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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefferson Andrade Siqueira | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1988 | ||
| 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 | |||
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]