Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
 Jonas with Brazil in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bebedouro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Valencia | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Guarani | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Guarani | 25 | (12) |
| 2006–2007 | Santos | 20 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Grêmio | 74 | (40) |
| 2008–2009 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 25 | (10) |
| 2011– | Valencia | 100 | (35) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Brazil | 8 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira Felisbino, also known as Jonas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒõːnais]; born 1 April 1984), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Valencia CF in La Liga.
Club career
Guarani
Jonas started his career at Guarani in 2005. He made his debut against Esporte Clube Santo André. While playing for Guarani, Jonas scored 12 goals in 25 matches.
Santos
In 2006, Jonas transferred to Santos, where he won the 2006 Campeonato Paulista scoring five goals in six matches. However, he had a serious knee injury that kept him out of action for six months.[1]
In 2007 he returned to the pitch and scored four goals in the Paulista, helping Santos won the tournament for the second time in a row. After spending only one year at Santos, Jonas transferred to Grêmio in 2007.
Grêmio
On 12 September 2007, Grêmio signed a four-year deal which transferred 50% of Jonas' rights.[2] He made his debut in the Gre–Nal derby, leaving injured early in the second half.[citation needed]
After the arrival of more forwards in 2008, Jonas lost his place, sometimes even failing to make the reserves list. The most consistent criticism from the press was his lack of physical strength when playing up front against powerful defenders. By July Jonas decided to leave the club.[citation needed]
Portuguesa (loan)
Despite not being able to avoid relegation to Série B, Jonas was one of the best players in the team, scoring 18 goals during his stay, nine in the Campeonato Brasileiro, ahead of teammate Edno's eight.
Return to Grêmio
After the end of the loan he returned to Grêmio for the 2009 season. He played in the 2009 Copa Libertadores, and after playing his worst game in the tournament (incredibly missing three chances to score in the same attack) against Boyacá Chicó F.C. he was dubbed "the worst forward of the world" ("el peor delantero del mundo") by the Spanish magazine Mundo Deportivo.[3][4][5]
However, Jonas scored 14 goals in the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and was amongst the top goal scorers. Jonas has enjoyed further success throughout the 2010 season. He was top-scorer for Grêmio in the 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho and finished the top goal scorer in the Série A with 23 goals.[6]
Valencia
Due to a low release fee (€1.25 million), Jonas rescinded his contract with Grêmio.[citation needed] He was finally transferred to Spanish club Valencia on 24 January 2011.[7] He got his first goal for Los Che on February 27, scoring a late winner in a 2–1 away victory for Valencia against Athletic Bilbao. He scored his second goal in an April 24 game against Real Madrid, which ended 3–6.
On 1 November 2011, Jonas scored the second fastest goal in Champions League history by netting inside 10.5 seconds, to give Valencia a 1–0 lead over Bayer Leverkusen.[citation needed] He just fell short of former FC Bayern Munich and Dutch national team striker, Roy Makaay's record of 10.13 seconds that he set against Real Madrid in the 2006–07 edition of the tournament. Valencia won the match 3–1.
He scored both goals for Valencia in a 2–0 Champions League win against Lille OSC on 2 October 2012. Jonas continued the tournament scoring further goals. In the season of 2012-13 he scored a personal season high with the Spanish club of 13 goals in league. [8]
On 1 December 2013, Jonas hit an eight minute hat-trick as Valencia defeated 10-man Osasuna in a home league match.[9]
International career
Jonas was called up for the Brazil national football team for the first time and made his debut in a friendly against Scotland in March 2011.[10] He came on as a substitute for Leandro Damião in the 78th minute. Brazil went on to win the match 2–0.[11]
Jonas scored his first goal with the Seleção in a friendly against Egypt in November 2011. He managed to score a brace in a 2–0 victory.[12]
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Club statistics
- As of 3 December 2013
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarani | 2006 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 |
| Total | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | |
| Santos | 2006 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 4 | 13 | 5 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 10 | |
| Portuguesa | 2008 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
| Total | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | |
| Grêmio | 2007 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 49 | 24 | |
| 2010 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 65 | 42 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 74 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 131 | 72 | |
| Valencia | 2010–11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 19 | |
| 2012–13 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 19 | |
| 2013–14 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |
| Total | 100 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 50 | |
| Career total | 244 | 98 | 23 | 13 | 46 | 13 | 43 | 30 | 356 | 154 | |
Honours
- Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2010
- Santos
- Campeonato Paulista: 2006, 2007
- Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2010
- Arthur Friedenreich Award (1): 2010
References
- ↑ "Jonas sofreu lesão nos ligamentos do joelho esquerdo" [Jonas suffers injury in left knee ligaments] (in Portuguese). Santos FC Official Website. February 5, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Grêmio contrata atacante Jonas, ex-Santos" [Grêmio signs Jonas, former Santos' player] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. September 11, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ "O ex pior do mundo" (in Portuguese). A Notícia. October 19, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ↑ "El delantero del Gremio Jonas vive su peor noche en la Libertadores" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. January 25, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ↑ "La cláusula del millón de euros lleva al 'Detonador' a Mestalla" (in Spanish). Las Provincias. January 25, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ↑ Jonas, 40 gols no ano, já bateu duas metas na temporada | globoesporte.com. Globoesporte.globo.com (October 11, 2010). Retrieved on 2012-12-31.
- ↑ "Dirigente do Valencia: Jonas será um novo Nilmar" (in Portuguese). Click RBS. January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Pellegrino pleased with improving Valencia". UEFA.com. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Jonas treble sinks Osasuna". ESPNFC. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Valencia's Jonas Goncalves delighted with 'unforgettable' Brazil debut". Goal.com. March 29, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Scotland v Brazil - as it happened!". The Guardian. March 27, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Jonas brace eases Brazil past Egypt". FIFA.com. November 14, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
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