Geferson

Geferson
	Geferson in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Geferson Cerqueira Teles
Date of birth	13 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Lauro de Freitas, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, left back
Youth career
2002–2010	Vitória
2011–2014	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Internacional
2017	→ Vitória (loan)
2018–2023	CSKA Sofia
2024	Paysandu
International career
2011	Brazil U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:24, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

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

Club career

Internacional

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
Club	Season	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

^ Including Campeonato Gaúcho.

Honours

CSKA Sofia

Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21

References

^ "Da base à Seleção: vida de imprevistos ajuda Geferson a superar etapas" [From the youth setup to Seleção: life of incidentals helps Geferson to overcome stages] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^ "Ficha técnica: Caxias 1 x 2 Internacional" [Match report: Caxias 1–2 Internacional] (in Portuguese). Terra. 14 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^ "Nilmar marca e reverencia Romário na Colina, mas Lucas salva o Vasco" [Nilmar scores and honours Romário at Colina, but Lucas saves Vasco] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^ "Джеферсон подписа с ЦСКА" [Geferson signed with CSKA] (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^ "Жеферсон за периода си в ЦСКА: Огромен подвиг, с който ще бъде белязана завинаги моята кариера" [Geferson about his CSKA period: A great achievement, which will forever mark my career] (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
^ "Real Madrid defender Marcelo ruled out of Copa America". World Soccer Talk. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^ "Marcelo é cortado, e Geferson, do Inter, é convocado para o seu lugar" [Marcelo is ruled out, and Geferson, from Inter, is called up for his place] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^ Geferson at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2015.