Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira, also known as Jonas (born April 1, 1984 in Bebedouro), is a Brazilian forward. Jonas can also play as a striker, winger and a attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Valencia CF of Spain.
Jonas started his career at Guarani in 2005. He made his debut against Esporte Clube Santo André. While playing for Guarani, Jonas scored 12 goals in 25 matches.
Jonas attracted many Brazilian teams after his impressive performances. Among these teams were Palmeiras, Corinthians and Cruzeiro. Jonas ended up signing for Brazilian champions Santos at the end of the transfer period.
In 2006, Jonas transferred to Brazilian champions Santos, where he won the 2006 Campeonato Paulista scoring five goals in six matches. However, he had a serious knee injury that kept him out of action for six months.
In 2007 he returned to the pitch and scored four in the Paulista, making Santos champions two years in a row. Despite his performances he remained at the bench, and after spending only one year at Santos, Jonas transferred to Grêmio in 2007.
Due to a low release fee (€1.25 million), Jonas rescinded his contract with Grêmio and transferred to Spanish club Valencia on 24 January 2011. He got his first goal for Los Che on 27 February , scoring a late winner in a 2-1 away victory for Valencia against Athletic Bilbao. He scored his second goal in an 24 April game against Real Madrid, which ended 3-6. He then scored against Real Sociedad in a 3-0 win.
On 1 November 2011, Jonas scored the second fastest goal in Champions League history by netting inside 10.5 seconds, to give Valencia a 1-0 lead over Bayer Leverkusen. He just fell short of former FC Bayern Munich and Dutch national team striker, Roy Makaay's record of 10.12 seconds that he set against Real Madrid in the 2006-07 edition of the tournament. Valencia won the match 3-1.
Jonas started his career at Guarani in 2005. He made his debut against Esporte Clube Santo André. While playing for Guarani, Jonas scored 12 goals in 25 matches.
Jonas attracted many Brazilian teams after his impressive performances. Among these teams were Palmeiras, Corinthians and Cruzeiro. Jonas ended up signing for Brazilian champions Santos at the end of the transfer period.
In 2006, Jonas transferred to Brazilian champions Santos, where he won the 2006 Campeonato Paulista scoring five goals in six matches. However, he had a serious knee injury that kept him out of action for six months.
In 2007 he returned to the pitch and scored four in the Paulista, making Santos champions two years in a row. Despite his performances he remained at the bench, and after spending only one year at Santos, Jonas transferred to Grêmio in 2007.
Due to a low release fee (€1.25 million), Jonas rescinded his contract with Grêmio and transferred to Spanish club Valencia on 24 January 2011. He got his first goal for Los Che on 27 February , scoring a late winner in a 2-1 away victory for Valencia against Athletic Bilbao. He scored his second goal in an 24 April game against Real Madrid, which ended 3-6. He then scored against Real Sociedad in a 3-0 win.
On 1 November 2011, Jonas scored the second fastest goal in Champions League history by netting inside 10.5 seconds, to give Valencia a 1-0 lead over Bayer Leverkusen. He just fell short of former FC Bayern Munich and Dutch national team striker, Roy Makaay's record of 10.12 seconds that he set against Real Madrid in the 2006-07 edition of the tournament. Valencia won the match 3-1.
