Jonathas de Jesus

Brazilian footballer

Jonathas Cristian de Jesus[1] (born 6 March 1989), simply known as Jonathas, is a Brazilian footballer. He plays for Spanish club Elche CF as a forward.

Jonathas
Jonathas playing for Rubin Kazan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jonathas Cristian de Jesus
Date of birth (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Betim, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Elche
Number 22
Youth career
2000–2006 Cruzeiro
2006 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Cruzeiro 8 (0)
2007Ipatinga (loan) 5 (0)
2008Villa Nova (loan) 0 (0)
2009–2010 AZ 15 (4)
2010–2012 Brescia 39 (16)
2012–2014 Pescara 12 (1)
2012–2013Torino (loan) 11 (2)
2013–2014Latina (loan) 37 (15)
2014–2015 Elche 34 (14)
2015–2016 Real Sociedad 27 (7)
2016–2017 Rubin Kazan 31 (13)
2017–2019 Hannover 96 23 (6)
2018Corinthians (loan) 7 (1)
2020– Elche 1 (0)
National team
2008 Brazil U19 3 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:16, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:35, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

In his career, he played top-flight football in his own country, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Russia and Germany. He recorded figures of 61 games and 21 goals in La Liga for Elche and Real Sociedad, and three goals in 29 Serie A matches for Brescia, Pescara and Torino.

On 31 January 2020, Jonathas returned to his former club Elche, now in Segunda División.[2] Weeks later, he tested positive for COVID-19 on 15 March, during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.[3]

References

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  1. "TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR" [Transfers Outward (2008)]. CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL (in Portuguese). January 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  2. "OFICIAL | Jonathas vuelve al Elche C.F." [OFFICIAL | Jonathas returns to Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. "El Elche confirma el positivo por coronavirus de Jonathas" [Elche confirm Jonathas' positive coronavirus result]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.