in Brazil and in Spain with Gavà; the latter occurring in-between Portuguesa and Novoperário.[4]

In August 2014, Jefferson agreed to join Sant Andreu of Segunda División B.[1][5] He featured seven times for the club.[1][6][7] Boavista of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil became Jefferson's ninth career club on 28 February 2015.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 14 March, featuring for twenty-five minutes of a Campeonato Carioca match with Barra Mansa.[1] He left Boavista in 2015 after four appearances.[1] Two years later, in January 2017, Jefferson completed a move to the Dominican Republic to play for Moca.[8] In 2018, Jefferson returned to Brazil with Operário.[9] In the succeeding year, Jefferson moved to Sinop of Série D.[9]

Career statistics

As of 3 April 2019.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chievo	2008–09	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2009–10		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2010–11		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Arieșul Turda	2011–12	Liga II	5	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
Sant Andreu	2014–15	Segunda División B	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Boavista	2015	Campeonato Carioca	—		0	0	—		—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
Operário	2018	Campeonato Mato-Grossense	—		0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Sinop	2019	Série D	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			12	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0	16	0

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca

References

1. "Brazil - Jefferson Arroz". Soccerway. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
2. "Jefferson Arroz recebe proposta do Bahia e deve deixar equipe espanhola". Globo Esporte. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
3. "Ex-jogador do Mixto, Jefferson Arroz grava comercial ao lado de Messi". Globo Esporte. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
4. "Guia do Sul-Mato-Grossense: degola de 4 times será o drama do estadual". Globo Esporte. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
5. "El Sant Andreu presenta Jefferson Arroz, un lateral brasiler tècnic i potent". Betevé. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
6. "Jefferson Arroz, Jefferson de Souza Gonçalves". BDFutbol. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
7. "Chaco, Manteca i Martí Tapia, darrers reforços hivernals de la UE Sant Andreu". Andreuenc. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
8. "Jefferson Arroz - Jugadores - MOCAFC". Moca. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
9. "Sinop divulga elenco para estreia do Campeonato Mato-grossense". Só Notícias. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

External links

• Jefferson Arroz at Soccerway