Geferson

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cerqueira and the second or paternal family name is Teles.

Geferson Cerqueira Teles (born 13 May 1994), known as Geferson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Geferson

Geferson in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Geferson Cerqueira Teles
Date of birth	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Lauro de Freitas, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, left back
Team information
Current team	Atlético Piauiense
Youth career
2002–2010	Vitória
2011–2014	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Internacional	39	(0)
2017	→ Vitória (loan)	35	(1)
2018–2023	CSKA Sofia	110	(2)
2024	Paysandu	2	(0)
2024	Londrina	9	(0)
2025–	Atlético Piauiense	0	(0)
International career
2011	Brazil U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Internacional

Geferson with Internacional in 2016

Born in Lauro de Freitas, Bahia, Geferson started his career at Vitória's youth setup in 2002, aged eight.^[1] In 2011, he signed for Internacional and spent three years playing in the youth academy.

In 2014 Geferson was promoted to the main squad, but made no official appearances over the year. After the arrival of new coach Diego Aguirre, he was named as a backup to Fabrício, and made his debut as a senior on 14 February 2015, starting in a 2–1 away win against Caxias, for that year's Campeonato Gaúcho.^[2]

After Fabrício's loan to Cruzeiro, Geferson was made a starter by Aguirre, and appeared in nine matches during the tournament. On 23 May 2015 he made his Série A debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Vasco da Gama.^[3]

In January 2018, Geferson signed a contract with Bulgarian elite club CSKA Sofia.^[4] He left after 5 years spent in the club and 160 matches in all tournaments.^[5]

International career

After representing Brazil at the under-17 level, Geferson was called up to the main squad on 29 May 2015 for the year's Copa América, as a replacement for the injured Marcelo,^[6][7] but Filipe Luís occupied Brazil's starting left-back position as they reached the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

As of 7 June 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other[nb 1]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Internacional	2014	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	2015	12	0	2	0	5	0	11	0	30	0
	2016	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	Total	27	0	2	0	5	0	11	0	45	0
Vitória (loan)	2017	19	0	0	0	–		0	0	19	0
CSKA Sofia	2017–18	13	0	1	0	–		–		14	0
	2018–19	16	0	1	0	4	0	–		21	0
	2019–20	19	1	4	0	6	1	–		29	2
	2020–21	15	0	4	0	6	0	–		25	0
	2021–22	26	0	5	0	11	0	1	0	43	0
	2022–23	21	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	28	1
	Total	110	2	16	0	33	1	1	0	160	3
Career total		156	2	18	0	38	2	12	0	224	4

1. Including Campeonato Gaúcho.

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21