Jemerson

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

Jemerson de Jesus Nascimento (born 24 August 1992), known simply as Jemerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Grêmio.^[1]

Jemerson

Jemerson playing for Monaco in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Jemerson de Jesus Nascimento
Date of birth	(1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Jeremoabo, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Grêmio
Number	21
Youth career
2009–2010	Confiança
2010–2012	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Atlético Mineiro	81	(7)
2012	→ Democrata-SL (loan)	12	(0)
2016	Monaco II	1	(1)
2016–2020	Monaco	109	(4)
2020–2021	Corinthians	18	(2)
2021–2022	Metz	15	(0)
2022–2024	Atlético Mineiro	65	(0)
2024–	Grêmio	17	(2)
International career‡
2017	Brazil	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 5 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 November 2017

Club career

Born in Jeremoabo, Bahia, Jemerson only played as an amateur until 2009, signing for Confiança. He joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in the following year, after failed trials at Palmeiras, Santos and Vasco.^[2]

Atlético Mineiro

Jemerson made his senior debut in 2012, while on loan at Democrata, appearing in 12 matches. He subsequently returned to Galo in August and was promoted to the senior squad on a permanent basis in December.^[3]

Jemerson made his first team – and Série A – debut on 7 July 2013, starting and being booked in a 3–2 home win against Criciúma.^[4] A backup to Leonardo Silva and Réver, he only appeared in five matches during the campaign.

In 2014, Jemerson profited from Réver's serious ankle injury, and was a starter for the majority of the year.^[5]

Monaco

On 31 January 2016, Jemerson signed for Ligue 1 club Monaco on a five-year contract.^[6] He was a starter during the 2016–17 campaign, in which the team won the league and reached the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. He left the club after terminating his contract on 2 November 2020.^[7]

Corinthians

On 5 November 2020, Jemerson returned to Brazil as he signed with Corinthians on an eight-month transfer.^[8]

Metz

On 8 October 2021, Jemerson signed for Ligue 1 side FC Metz until the end of the season.^[9] On 29 April 2022, his contract with Metz was terminated by mutual consent.^[10]

Return to Atlético Mineiro

On 20 June 2022, Atlético Mineiro announced the return of Jemerson to the club.^[11]

Grêmio

On 22 May 2024, Grêmio announced that they had reached an agreement for the signing of Jemerson.^[12]

International career

Jemerson received his first international call-up for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Peru on 17 November 2015.^[13]

He made his debut for the national team in a June 2017 friendly away against Australia, which Brazil won 4–0.

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 February 2025^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Democrata-SL	2012	Mineiro 2ª Divisão	—		12[a]	0	—		—		—		—		12	0
Atlético Mineiro	2013	Série A	5	0	—		0	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2014		22	0	5[b]	1	8	1	—		0	0	1[c]	0	36	2
	2015		35	4	14[b]	2	2	0	—		8[d]	0	—		59	6
	Total		62	4	19	3	10	1	—		8	0	1	0	100	8
Monaco	2015–16	Ligue 1	4	0	—		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2016–17		34	2	—		2	0	3	0	15[e]	0	—		54	2
	2017–18		33	2	—		1	0	3	0	6[e]	0	1[f]	0	44	2
	2018–19		25	0	—		2	0	2	0	5[e]	0	1[f]	0	35	0
	2019–20		13	0	—		1	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	2020–21		0	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		109	4	—		7	0	9	0	26	0	2	0	153	4
Monaco II	2015–16	CFA	1	1	—		—		—		—		—		1	1
Corinthians	2020	Série A	7	0	—		—		—		—		—		7	0
	2021		0	0	11[g]	2	2	1	—		1[h]	0	—		14	3
	Total		7	0	11	2	2	1	—		1	0	—		21	3
Metz	2021–22	Ligue 1	15	0	—		1	0	—		—		—		16	0
Atlético Mineiro	2022	Série A	12	0	—		—		—		—		—		12	0
	2023		32	0	7[b]	0	3	0	—		11[d]	0	—		53	0
	2024		3	0	11[b]	0	0	0	—		4[d]	0	—		18	0
	Total		47	0	18	0	3	0	—		15	0	—		83	0
Grêmio	2024	Série A	13	1	—		2	0	—		2[d]	0	—		17	1
	2025		0	0	3[i]	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	Total		13	1	3	0	2	0	—		2	0	—		20	1
Career total			254	10	66	5	25	2	9	0	52	0	3	0	406	17

1. Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão
2. Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
3. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. Appearances in Trophée des Champions
7. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
8. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
9. Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho

International

As of 26 November 2021^[14]

Brazil
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	2	0
Total	2	0

Honours

Club

Atlético Mineiro

• Copa Libertadores: 2013
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2014
• Copa do Brasil: 2014
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2013, 2015, 2023, 2024

Monaco

• Ligue 1: 2016–17^[15]

Individual

• Best Centre-back in Brazil: 2015^[16]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2015^[17]