Zeferino (Portuguese footballer)

Zeferino
Personal information
Full name Zeferino Paulo Borges Soares
Date of birth (1978-08-27) 27 August 1978
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1992–1995 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Real Madrid B 75 (22)
1997–1998 → Las Palmas (loan) 13 (1)
1999–2000 → Badajoz (loan) 9 (0)
2000–2004 Alverca 61 (10)
2004–2005 Umm-Salal
2005–2006 Logroñés
2007–2008 Umm-Salal
2008–2009 Çetinkaya Türk
2009 Hibernians 9 (6)
International career
1997–1998 Portugal U21 9 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zeferino Paulo Borges Soares (born 27 August 1978), known simply as Zeferino, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Zeferino was born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. He started his career from F.C. Porto's youth academy, considered one of the best Portuguese talents of his generation.[1] Aged 17, he was bought by Spanish giants Real Madrid, but never played for the first team, going on to appear three seasons for the reserve side Real Madrid Castilla while also serving two second division loans in Spain.

In January 2001 Zeferino was released and joined F.C. Alverca, going on to experience his most steady period, with three consecutive top level seasons. Prior to the 2005–06 kick-off he had a trial with Major League Soccer's D.C. United,[2] but nothing came of it, and he went on to represent Umm-Salal Sports Club (twice), CD Logroñés, Çetinkaya Türk S.K. and Hibernians FC.

International career

Zeferino was also eligible to play for the Guinea-Bissau national football team, but he chose Portugal. He played for Portugal U21 9 times scoring 5 times. He was never called up for the senior national team.

References

  1. ↑ Collins Nwokolo (7 July 2026). "15 Best-Ever Young Football Talents For Each Country". TopSoccerblog.
  2. ↑ "Zeferino dispensado pelo DC United" [Zeferino released by DC United] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 February 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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