Jeferson (footballer, born 1996)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Araújo and the second or paternal family name is de Carvalho.

Jeferson de Araújo de Carvalho (born 22 June 1996), known as Jeferson Carvalho, or only Jeferson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Botafogo-SP.

Jeferson

Jeferson with São Bernardo in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Jeferson de Araújo de Carvalho
Date of birth	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Botafogo-SP
Youth career
	Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2021	Ponte Preta	123	(2)
2018–2019	→ Vitória (loan)	44	(1)
2019	→ Vila Nova (loan)	27	(2)
2020	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)	26	(4)
2021	→ Ituano (loan)	10	(0)
2021	→ Mirassol (loan)	14	(0)
2021	→ Sport Recife (loan)	0	(0)
2021	→ Náutico (loan)	3	(0)
2022	Santo André	10	(0)
2022	Ferroviária	11	(0)
2022	→ Londrina (loan)	16	(0)
2023–2024	São Bernardo	32	(1)
2025–	Botafogo-SP	0	(0)
International career‡
2013	Brazil U17	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 January 2017

Career

Jeferson with São Bernardo in 2023

Ponte Preta

Born in Campinas, Jeferson graduated with Ponte Preta's youth setup. On 7 September 2011 he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Nacional for Copa do Brasil.^[1]

Jeferson made his Série A debut on 15 October 2015, starting in a 1–0 away success over Palmeiras. His first goal in the category came on 16 June 2016, in a 3–2 home success over Atlético Paranaense.

In April 2019, he joined Vila Nova on loan.^[2]

International career

Jeferson was called up for Brazil under-17s ahead of the South American championship^[3] and World Cup.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 4 January 2017^[5]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Conmebol		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ponte Preta	2013	Série A	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2014	Série B	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2015	Série A	3	0	3	0	5	0	2	0	—		13	0
	2016		20	1	12	0	5	0	—		—		37	1
Career total			25	1	15	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	53	1