Jemerson

Jemerson Biography

Jemerson de Jesus Nascimento, commonly known as Jemerson is a football player of Brazilian origin. He plays for the club Ligue 1 club AS Monaco. He plays as a central defender for the team. He was born on 24 August 1992 in Jeremoabo, Brazil. He has been playing football for quite a time and has been an asset to every team that he has played for.

Background

Jemerson started playing football at a very early age. He had success at the levels that he was playing at. He played only as an amateur till 2009. He signed for Confianca in 2009. The next year, he joined the youth team of Atletico Mineiro.

Debut

Jemerson made his senior debut while he was on loan with Democrata in the year 2012. He appeared in 12 matches during this loan period.

He made his Serie-A debut on 7 July, 2013 in a 3-2 home game win against Criciuma. He was called to play at the international level for the first time in a 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Peru on November 17, 2015.

Rise to glory

After his loan period with Galo, he got back to Galo in August. He got promoted to the main squad of the team in December.

He started playing games regularly. Also, he was the starter for the team for a major part of the year 2014. Because of his performances, he got a five year contract with the Ligue 1 club Monaco in 2016.

Low points

There haven’t been many low points in his career so far. He had failed trials at Palmeiras, Santos and Vasco in the year 2009. When he started playing at the Serie A in 2013, he was a backup to Leonardo Silva and Rever. Therefore, he could only appear in 5 games in the entire campaign.

Records

He doesn’t yet have any grand record or honor to his name. But he was a part of the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Team of the year: 2015.