Photo: AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire about Jefferson Lerma is that he embodies the unglamorous heartbeat of a football team. A Colombian defensive midfielder who can also slot in at centre-back, he wins the ball, breaks up play, and rarely grabs headlines, yet his teams visibly run smoother for it. Watching him cover ground for ninety minutes at Crystal Palace and for Colombia, I see a player whose value lives in the details that statistics struggle to capture. He is the kind of relentless, selfless professional I find easy to root for, because he makes everyone around him better.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jefferson Lerma
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフェルソン・レルマ
- Reading
- じぇふぇるそん・れるま
- Born
- October 25, 1994 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 179 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jefferson Lerma born?
Born October 25, 1994 (age 31).
Where is Jefferson Lerma from?
Jefferson Lerma is from El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.
What does Jefferson Lerma do?
Jefferson Lerma works as association football player.
How tall is Jefferson Lerma?
Jefferson Lerma is 179 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.