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Jajá (footballer, born 1995)

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Jajá
Personal information
Full name Hugo Gomes dos Santos Silva
Date of birth (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dewa United
Number 8
Youth career
2006 Tigres do Brasil
2006–2015 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Flamengo 9 (0)
2016Avaí (loan) 19 (1)
2017Tombense (loan) 1 (0)
2017Vila Nova (loan) 5 (0)
2018Kalmar FF (loan) 3 (0)
2020 Kalmar FF 0 (0)
2021–2024 Madura United 95 (25)
2024– Dewa United 7 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Brazil U20 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2015 New Zealand Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024

Hugo Gomes dos Santos Silva (born 18 March 1995), commonly known as Jajá, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Dewa United.[2]

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Jajá started his football career with Tigres do Brasil and stayed there until 2006 when he transferred to Flamengo youth team, playing at youth level until 2015.

Flamengo

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On 1 January 2015, Jajá signed his first professional contract with Flamengo. He made his league debut on 11 September 2015 against Cruzeiro at Maracanã Stadium, the Flamengo's home ground which Flamengo won by 2–0. In this match, he was substituted for Paulinho at 90+2'.[3]

Avaí (Loan)

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On 9 May 2016, Avaí announced that Jajá came Avaí on loan.[4] On 28 May 2016, he scored his first goal against Ceará. Avaí won the match by 4–2. He has played 19 games in Série B for Avaí and scored one goal.

Kalmar FF (Loan)

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In July 2018 Jajá signed with Kalmar FF, on loan, until the end of 2018 season.[5] His contract with Flamengo was not renewed and he was released at the end of the season.[6]

Madura United

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On 15 March 2021, Madura United signed Jajá from Kalmar FF on a one-year contract.[7] He made his league debut on 3 September by starting in a 1–1 draw against Persikabo 1973, he also scored his first goal for Madura United in the 40th minute.[8]

International career

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Jajá has represented the member of Brazil national under-20 football team since 2015. In 2015, he was first chosen national team. He played in 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9] He contributed that Brazil finished the competition as a runners-up, playing 6 games.

Club career statistics

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(Correct As of 7 December 2024)
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2015 Série A 5 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
2016 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2018 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 10 0
Avaí (loan) 2016 Série B 19 1 1 0 0 0 20 1
Tombense (loan) 2017 Série C 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Vila Nova (loan) 2017 Série B 5 0 0 0 1 0
Kalmar (loan)
2018 Allsvenskan 3 0 1 0 4 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Madura United 2021–22 Liga 1 29 10 0 0 4 0 33 10
2022–23 32 6 0 0 0 0 32 6
2023–24 33 9 0 0 0 0 33 9
Total 95 25 0 0 0 0 4 0 99 25
Dewa United 2024–25 Liga 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 133 26 3 0 0 0 9 0 145 26

1Other tournaments include Campeonato Carioca: 2015, 2016 2Other tournaments include Menpora Cup: 2021

Honours

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International

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Brazil U20

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Jajá: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Brazil - Jajá - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Flamengo vs. Cruzeiro - 11 September 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Avaí apresenta Vinícius Pacheco e Jajá para a sequência da temporada" [Avai has Vinicius Pacheco and Jajá for the following season] (in Portuguese). dc.clicrbs.com. 9 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Emprestado pelo Flamengo, Jajá é anunciado pelo Kalmar, da Suécia". Planeta Brazuka. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Fla descarta retornos de Muralha, Gabriel e Jajá em 2019". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Madura United Resmi Datangkan Eks Timnas Brasil U20, Hugo Gomes". kumparan.com. 17 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Man of The Match Tira Persikabo Vs Madura United: Jaja, Cetak Gol dan Motor Permainan di BRI Liga 1". yahoo.com. 3 September 2021.
  9. ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - JAJA". FIFA.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.[dead link]