Jefferson Encada

Jefferson Encada
Encada in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Anilson Silva Encada
Date of birth (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Estrela da Amadora
Number 17
Youth career
2013–2017 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Olhanense 20 (3)
2018–2020 Vitória Guimarães B 28 (4)
2019–2020 Vitória Guimarães 1 (0)
2020–2022 Leixões 30 (5)
2022–2025 Pharco 96 (1)
2025– Estrela da Amadora 26 (0)
International career‡
2021– Guinea-Bissau 35 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2026

Jefferson Anilson Silva Encada (born 17 April 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.

Club career

On 28 October 2018, Encada made his professional debut with Vitória Guimarães B in a 2018–19 LigaPro match against Paços Ferreira.

He made his Primeira Liga debut for Vitória Guimarães on 8 September 2019 in a game against Rio Ave.

International career

He made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national football team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Eswatini.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 29 September 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea-Bissau 202140
202270
202350
2024120
202550
202620
Total350

References

  1. ↑ "Vitória Guimarães B 0-1 Paços de Ferreira". ForaDeJogo. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  2. ↑ "Rio Ave v Vitória Guimarães game report". Soccerway. 8 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Eswatini v Guinea-Bissau game report". Besoccer. 26 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Jefferson Encada". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2025.