Jefferson Farfan is a Peruvian professional footballer playing as a striker (or winger) in Moscow Lokomotiv and the national team of Peru. The footballer is known for his speed and technical abilities. At one time, Farfan was the best assistant in the German Bundesliga (during the performances for the club Schalke 04 ). During his career, he also played for clubs such as Alliance Lima (Peru), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) and Al Jazeera (UAE).
Jefferson's height is 178 cm, weight - 84 kg. With these parameters, the footballer is able to play both pure ram striker and high-speed winger.
Achievements
The following are the achievements of the football player’s achievements: three-time winner of the championship of Peru (in the seasons 2000/2001, 2002/2003 and 2003/2004), four-time winner of the championship of the Netherlands (continuously from 2005 to 2008 inclusive), winner of KNVB 2005 (Netherlands Cup ), winner of the Cup and Super Cup of Germany (both in 2011), winner of the Russian Cup 2017.
Among personal awards: became the "best football player" of Peru in 2007.
Biography
Jefferson Farfan was born on October 26 in 1984 in Lima, Peru. From 1993 to 2001 he played in the youth team of the club from Lima “Deportivo Municipal”. His professional career began at the Peruvian club Alliance Lima, with whom he signed a contract in 2001. He began to appear regularly on the field since 2002, and in subsequent seasons he became a key player in the foundation. In the seasons 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 he helped his team win the main national trophy. In total, for the Alliance Lima he played 77 matches and scored 28 goals.
Careers in Holland
In 2004, Jefferson Farfan was acquired by the Dutch PSV Eindhoven for 2 million euros. Subsequently, in the period from 2004 to 2008, he played 119 games for PSV, for which he scored 57 goals. Here he became the four-time champion of the Netherlands.
Careers at Schalke 04
On June 5, 2008, official information appeared in the media that footballer Jefferson Farfan was transferred to German Schalke 04 for 10 million euros. June 10, the footballer signed a four-year contract.
As part of the “royal blue” in the interval from 2008 to 2015, he spent 170 matches and scored 39 goals. Here, Jefferson was recognized as the best assistant in the club. With the Gelsenkirchents, he won the German Cup and Super Cup in the 2010/2011 season.
Going to the Al Jazeera Club
On July 20, 2015, it became known that Jefferson Farfan joins the Al Jazeera club from the UAE for 6 million euros. The annual salary of a Peruvian football player was $ 10 million. However, it was not possible to play in the Emirates. After spending only 12 matches and scoring 4 goals, the player left the club because he violated some points in his personal contract.
Lokomotiv Moscow
On January 28, 2017, Jefferson Farfan entered into an agreement with a Russian club from the Premier League Lokomotiv Moscow.