Jefferson Lerma
Colombian footballer (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís (born 25 October 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Colombia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 29)[2] | ||
Place of birth | El Cerrito, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Huila | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Atlético Huila | 84 | (6) |
2015–2016 | → Levante (loan) | 33 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Levante | 56 | (2) |
2018–2023 | AFC Bournemouth | 176 | (12) |
2023– | Crystal Palace | 27 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Colombia Olympic | 3 | (0) |
2017– | Colombia | 41 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:38, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
A youth product of Atlético Huila, Lerma played for three years in Colombia before joining Spanish side Levante on loan in 2016. That same year, Levante bought Lerma outright on a four-year contract. In 2018, Lerma was signed by Premier League side AFC Bournemouth for a club record fee of €30 million. He spent five years at the club before departing for Crystal Palace on a free transfer in 2023.
Lerma first played with Colombia's Olympic team, representing them at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He made his international debut for Colombia the following year in a friendly against South Korea. He was part of the Colombia squad that participated at the 2018 World Cup, and represented his nation at the 2019 edition of the Copa América.