Jefferson Savarino

Jefferson Savarino
	Savarino with Venezuela in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jefferson David Savarino Quintero
Date of birth	11 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Botafogo
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2013	Zulia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2017	Zulia
2017	→ Real Salt Lake (loan)
2017–2020	Real Salt Lake
2020–2022	Atlético Mineiro
2022–2024	Real Salt Lake
2024–	Botafogo
International career‡
2015	Venezuela U20
2014	Venezuela U21
2017–	Venezuela
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 19 November 2024 (AEST)

Jefferson David Savarino Quintero (born 11 November 1996) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo and the Venezuela national team.^[2]

Club career

Zulia

Born in Maracaibo, Savarino began his professional career at Zulia F.C. in 2013. In four years at the club, he played 141 games and scored 36 goals, participating in the 2016 Torneo Clausura and Copa Venezuela victories.

Real Salt Lake

On 9 May 2017, Savarino joined Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on loan from Zulia of Venezuela.^[3]^[4] He subsequently signed permanently for the club. In total, he scored 22 goals in three seasons with RSL. In May 2022, RSL announced that Savarino was resigned to the team.

Atlético Mineiro

On 7 February 2020, Real Salt Lake announced the transfer of Savarino to Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.^[5]

International career

Savarino was born in Venezuela and is of Italian descent, holding dual-citizenship. A youth international for Venezuela, he debuted for the Venezuela national team in 2017.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			State league^[a]		National cup^[b]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zulia	2012–13	VPD	6	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2013–14		26	2	—		0	0	0	0	—		26	2
	2014–15		24	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		24	0
	2015		20	6	—		0	0	0	0	—		20	6
	2016		45	18	—		5	3	0	0	—		50	21
	2017		11	6	—		0	0	4^[c]	1	—		15	7
	Total		132	32	—		5	3	4	1	—		141	36
Real Salt Lake	2017	MLS	22	6	—		0	0	0	0	—		22	6
	2018		35	7	—		3	0	0	0	—		38	7
	2019		30	9	—		0	0	—		1^[d]	0	31	9
	Total		87	22	—		3	0	—		1	0	91	22
Atlético Mineiro	2020	Série A	32	7	10	3	1	0	—		—		43	10
	2021		18	5	8	0	5	0	9^[c]	2	—		40	7
	2022		3	2	9	2	1	0	2^[c]	0	1^[e]	0	16	4
	Total		53	14	27	5	7	0	11	2	1	0	99	21
Real Salt Lake	2022	MLS	20	7	—		0	0	—		—		20	7
	2023	MLS	27	8	—		3	2	—		4^[d]	1	34	11
	Total		47	15	—		3	2	—		4	1	54	18
Botafogo	2024	Série A	28	8	7	2	4	0	15^[c]	4	—		54	14
Career total			347	91	34	7	22	5	30	7	6	1	439	111

^ Includes Campeonato Mineiro, Campeonato Carioca
^ Includes Copa Venezuela, U.S. Open Cup, Copa do Brasil
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Appearances in Copa Libertadores
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
^ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

International

As of 19 November 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Venezuela	2017	1	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	7	1
	2020	3	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	6	1
	2023	6	1
	2024	10	1
Total		46	4

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Savarino goal.

List of international goals scored by Jefferson Savarino^[8]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 June 2019	Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, United States	United States	2–0	3–0	Friendly
2	27 September 2022	Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	United Arab Emirates	1–0	4–0	Friendly
3	21 November 2023	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Peru	1–1	1–1	2026 World Cup qualification
4	19 November 2024	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile	Chile	0–1	4–2	2026 World Cup qualification