Jefté

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

Jefté Vital da Silva Dias (born 21 December 2003), simply known as Jefté, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.

Jefté

Jefté in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Jefté Vital da Silva Dias
Date of birth	(2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Rangers
Number	22
Youth career
	Tigres do Brasil
2017–2023	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2024	Fluminense	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ APOEL (loan)	31	(3)
2024–	Rangers	33	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025

Career

Fluminense

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Jefté joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2017, from Tigres do Brasil.^[1] On 16 March 2021, he renewed his contract with the club until 2025.^[2]

Loan to APOEL

On 4 July 2023, Jefté was loaned to Cypriot First Division side APOEL for the entire 2023–24 season; he also renewed his contract until 2026.^[3] He made his professional debut on 20 August, starting in a 2–0 away win over AEZ Zakakiou, and scored his first goal on 2 October in a 5–1 home routing of Ethnikos Achna.

Rangers

On 24 May 2024, Rangers signed Jefté on a four-year contract^[4] for a reported fee of £680,000.^[5] On 4 December 2024, he got his first assist for the club, setting up Cyriel Dessers for Rangers fifth goal in a 6–0 win against Kilmarnock.

On 11 May 2025, Jefté scored his first goal for Rangers in a 4–0 win over Aberdeen.^[6] He made a total of 52 appearances during the season, with 33 appearances in the league, two in the Scottish Cup, four in the League Cup, two in the Champions League and eleven in the Europa League; he recorded a total of one goal and four assists.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2025^[7]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
APOEL (loan)	2023–24	Cypriot First Division	31	3	1	0	—		1[c]	0	33	3
Rangers	2024–25	Scottish Premiership	33	1	2	0	4	0	13[d]	0	52	1
	2025–26	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		33	1	2	0	4	0	13	0	52	1
Career total			64	4	3	0	4	0	14	0	85	4

1. Includes Cypriot Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division: 2023–24