Yuri Matias

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Matias.
Yuri Matias
Matias with CFR Cluj in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Yuri de Sousa Matias
Date of birth (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995
Place of birth Campina Grande, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Ajman Club
Number 44
Youth career
–2013 América-PE
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 América-PE 25 (0)
2016–2020 Académica 58 (3)
2020 Tractor 2 (0)
2020–2022 Gaz Metan Mediaș 47 (6)
2022–2023 CFR Cluj 49 (4)
2023–2025 Neftchi Baku 58 (7)
2025– Ajman Club 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025

Jefferson Yuri de Sousa Matias (born 10 February 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UAE Pro League club Ajman Club.[1]

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 May 2025[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América-PE 2014 State league — — — 1[b] 0 1 0
2015 State league — — — 10[b] 0 10 0
2016 Série D — — — 14[b] 0 14 0
Total — — — 25 0 25 0
Académica 2016–17 Liga Portugal 2 15 1 0 0 — 1[c] 0 16 1
2017–18 Liga Portugal 2 13 0 2 0 — 1[c] 0 16 0
2018–19 Liga Portugal 2 27 2 — — — 27 2
2019–20 Liga Portugal 2 3 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Total 58 3 2 0 — 2 0 62 3
Tractor 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League 2 0 — — — 2 0
Gaz Metan Mediaș 2020–21 Liga I 27 2 1 0 — — 28 2
2021–22 Liga I 20 4 1 1 — — 21 5
Total 47 6 2 1 — — 49 7
CFR Cluj 2021–22 Liga I 14 0 — — — 14 0
2022–23 Liga I 35 4 2 0 13[d] 2 1[e] 0 51 6
Total 49 4 2 0 13 2 1 0 65 6
Neftçi Baku 2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League 30 5 4 0 4[f] 0 — 38 5
2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League 28 2 5 3 — — 33 5
Total 58 7 9 3 4 0 — 71 10
Career total 214 20 15 4 17 2 28 0 274 26
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Cupa României, Azerbaijan Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Pernambucano Série A1
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearance in Supercupa României
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

CFR Cluj

Individual

References

  1. ^ Soccerway profile
  2. ^ "Yuri é reforço da Académica" [Yuri strengthens Académica] (in Portuguese). Académica's official website. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Yuri ruma ao Irão" [Yuri goes to Iran] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  6. ^ Yuri Matias at Soccerway
  7. ^ "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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