Jefferson Savarino
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jefferson David Savarino Quintero | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Maracaibo, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Zulia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Zulia | 132 | (32) |
2017 | → Real Salt Lake (loan) | 22 | (6) |
2017–2020 | Real Salt Lake | 65 | (16) |
2020–2022 | Atlético Mineiro | 53 | (14) |
2022–2023 | Real Salt Lake | 47 | (15) |
2024– | Botafogo | 31 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Venezuela U20 | 3 | (0) |
2014 | Venezuela U21 | 4 | (0) |
2017– | Venezuela | 45 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 8 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 14 November 2024 (AEST) |
Jefferson David Savarino Quintero (born 11 November 1996) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo and the Venezuela national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Zulia
[edit]Born in Maracaibo, Savarino began his professional career at Zulia F.C. in 2013. In four years at the club, he played 141 games and scored 36 goals, participating in the 2016 Torneo Clausura and Copa Venezuela victories.
Real Salt Lake
[edit]On 9 May 2017, Savarino joined Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on loan from Zulia of Venezuela.[3][4] He subsequently signed permanently for the club. In total, he scored 22 goals in three seasons with RSL. In May 2022, RSL announced that Savarino was resigned to the team.
Atlético Mineiro
[edit]On 7 February 2020, Real Salt Lake announced the transfer of Savarino to Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.[5]
International career
[edit]Savarino was born in Venezuela and is of Italian descent, holding dual-citizenship. A youth international for Venezuela, he debuted for the Venezuela national team in 2017.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 October 2024[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Zulia | 2012–13 | Primera División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
2015 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | |||
2016 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 50 | 21 | |||
2017 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 15 | 7 | |||
Total | 132 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 36 | ||
Real Salt Lake | 2017 | MLS | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | |
2018 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | |||
2019 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | |||
Total | 87 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22 | ||
Atlético Mineiro | 2020 | Série A | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 3 | 43 | 10 | |
2021 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9[a] | 2 | 8[c] | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||
2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 10[d] | 2 | 16 | 4 | ||
Total | 53 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 99 | 21 | ||
Real Salt Lake | 2022 | MLS | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 7 | |
2023 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4[b] | 1 | — | 34 | 11 | |||
Total | 47 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18 | ||
Botafogo | 2024 | Série A | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13[a] | 4 | 7[e] | 2 | 48 | 10 |
Career total | 343 | 87 | 22 | 5 | 33 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 433 | 107 |
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearance in Leagues Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
- ^ Nine appearances and two goals in Campeonato Mineiro, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
International
[edit]- As of 14 November 2024[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Venezuela | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 7 | 1 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 1 | |
2023 | 6 | 1 | |
2024 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 45 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Savarino goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 June 2019 | Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, United States | United States | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2 | 27 September 2022 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
3 | 21 November 2023 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2026 World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Zulia
Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021
- Copa do Brasil: 2021
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2020, 2021, 2022
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2022
Venezuela
Individual
- El País Venezuelan Primera División Player of the Year: 2016[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jefferson Savarino". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Jefferson Savarino". Real Salt Lake. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake Acquires Jefferson Savarino On Loan". Real Salt Lake. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake sign young Venezuelan striker Jefferson Savarino on loan". MLS. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "RSL Transfers Savarino to Atletico Mineiro". Real Salt Lake. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "RSL vs. Colorado Rapids: Player of the Match". www.wasatch.soccer. 22 May 2023.
- ^ Jefferson Savarino at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Jefferson Savarino". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Japan vs. Venezuela". Soccerway. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Samurai Blue lose final home match of the year 1–4 against Venezuela – Kirin Challenge Cup 2019". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Piña, Alberth (10 April 2023). "El zuliano Jefferson Savarino anotó en su regreso a la MLS con el Real Salt Lake (Video)". Noticia al Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Maracaibo
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Venezuela men's international footballers
- Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers
- Venezuelan people of Italian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Major League Soccer players
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Zulia F.C. players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- 2019 Copa América players
- 2021 Copa América players
- 2024 Copa América players
- Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Venezuelan football forward stubs