Jonas

Guarani

Jonas began his senior career at Guarani in 2005. He made his debut against Santo André. While playing for Guarani, Jonas scored 13 goals, 12 of them in 25 league matches.

Santos

In 2006, Jonas transferred to 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 goals in the Paulista, helping Santos win the tournament for the second time in a row. After spending only one year at Santos, Jonas transferred to Grêmio in 2007.

Grêmio

On 12 September 2007, Grêmio signed a four-year deal which transferred 50% of Jonas' rights. He made his debut in the Gre–Nal derby, leaving injured early in the second half. After more forwards arrived in 2008, Jonas lost his place, sometimes even failing to make the reserves list. The most consistent criticism from the press was his lack of physical strength when playing up front against powerful defenders. By July, he decided to leave the club.

Portuguesa (loan)

Despite not being able to avoid relegation to the Série B in 2008, Jonas was one of the best players in the team, scoring 18 goals during his stay, nine in the Campeonato Brasileiro, ahead of teammate Edno's eight.

Return to Grêmio

After the loan ended, Jonas returned to Grêmio for the 2009 season. He played in the 2009 Copa Libertadores, and after playing his worst game…

Jonas was called up for the Brazil national team for the first time and made his debut in a friendly against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium on 27 March 2011. He came on as a substitute for Leandro Damião in the 78th minute, and Brazil went on to win the match 2–0. Jonas scored his first goals with the Seleção in a friendly against Egypt on 14 November 2011, netting a brace in a 2–0 victory. On 30 March 2016, Jonas earned his ninth cap for Brazil – the first since 11 September 2012. He replaced Ricardo Oliveira in the 80th minute of the match against Paraguay that ended in a 2–2 draw, during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 20 May, Jonas was called up to replace injured Ricardo Oliveira in Brazil's Copa América Centenario squad.

Club

International

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jonas goal.

Jonas was born in the city of Bebedouro and was raised in Taiúva, a neighbour municipality in the state of São Paulo. He was born to teachers Ismael (father) and Maria Luiza (mother). He has two older brothers, Tiago and Diego. In August 2015, Jonas gained Italian citizenship.