Jeffry Fortes

Jeffry Fortes
Personal information
Date of birth	22 March 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right back, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	De Graafschap
Number	21
Youth career
	SV SVV
	Dordrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	FC Dordrecht
2009–2012	FC Den Bosch
2012–2016	FC Dordrecht
2016–2020	Excelsior
2020–2021	Sparta Rotterdam
2021–	De Graafschap
National team‡
2014–	Cape Verde
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 September 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:41, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Jeffry Fortes (born 22 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for De Graafschap. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Cape Verde national football team.

Club career[]

On 12 August 2021, he moved to De Graafschap on a one-year contract.^[1]

Fortes was born in the Netherlands to parents of Cape Verdean descent. He made his debut for the Cape Verde national football team in a 1–0 win over Mozambique.^[2]

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right back, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	De Graafschap
Number	21
Youth career
	SV SVV
	Dordrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	FC Dordrecht	2	(0)
2009–2012	FC Den Bosch	0	(0)
2012–2016	FC Dordrecht	119	(11)
2016–2020	Excelsior	100	(11)
2020–2021	Sparta Rotterdam	21	(0)
2021–	De Graafschap	7	(0)
National team^‡
2014–	Cape Verde	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:41, 16 November 2020 (UTC)