Jefferson Lerma
 Lerma at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | El Cerrito, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Huila | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Atlético Huila | 84 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | → Levante (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Levante | 56 | (1) |
| 2018– | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Colombia Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | Colombia | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2018 | |||
Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís (born 25 October 1994) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth and the Colombia national team. Lerma has also been used as a defensive midfielder and as a right back.
Club career
Early career and Atlético Huila
Born in El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca, Lerma graduated with Atlético Huila's youth setup. After being promoted to the main squad in January 2013, he made his professional debut on 30 March, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Millonarios.[2]
Lerma appeared in 20 matches during his first professional season, as his side finished 13th. He scored his first professional goals on 6 February 2014, scored two goals in a 3–1 home success over Fortaleza, the first of which was the club's 1,000th.[3]
Levante
On 13 August 2015, Lerma moved abroad for the first time in his career, agreeing to a one-year loan contract with Spanish La Liga club Levante.[4] He made his debut later that month, appearing as a late substitute for Nabil Ghilas in a 0–0 away draw against Las Palmas.[5][6] He scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 7 December 2015, scoring the match's first goal in a 1–1 away draw with Espanyol. After appearing in 25 matches for the club, he signed a four-year contract effective 1 July 2016 for a €600,000 transfer fee.[7]
AFC Bournemouth
On 7 August 2018, Lerma joined English Premier League club AFC Bournemouth for a club record transfer fee.[8]
International career
In June 2018, Lerma was named to Colombia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 October 2018[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Huila | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 37 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Total | 84 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 93 | 7 | |||
| Levante | 2015–16 | La Liga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 89 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 93 | 3 | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2018–19 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 177 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 10 | ||
International
- As of 3 July 2018[11]
| Colombia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 5. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Huila y Millonarios no levantaron su juego y por eso empataron 0–0" [Huila and Millonarios did not bring their game up and drew 0–0] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Huila gana a Fortaleza y llega al gol no. 1000" [Huila defeats Fortaleza and reaches the goal no. 1000] (in Spanish). Huila's official website. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Jefferson Lerma, nuevo jugador del Levante" [Jefferson Lerma, new Levante player] (in Spanish). Levante's official website. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Las palmas no puede romper el cerrojo" [Las Palmas cannot break the deadlock] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Jefferson Lerma Archived 16 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ "Lerma suma 25 partidos y será ´granota´ hasta 2020" [Lerma reaches 25 matches and will be granota until 2020] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Lerma Signs In Club Record Deal". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
- ^ Jefferson Lerma at Soccerway
- ^ "Jefferson Lerma". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
External links
- Jefferson Lerma at BDFutbol
- Jefferson Lerma at ESPN FC
- Jefferson Lerma at Soccerway
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- Categoría Primera A players
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- Levante UD footballers
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
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