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Jefté
Personal information
Full name Jefté Vital da Silva Dias
Date of birth (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 20)
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)
2023–2024APOEL (loan) 31 (3)
2024– Rangers 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024

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.

Career

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Fluminense

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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

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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

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On 24 May 2024, Rangers signed Jefté on a four-year contract[4] for a reported fee of £680,000.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 November 2024[6]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
APOEL 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 31 3 1 0 1[c] 0 33 3
Rangers 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 8 0 0 0 3 0 4[d] 0 15 0
Career total 39 3 1 0 3 0 5 0 48 3
  1. ^ Includes Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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APOEL

References

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  1. ^ "Inspirado em Marcelo, Jefté explica sucesso do Fluminense Sub-17: "Muita vontade de vencer"" [Inspired in Marcelo, Jefté explains success of the under-17s of Fluminense: "A lot of eagerness to win"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Flu acerta renovação com Jefté: "Realizando um sonho"" [Flu agree renewal with Jefté: "Fulfilling a dream"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Fluminense acerta empréstimo de Jefté para a Europa, mas renova contrato do lateral-esquerdo" [Fluminense agree loan of Jefté to Europe, but renew contract of the left-back] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Rangers confirm signing of Jefte". Rangers FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Rangers will pay 800 thousand euros". Twitter, Inc. 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ Jefté at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2022.