Braíma Injai

Braíma Injai (born 6 October 1975), known as Braíma, is a Guinea Bissauan retired footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he also held Portuguese nationality due to the years spent playing in that country.

Braíma
Personal information
Full name Braíma Injai
Date of birth (1975-10-06) 6 October 1975
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Gondomar
1995–1996 Torres Novas 27 (5)
1996–1997 Gondomar 31 (3)
1997–1998 União Lamas 31 (3)
1998–1999 Boavista 0 (0)
1999–2001 Aves 58 (4)
2001–2002 Leça 7 (2)
2002–2006 Gil Vicente 103 (2)
2006–2007 Portimonense 13 (0)
2007–2008 Olympiakos Nicosia 13 (0)
2009 1º Maio
2010 Vitória Pico 11 (0)
2010–2012 Melgacense 59 (5)
2012–2013 Vianense 14 (0)
Total 367 (24)
International career
1996–2007 Guinea-Bissau 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Bissau, Injai played most of his career in Portugal, mainly for modest clubs, but had a four-year Primeira Liga spell with Gil Vicente FC, being used with regularity. His worst output consisted of 22 matches in the 2002–03 season, in which he started in 18 of those appearances as the Barcelos team finished in eighth position.

In July 2007, after a brief spell in the Portuguese second division with Portimonense SC, Braíma left for Cyprus's Olympiakos Nicosia. In early 2009, he returned to Africa, joining Angolan side Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio, but went back to Portugal shortly after and resumed his career in amateur football.

International career

Braíma was a stalwart for the Guinea-Bissau national team for well over a decade, appearing in many FIFA World Cup qualification series.

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