Jean Carlos Chera (born 12 May 1995), known as Jean Chera or simply Chera, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder who plays for São Bernardo Ec.

Jean Chera
Personal information
Full name Jean Carlos Chera
Date of birth (1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Vera, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
São Bernardo
Number 16
Youth career
ADAP
2005–2011 Santos
2011 Genoa
2011–2012 Flamengo
2013 Atlético Paranaense
2013 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Oeste 0 (0)
2014 Associação Cultural Pinheiros Sport Club 0 (0)
2014 Paniliakos 4 (0)
2014 Buelna 0 (0)
2015 Cuiabá 2 (0)
2015–2016 Santos 0 (0)
2016Portuguesa Santista (loan) 3 (2)
2017 Sinop 8 (0)
2023– São Bernardo Ec 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Born in Vera, Mato Grosso, Chera joined Santos' youth setup in 2005, aged ten, after impressing while playing for ADAP. He was considered one of the club's brightest youth prospects,[1] but left the club on 25 March 2011, after rejecting offers of renewal and with his father having altercations with the team's board.[2]

Two months after leaving Peixe, Chera signed a three-year deal with Serie A club Genoa, being assigned to the Primavera squad.[3] However, he returned to Brazil in November, and joined Flamengo.[4]

Chera rescinded with Fla in December 2012,[5] and moved to fellow league team Atlético Paranaense in February of the following year.[6] He was released in August 2013,[7] and signed for Cruzeiro in the following month;[8] he was also shown the door by the latter in December 2013.[9]

On 28 January 2014 Chera signed a professional deal with Oeste,[10] being released on 28 March, after his side was relegated from Campeonato Paulista.[11] On 19 June he agreed a contract with CS Universitatea Craiova,[12] but was released just ten days later.[13]

In July 2014 Chera switched teams and countries again, joining Greek Football League side Paniliakos. He finally made his professional debut on 17 October, coming on as a second half substitute in a 0–2 home loss against Panegialios.[14]

In November Chera moved to Spanish Tercera División's SD Buelna,[15] but returned to his home country in January 2015, signing for Cuiabá.[16] On 21 May he was released, after appearing in only two state league matches (41 minutes of action).[17]

On 30 July 2015 Chera returned to Santos, signing a four-month deal and being initially assigned to the under-23s.[18] On 29 December he was loaned to Vitória das Tabocas,[19] but it the loan did not materialize shortly after.

On 3 February 2016 Chera was loaned to Portuguesa Santista, along with another 13 Santos players, after a partnership between both clubs was established.[20]

On 18 July 2016, Chera announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 21, returning to his hometown with his family and his girlfriend, 8-month pregnant at the date.[21] The following day, however, he stated that he would return after his child's birth.[22] His contract with Santos was rescinded on 26 July.[23]

On 22 November 2016, Chera stepped out of retirement and signed for Sinop ahead of the following season.[24] He terminated his contract with the club the following September, after being rarely used.

Chera retired for the 2018 season.

Honours edit

Cuiabá

References edit

  1. ^ Aposta da base do Santos, Chera quer fazer história na Vila (Santos' youth bet, Jean Chera wants to make history at Vila); IG, 1 April 2009 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Antes de chegar ao profissional, Jean Chera anuncia sua saída do Santos (Before arriving at the professionals, Jean Chera announces his departure of Santos); Globo Esporte, 25 March 2011 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Após brigar com o Santos, promessa Jean Chera acerta contrato com o Genoa (After an altercation with Santos, prospect Jean Chera signs contract with Genoa); UOL Esporte, 25 May 2011 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Sem poder jogar no Genoa, Jean Chera rescinde contrato e faz exames pelo Fla (Without playing at Genoa, Jean Chera rescinds contract and makes exams at Fla); Veja, 17 November 2011 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ 'Novo Neymar', Jean Chera não se firma no Fla e rescinde contrato ('New Neymar', Jean Chera does not establish himself at Fla and rescinds contract); Globo Esporte, 5 December 2012 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ 'Novo Neymar', Jean Chera posa com a camisa atleticana no CT do Caju ('New Neymar', Jean Chera appears with the atleticana shirt in CT do Caju); Globo Esporte, 22 February 2013 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Promessa do Santos, Jean Chera não fica mais no Atlético-PR (Santos' prospect, Jean Chera does not stay in Atlético-PR anymore); Terra, 21 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Chera tenta reviravolta na carreira e ganha chance na base do Cruzeiro (Chera tries a comeback in career and gets chance in Cruzeiro's youth setup); UOL Esporte, 5 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
  9. ^ Antes tido como novo Neymar, Chera acumula novo fracasso e deixa o Cruzeiro (Before being appointed as Neymar, Chera collects another failure and leaves Cruzeiro); UOL Esporte, 30 December 2013 (in Portuguese)
  10. ^ 'Novo Neymar', Jean Chera acerta com o Oeste para Paulistão e Série B ('New Neymar', Jean Chera signs with Oeste for the Paulistão and the Série B); Globo Esporte, 28 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
  11. ^ Ex-joia, Jean Chera entra em pacotão de dispensas do rebaixado Oeste (Former pearl, Jean Chera is included in relegated Oeste's list of releases); Globo Esporte, 28 March 2014 (in Portuguese)
  12. ^ Após fracasso em Santos, Fla e Cruzeiro, Jean Chera vai jogar na Romênia (After failures in Santos, Fla and Cruzeiro, Jean Chera will play in Romania); UOL Esporte, 23 June 2014 (in Portuguese)
  13. ^ Jean Chera é dispensado de clube romeno dez dias após contratação (Jean Chera is released from Romanian club ten days after his signature); UOL Esporte, 29 June 2014 (in Portuguese)
  14. ^ Πανηλειακός – Παναιγιάλειος 0–2 (Paneliakos – Panegialios 0–2); OnSports, 17 October 2014 (in Greek)
  15. ^ El brasileño Chera se incorpora al Buelna (Brazilian Chera joins Buelna); Valle de Buelna FM, 24 November 2014 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Com 19 anos, Jean Chera assina com Cuiabá, seu décimo clube da carreira (19 years old, Jean Chera signs with Cuiabá, the tenth club of his career); Globo Esporte, 9 January 2015 (in Portuguese)
  17. ^ Com apenas 41 minutos em campo, Jean Chera é dispensado do Cuiabá (With only 41 minutes on the field, Jean Chera is released from Cuiabá); Globo Esporte, 21 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
  18. ^ "Ajuda de custo": Modesto diz que Jean Chera ganhará R$ 900 por mês ("Allowance": Modesto says that Jean Chera will earn R$ 900 per month); Globo Esporte, 30 July 2015 (in Portuguese)
  19. ^ Santos acerta empréstimo de Jean Chera ao Vitória (Santos agrees loan of Jean Chera to Vitória); Vitória's official website, 29 December 2015 (in Portuguese)
  20. ^ Santos empresta Jean Chera e mais 13 para a Portuguesa Santista; veja lista (Santos loans Jean Chera and 13 more to Portuguesa Santista; see the list); Globo Esporte, 3 February 2016 (in Portuguese)
  21. ^ Jean Chera desiste do futebol, vende tudo e vai morar com namorada no MT (Jean Chera quits football, sells everything and goes to live with girlfriend in MT); Globo Esporte, 18 July 2016 (in Portuguese)
  22. ^ Jean Chera nega aposentadoria e diz que volta ao futebol após filho nascer (Jean Chera denies retirement and says he returns to football after his son's birth); UOL Esporte, 19 July 2016 (in Portuguese)
  23. ^ Santos rescinde contrato de Jean Chera, que decidiu se aposentar (Santos rescind contract of Jean Chera, who decided to retire); Globo Esporte, 26 JUly 2016 (in Portuguese)
  24. ^ Aos 21 anos, Jean Chera acerta com o Sinop como reforço para 2017 (Aged 21, Jean Chera signs with Sinop as an addition to 2017); UOL Esporte, 22 November 2016 (in Portuguese)

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