Jefté
 Jefté in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefté Vital da Silva Dias | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tigres do Brasil | |||
| 2017–2023 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Fluminense | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → APOEL (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Rangers | 34 | (1) |
| 2025– | Palmeiras | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 | |||
Jefté Vital da Silva Dias (born 21 December 2003), simply known as Jefté, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Palmeiras.
Career
Fluminense
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Jefté joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2017, from Tigres do Brasil.[1] On 16 March 2021, he renewed his contract with the club until 2025.[2]
On 4 July 2023, Jefté was loaned to Cypriot First Division side APOEL for the entire 2023–24 season; he also renewed his contract until 2026.[3] He made his professional debut on 20 August, starting in a 2–0 away win over AEZ Zakakiou, and scored his first goal on 2 October in a 5–1 home routing of Ethnikos Achna.
Rangers
On 24 May 2024, Rangers signed Jefté on a four-year contract[4] for a reported fee of £680,000.[5] On 4 December 2024, he got his first assist for the club, setting up Cyriel Dessers for Rangers fifth goal in a 6–0 win against Kilmarnock.
On 11 May 2025, Jefté scored his first goal for Rangers in a 4–0 win over Aberdeen.[6] He made a total of 52 appearances during the season, with 33 appearances in the league, two in the Scottish Cup, four in the League Cup, two in the Champions League and eleven in the Europa League; he recorded a total of one goal and four assists.
Palmeiras
On 20 August 2025, Jefté returned to Brazil to join Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Palmeiras.[7] The transfer fee was reported to be £6 million with add-ons and a sell-on clause included.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 August 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| APOEL (loan) | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| Rangers | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13[d] | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 89 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Cypriot Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
APOEL
References
- ^ "Inspirado em Marcelo, Jefté explica sucesso do Fluminense Sub-17: "Muita vontade de vencer"" [Inspired in Marcelo, Jefté explains success of the under-17s of Fluminense: "A lot of eagerness to win"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Flu acerta renovação com Jefté: "Realizando um sonho"" [Flu agree renewal with Jefté: "Fulfilling a dream"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Fluminense acerta empréstimo de Jefté para a Europa, mas renova contrato do lateral-esquerdo" [Fluminense agree loan of Jefté to Europe, but renew contract of the left-back] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Rangers confirm signing of Jefte". Rangers FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Rangers will pay 800 thousand euros". Twitter, Inc. 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen". BBC. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Rangers sell left-back Jefte to Palmeiras". BBC Sport. 20 August 2025.
- ^ Irvine, David (20 August 2025). "Jefte Rangers transfer exit confirmed as club bank profit". The Herald.
- ^ Jefté at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2022.