| Jeferson Elías | |
| Fullname: | Jeferson Elías Braga Montimor |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Brazil |
| Height: | 1.86 m[1] |
| Position: | Striker |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atlético Mineiro |
| Years1: | –2020 |
| Clubs1: | Democrata |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Patrocinense |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | Trabalhadore |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Viettel |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 13 |
| Club-Update: | 25 June 2024 |
Jeferson Elías Braga Montimor (born 12 January 1998), commonly known as Jeferson Elías or just Jeferson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 team Hanoi Police.
During his youth career, Elías played for Atlético Mineiro before being released. He then played for low-tier clubs in Brazil such as Democrata, Patrocinense and Trabalhadore.[2]
In January 2023, Elías joined Vietnamese side Viettel and signed his first professional contract there.[2] [3] In his only season with the club, he scored 2 goals in the Vietnamese Cup games but failed to net any goal in the V.League 1 and was therefore released at the end of the season.[4] [5]
On 2 November 2023, Elías signed for V.League 1 fellow Hanoi Police.[5] [6] On 12 May 2024, he scored his first hat-trick at professional level to help his team win 3–1 against Khánh Hòa in a league game.[7]
| Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Viettel | 2023 | V.League 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Hanoi Police | 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 14 | ||
| Total | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16 | |||