Jefté Betancor Sánchez (born 6 July 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División club Las Palmas.
Career Spain Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands of Malaysian descent, Betancor was noted as a 17-year-old at UD Vecindario, being called to the Canary Islands autonomous team and invited by Real Madrid to play an international tournament with its youth side in April 2011. In the 2011–12 season, Hércules CF director of football Sergio Fernández decided to sign the player for the club's youth system, and he immediately started appearing for the reserves in the regional leagues.
On 27 August 2011, first-team manager Juan Carlos Mandiá handed Betancor his professional debut, as he played injury time in a 2–0 home win against FC Cartagena in the Segunda División. Following his release, he joined Ontinyent CF of Segunda División B.
On 16 January 2013, Betancor agreed to a deal at CA Ceuta in the Tercera División, but eventually moved to CD Tenerife B instead. He departed the latter on 25 June 2014,
After struggling with injuries, Betancor joined CF Unión Viera, a club he already represented as a youth, on 29 January 2015. He moved to CD Badajoz for the play-offs on 13 May, before signing for another reserve team, UD Las Palmas Atlético, on 14 July.
Betancor subsequently served loans at Arandina CF and UD San Fernando before returning to Viera in August 2017.
Austria Betancor moved abroad in December 2017, signing with modest Austrian side ATSV Stadl-Paura. In the ensuing off-season he joined SV Mattersburg also in the country, making his first appearance in top-flight football on 11 August and scoring in the Bundesliga away fixture against TSV Hartberg (4–2 loss). On 22 January 2019, he was loaned to SK Vorwärts Steyr until 30 June.
On 26 June 2019, Betancor joined SV Ried also in Austria. He was crowned 2. Liga champion in his only season.
Romania Betancor moved to Romania in September 2020 with FC Voluntari, helping the club retain its Liga I status before signing for FCV Farul Constanța the next summer. In December 2021, he was handed the Foreign Player of the Year award by the Gazeta Sporturilor daily after netting 19 times during the calendar year.
On 18 June 2022, Betancor transferred to five-time defending champions CFR Cluj. In the following transfer window, he was loaned to Pafos FC of Cypriot First Division.
Greece Betancor joined Super League Greece side Panserraikos F.C. in January 2024. In September that year, he began a run of eight consecutive matches scoring, helping his team to leave the relegation zone.
On 14 January 2025, Betancor was signed by Olympiacos F.C. in the same country; he was immediately loaned to his previous club until the end of the season.
Back to Spain On 8 August 2025, Jefté returned to Spain seven years after leaving, joining second-tier Albacete Balompié on a one-year loan deal. The following 14 January he scored twice, including a stoppage-time winner, in a 3–2 victory over Real Madrid in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
After 18 goals in all competitions, Jefté returned to his hometown on a three-year contract at UD Las Palmas.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHércules2011–12Segunda División2000——20Ontinyent2012–13Segunda División B6000——60Tenerife B2012–13Tercera División1611———16112013–143417——513918Total5028——515529Eldense2014–15Segunda División B16221——183Unión Viera2014–15Tercera División145———145Badajoz2014–15Tercera División———2020Las Palmas Atlético2015–16Tercera División3116——403516Arandina (loan)2016–17Segunda División B18300——183San Fernando (loan)2016–17Tercera División148——41189Unión Viera2017–18Interinsular Preferente108———108Stadl-Paura2017–18Austrian Regionalliga Central10900——109Mattersburg2018–19Austrian Bundesliga6110——71Vorwärts Steyr (loan)2018–192. Liga14500——145Ried2019–202. Liga281422——3016Voluntari2020–21Liga I20600—1143110Farul Constanța2021–22Liga I281510—713616Cluj2022–23Liga I710072101532023–241411021—172Total212109310325Pafos (loan)2022–23Cypriot First Division6041—20121Panserraikos2023–24Super League Greece7331—611642024–25221632—833321Total291963001444925Albacete (loan)2025–26Segunda División381454——4318Las Palmas2026–27Segunda División6000——60Career total3671552211935011448180
Honours Ried 2. Liga: 2019–20
CFR Cluj Supercupa României runner-up: 2022
Individual Super League Greece top scorer: 2024–25 Foreign Player of the Year in Romania (Gazeta Sporturilor): 2021 Gazeta Sporturilor Romania Player of the Month: August 2021 Liga I Team of the Season: 2021–22
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