Jerson Cabral
Jerson Cabral (born 3 January 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger.
 Cabral with Feyenoord in August 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jerson Cabral | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Feyenoord | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Feyenoord | 52 | (8) |
| 2012–2016 | Twente | 33 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | Jong Twente | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Willem II (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Bastia | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Levski Sofia | 47 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | Pafos | 29 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Ionikos | 30 | (1) |
| 2023 | Kalamata | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Netherlands U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Netherlands U19 | 14 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:43, 1 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2013 | |||
Career
Feyenoord
Cabral was scouted by Feyenoord at the age of seven. He made his professional debut for Feyenoord on 8 August 2010. He replaced Diego Biseswar in the 51st minute of the Eredivisie home match against FC Utrecht (3–1). On 27 August 2010, Cabral made his European debut. He replaced Tim de Cler in the 82nd minute of the Europa League away match against Gent (2–0).
At the start of the 2012–13 season Cabral refused to extend his contract, which would expire at the end of the season.
Twente
Cabral was then traded to FC Twente, in exchange of Wesley Verhoek. At FC Twente he signed a four-year contract. His first season at FC Twente was a disappointing one, with only ten appearances.
At the start of the 2013–14 season Cabral was loaned to ADO Den Haag. Here he made 14 appearances in the first team.
During the 2014–15 season Cabral was loaned to Willem II, in the final minutes of the summer transfer window. In their home match against FC Twente that season, he scored twice, leading them to a 2–2 draw.
Bastia
In summer 2016 Cabral moved abroad on a free transfer to play for French side Bastia, but was loaned to Sparta in the January 2017 transfer window.
Levski Sofia
On 12 September 2017, Cabral signed a two year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia.
Pafos
In September 2019 Cabral joined Cypriot side Pafos.
Ionikos
On 10 July 2021, he signed a contract with Ionikos on a free transfer.
Kalamata
On 30 September 2023, Cabral signed for Super League Greece 2 club Kalamata.
International career
Cabral was born in the Netherlands to a Cape Verdean father, and Dutch mother. He played at various levels for Dutch youth teams, including the Netherlands U17s, Netherlands U19s, and Netherlands U21s. In March 2016, Cabral was called up to the Cape Verde national football team for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Morocco.
Personal life
Jerson has a twin brother, Jercely. His cousin, Garry Rodrigues, is also a footballer who also played for Levski Sofia before Jerson. Jerson also fathers two daughters and a long time girlfriend.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feyenoord | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 57 | 8 | |||
| Twente | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | |||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 6 | |||
| ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Jong Twente | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Willem II (loan) | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Bastia | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2017–18 | Bulgarian First League | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Bulgarian First League | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | ||
| Total | 47 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 55 | 12 | |||
| Pafos | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| Ionikos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Kalamata | 2023–24 | Super League Greece 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 242 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 272 | 33 | ||
References
External links
- Jerson Cabral at Soccerway
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Netherlands U17 stats at OnsOranje
- Netherlands U19 stats at OnsOranje
- Netherlands U21 stats at OnsOranje
- Profile at Levskisofia.info
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