Jajá (footballer, born 1995)

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 Madura United.[2]

Jajá
Personal information
Full name Hugo Gomes dos Santos Silva
Date of birth (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Madura United
Number 8
Youth career
2006 Tigres do Brasil
2006–2015 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Flamengo 5 (0)
2016Avaí (loan) 19 (1)
2017Tombense (loan) 0 (0)
2017Vila Nova (loan) 5 (0)
2018Kalmar FF (loan) 3 (0)
2020 Kalmar FF 0 (0)
2021– Madura United 73 (20)
International career
2015–2016 Brazil U20 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up2015 New Zealand Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023

Club career

Early career

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

(Correct As of 24 September 2023)
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2015 Série A 50101070
2016 00001010
2018 00002020
Total 50100040100
Avaí (loan) 2016 Série B 1911000201
Total 191100000201
Tombense (loan) 2017 Série C 00001010
Total 0000001010
Vila Nova (loan) 2017 Série B 500010
Total 5000000050
Kalmar (loan)
2018 Allsvenskan 301040
2020 000000
Total 3010000040
Madura United 2021–22 Liga 1 291000403310
2022–23 3260000326
2023–24 94000094
Career total 1032130009011321

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

Honours

International

Brazil U20

References

  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 September 13, 2016.
  3. "Flamengo vs. Cruzeiro - 11 September 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved September 13, 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. 2016-05-09.
  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). 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  7. "Madura United Resmi Datangkan Eks Timnas Brasil U20, Hugo Gomes". kumparan.com. 2021-03-17.
  8. "Man of The Match Tira Persikabo Vs Madura United: Jaja, Cetak Gol dan Motor Permainan di BRI Liga 1". yahoo.com. 2021-09-03.
  9. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - JAJA". FIFA.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.


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