Jonathas de Jesus

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
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Jonathas playing for Rubin Kazan in 2016
Personal information
Full nameJonathas Cristian de Jesus
Date of birth (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 34)
Place of birthBetim, Brazil
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Elche
Number22
Youth career
2000–2006Cruzeiro
2006AZ
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008Cruzeiro8(0)
2007Ipatinga (loan)5(0)
2008Villa Nova (loan)0(0)
2009–2010AZ15(4)
2010–2012Brescia39(16)
2012–2014Pescara12(1)
2012–2013Torino (loan)11(2)
2013–2014Latina (loan)37(15)
2014–2015Elche34(14)
2015–2016Real Sociedad27(7)
2016–2017Rubin Kazan31(13)
2017–2019Hannover 9623(6)
2018Corinthians (loan)7(1)
2020–Elche1(0)
National team
2008Brazil U193(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]

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References

  1. "TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR" [Transfers Outward (2008)]. CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL (in português). 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 español). 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 español). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.