Jefferson Encada
.jpg?lang=en) Encada in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefferson Anilson Silva Encada | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Olhanense | 20 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Vitória Guimarães B | 28 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Vitória Guimarães | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Leixões | 30 | (5) |
| 2022–2025 | Pharco | 96 | (1) |
| 2025– | Estrela da Amadora | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Guinea-Bissau | 29 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2025 | |||
Jefferson Anilson Silva Encada (born 17 April 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.
Club career
[edit]On 28 October 2018, Encada made his professional debut with Vitória Guimarães B in a 2018–19 LigaPro match against Paços Ferreira.[1]
He made his Primeira Liga debut for Vitória Guimarães on 8 September 2019 in a game against Rio Ave.[2]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national football team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Eswatini.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 20 March 2025[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Vitória Guimarães B 0-1 Paços de Ferreira". ForaDeJogo. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ "Rio Ave v Vitória Guimarães game report". Soccerway. 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Eswatini v Guinea-Bissau game report". Besoccer. 26 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jefferson Encada". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jefferson Encada at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Jefferson Encada at Soccerway
- Jefferson Encada at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
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- S.C. Olhanense players
- Vitória S.C. B players
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- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Egyptian Premier League players
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