Yuri Matias

Yuri Matias
	Matias with CFR Cluj in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Jefferson Yuri de Sousa Matias
Date of birth	10 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Campina Grande, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Neftchi Baku
Number	44
Youth career
0000–2013	América-PE
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	América-PE
2016–2020	Académica
2020	Tractor
2020–2022	Gaz Metan Mediaș
2022–2023	CFR Cluj
2023–	Neftchi Baku
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:40, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Jefferson Yuri de Sousa Matias (born 10 February 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku.^[1]

Career[edit]

Born in Campina Grande, Brazil, Matias joined Académica de Coimbra on 27 June 2016 on a one-year loan.^[2] He made his debut on 30 July 2016, in an away draw against Gil Vicente F.C.^[3]

On 3 April 2017, he signed a permanent deal to stay at Académica.^[4]

In January 2020, Académica terminated his contract on mutual consent and Yuri signed a six month deal with Persian Gulf Pro League side Tractor S.C.^[5]

Honours[edit]

CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2021–22
Supercupa României runner-up: 2022

Individual

Liga I Team of the Season: 2022–23,^[6]

References[edit]

^ Soccerway profile
^ "Yuri é reforço da Académica" [Yuri strengthens Académica] (in Portuguese). Académica's official website. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
^ "Gil Vicente 0-0 Académica". Footballzz.
^ "Yuri Matias até 2020" [Yuri Matias until 2020] (in Portuguese). Académica de Coimbra. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
^ "Yuri ruma ao Irão" [Yuri goes to Iran] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ "S-a stabilit echipa sezonului trecut din Superliga. Care este echipa cu cei mai mulți reprezentanți" [Last season's Superliga team has been decided. Which team has the most representatives?] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

External links[edit]

Yuri Matias at ForaDeJogo (archived)

[Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players]]

[1] Soccerway profile

[2] "Yuri é reforço da Académica" [Yuri strengthens Académica] (in Portuguese). Académica's official website. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

[3] "Gil Vicente 0-0 Académica". Footballzz.

[4] "Yuri Matias até 2020" [Yuri Matias until 2020] (in Portuguese). Académica de Coimbra. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[5] "Yuri ruma ao Irão" [Yuri goes to Iran] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

[6] "S-a stabilit echipa sezonului trecut din Superliga. Care este echipa cu cei mai mulți reprezentanți" [Last season's Superliga team has been decided. Which team has the most representatives?] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

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