Jefferson Lerma

Jefferson Lerma

Lerma (left) at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís
Date of birth (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994
Place of birth El Cerrito, Colombia
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 8
Youth career
Atlético Huila
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Atlético Huila 84 (6)
2015–2016 → Levante (loan) 33 (1)
2016– Levante 11 (1)
National team‡
2016 Colombia Olympic 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2016
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lerma and the second or maternal family name is Solís.

Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís (born 25 October 1994) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Spanish club Levante UD as a central midfielder. Lerma also has been used as a defensive midfielder and as right back.

Club career

Born in El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca, Lerma graduated with Atlético Huila's youth setup. After being promoted to the main squad in January 2013, he made his professional debut on 30 March, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Millonarios FC.[2]

Lerma appeared in 20 matches during his first professional season, as his side finished 13th. He scored his first professional goals on 6 February 2014, netting a brace in a 3–1 home success over Fortaleza FC; his first goal was the club's 1000th.[3]

On 13 August 2015 Lerma moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with La Liga side Levante UD.[4] He made his debut in the category late in the month, coming on as a late substitute for Nabil Ghilas in a 0–0 away draw against UD Las Palmas.[5]

Lerma scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 7 December 2015, netting the first in a 1–1 away draw against RCD Espanyol. After reaching 25 matches for the club, he signed a four-year deal effective on 1 July for a €600,000 fee.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Jefferson Lerma. rio2016.com
  2. ↑ "Huila y Millonarios no levantaron su juego y por eso empataron 0–0" [Huila and Millonarios did not bring their game up and drew 0–0] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Huila gana a Fortaleza y llega al gol no. 1000" [Huila defeats Fortaleza and reaches the goal no. 1000] (in Spanish). Huila's official website. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jefferson Lerma, nuevo jugador del Levante" [Jefferson Lerma, new Levante player] (in Spanish). Levante's official website. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Las palmas no puede romper el cerrojo" [Las Palmas cannot break the deadlock] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Lerma suma 25 partidos y será ´granota´ hasta 2020" [Lerma reaches 25 matches and will be granota until 2020] (in Spanish). El Mercantil Valenciano. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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