Jefferson Encada

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Encada.

Jefferson Anilson Silva Encada (born 17 April 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays for Egyptian club Pharco as a forward.

Jefferson Encada

Encada in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Jefferson Anilson Silva Encada
Date of birth	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Pharco
Number	17
Youth career
2013–2017	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Olhanense	20	(3)
2018–2020	Vitória Guimarães B	28	(4)
2019–2020	Vitória Guimarães	1	(0)
2020–2022	Leixões	30	(5)
2022–	Pharco	33	(0)
International career‡
2021–	Guinea-Bissau	29	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2025

Club career

On 28 October 2018, Encada made his professional debut with Vitória Guimarães B in a 2018–19 LigaPro match against Paços Ferreira.^[1]

He made his Primeira Liga debut for Vitória Guimarães on 8 September 2019 in a game against Rio Ave.^[2]

International career

He made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national football team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Eswatini.^[3]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 20 March 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea-Bissau	2021	4	0
	2022	7	0
	2023	5	0
	2024	12	0
	2025	1	0
Total		29	0