Jerson Cabral

Jerson Cabral
Personal information
Full name Jerson Cabral
Date of birth (1991-01-03) 3 January 1991
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Levski Sofia
Number 26
Youth career
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Feyenoord 52 (8)
2012–2016 FC Twente 34 (6)
2014 Jong FC Twente 1 (0)
2013–2014 → ADO Den Haag (loan) 14 (0)
2014–2015 → Willem II (loan) 17 (2)
2016–2017 Bastia 6 (0)
2017 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 13 (0)
2017– Levski Sofia 29 (5)
National team
2007–2008 Netherlands U17 7 (1)
2008–2010 Netherlands U19 14 (2)
2010–2013 Netherlands U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2018

Jerson Cabral (born 3 January 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a winger for Levski Sofia. He formerly played for Feyenoord, FC Twente, ADO Den Haag and Willem II.

Career

Feyenoord

Cabral was scouted by Feyenoord at the age of seven.[1] Cabral 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).[2] 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).[3]

FC Twente

At the start of the 2012–13 season Cabral refused to extend his contract, which would expire at the end of the season. He was then traded to FC Twente, in exchange of Wesley Verhoek.[4] At FC Twente he signed a four-year contract.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8] In their home match against FC Twente that season, he scored twice, leading them to a 2–2 draw.[9]

Bastia

In summer 2016 Cabral moved abroad on a free transfer to play for French side Bastia,[10] but was loaned to Sparta in the January 2017 transfer window.[11]

Levski Sofia

On 12 September 2017, Cabral signed a two year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia.[12]

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.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 30 September 2018
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2010–11 Eredivisie 23100−10241
2011–12 27720−−297
2012–13 1000−0010
FC Twente 9020−30140
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2013–14 14020−−160
Willem II (loan) 2014–15 17210−−182
FC Twente 2015–16 24610−−256
SC Bastia 2016–17 Ligue 1 601010−80
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 13010−−140
Levski Sofia 2017–18 First League 21151−00262
2018–19 10400−21125
Career total 16621151106118823

Personal life

Jerson has a twin brother, Jercely. [14]His cousin, Garry Rodrigues, is also a footballer who also played for Levski Sofia before Jerson.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Zo werd Jerson Cabral Prof". Voetbal.nl. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Feyenoord - FC Utrecht (08-08-2010)". VI (in Dutch). 8 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "AA Gent - Feyenoord (26-08-2010)". VI (in Dutch). 26 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "WESLEY VERHOEK TEKENT VIERJARIG CONTRACT BIJ FEYENOORD". Feyenoord.nl. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cabral naar FC Twente, Verhoek naar Feyenoord". fctwente.nl. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cabral op huurbasis naar ADO Den Haag". fctwente.nl. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jerson Cabral op huurbasis naar Willem II". fctwente.nl. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Willem II verguld met 'buitenkans' Cabral". vi.nl. September 1, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gelijkspel Tilburg". fctwente.nl. March 6, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ Jerson Cabral definitief naar SC Bastia - FOX Sports (in Dutch)
  11. ↑ Sparta haalt Cabral terug naar Rotterdam - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  12. ↑ "Холандецът Жерсон Кабрал подписа с Левски за две години" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 12 September 2017.
  13. ↑ http://desporto.sapo.cv/futebol/seleccao/cabo-verde/tubaroes/artigo/2016/03/17/qual-can2016-nilson-e-o-unico-residente-nos-eleitos-de-cabo-verde
  14. ↑ "VIDEO| Tweelingbroer Cabral gaf vertrouwen niet op: Laat je voeten spreken - Twentefans | FC Twente". 2017-04-15. Archived from the original on 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  15. ↑ Новият в Левски: Гари Родригес ми е братовчед, целим се в титлата
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