Jeferson Elías Braga Montimor (born 12 January 1998), simply known as Jeferson, is a Brazilian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a striker for

Thai League 2 Thai League 2 (), commonly known as the T2, formally called Thai Division 1 League, is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system. Seasons typically run from August to May, with each team playing 34 games : two agai ...

team

Chanthaburi Chanthaburi (, ) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in the east of Thailand, on the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Mueang Chanthaburi District. The town covers the two ''tambons'' Talat an ...

Club career

During his youth career, Jeferson played for

Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

before being released. He then played for low-tier clubs in Brazil such as Democrata, Patrocinense and Trabalhadore. In January 2023, Jeferson joined Vietnamese side

Viettel The Military Industry and Telecoms Group (), Trade name, trading as Viettel or Viettel Group (), is a Vietnamese State-owned enterprise, state-owned multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications, technology and manufacturing C ...

and signed his first professional contract there. In his only season with the club, he scored 2 goals in the

Vietnamese Cup Vietnamese National Football Cup (), commonly recognized and branded as the National Cup (), is a Vietnamese football competition. It is one of the most important club competitions in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Cup was first held in 1992. Cảng S ...

games but failed to net any goal in the

V.League 1 The V.League 1 (), also called LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF). It is contested by 14 clubs who play each ...

and was therefore released at the end of the season. On 2 November 2023, Jeferson signed for

fellow Hanoi Police. On 12 May 2024, he scored his first hat-trick at professional level to help his team win 3–1 against Khánh Hòa in a league game. On 8 September 2024, Jeferson moved to Hoang Anh Gia Lai. On 4 January 2025, Jeferson was transferred to

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeferson Elias 1998 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC players Cong An Hanoi FC players The Cong-Viettel FC players V.League 1 players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen