| Jerson Cabral | |
| Fullname: | Jerson Cabral |
| Birth Date: | 1991 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Feyenoord |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Feyenoord |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Twente |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | → ADO Den Haag (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | Jong Twente |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | → Willem II (loan) |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs6: | Bastia |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps8: | 47 |
| Goals8: | 9 |
| Years9: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Pafos |
| Caps9: | 29 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Years10: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs10: | Ionikos |
| Caps10: | 30 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2023 |
| Clubs11: | Kalamata |
| Caps11: | 4 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008–2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010–2013 |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:43, 1 October 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 31 December 2013 |
Jerson Cabral (born 3 January 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger.[1]
Cabral was scouted by Feyenoord at the age of seven.[2] He made his professional debut for Feyenoord on 8 August 2010. He replaced Diego Biseswar in the 51st minute of the Eredivisie home match against FC Utrecht (3–1).[3] On 27 August 2010, Cabral made his European debut. He replaced Tim de Cler in the 82nd minute of the Europa League away match against Gent (2–0).[4]
At the start of the 2012–13 season Cabral refused to extend his contract, which would expire at the end of the season.
Cabral was then traded to FC Twente, in exchange of Wesley Verhoek.[5] At FC Twente he signed a four-year contract.[6] His first season at FC Twente was a disappointing one, with only ten appearances.
At the start of the 2013–14 season Cabral was loaned to ADO Den Haag.[7] Here he made 14 appearances in the first team.
During the 2014–15 season Cabral was loaned to Willem II, in the final minutes of the summer transfer window.[8] [9] In their home match against FC Twente that season, he scored twice, leading them to a 2–2 draw.[10]
In summer 2016 Cabral moved abroad on a free transfer to play for French side Bastia,[11] but was loaned to Sparta in the January 2017 transfer window.[12]
On 12 September 2017, Cabral signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia.[13]
In September 2019 Cabral joined Cypriot side Pafos.[14]
On 10 July 2021, he signed a contract with Ionikos on a free transfer.[15]
On 30 September 2023, Cabral signed for Super League Greece 2 club Kalamata.[16]
Cabral was born in the Netherlands to a Cape Verdean father, and Dutch mother. He played at various levels for Dutch youth teams, including the Netherlands U17s, Netherlands U19s, and Netherlands U21s. In March 2016, Cabral was called up to the Cape Verde national football team for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Morocco.[17]
Jerson has a twin brother, Jercely.[18] His cousin, Garry Rodrigues, is also a footballer who also played for Levski Sofia before Jerson.[19] Jerson also fathers two daughters and a long time girlfriend.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Feyenoord | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 57 | 8 | ||||
| Twente | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||||
| ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Jong Twente | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Willem II (loan) | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Bastia | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Levski Sofia | 2017–18 | Bulgarian First League | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bulgarian First League | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | |||
| Total | 47 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 55 | 12 | ||||
| Pafos | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||||
| Ionikos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
| Kalamata | 2023–24 | Super League Greece 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 242 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 272 | 33 | |||