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]
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| Full name | Hugo Gomes dos Santos Silva | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Avaí (loan) | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Tombense (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Vila Nova (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Kalmar FF (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Kalmar FF | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Madura United | 73 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Brazil U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *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 | ||||||
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| 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 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Tombense (loan) | 2017 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vila Nova (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 103 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 113 | 21 | ||
1Other tournaments include Campeonato Carioca: 2015, 2016 2Other tournaments include Menpora Cup: 2021
Honours
References
- "Jajá: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Brazil - Jajá - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- "Flamengo vs. Cruzeiro - 11 September 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Fla descarta retornos de Muralha, Gabriel e Jajá em 2019". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- "Madura United Resmi Datangkan Eks Timnas Brasil U20, Hugo Gomes". kumparan.com. 2021-03-17.
- "Man of The Match Tira Persikabo Vs Madura United: Jaja, Cetak Gol dan Motor Permainan di BRI Liga 1". yahoo.com. 2021-09-03.
- "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - JAJA". FIFA.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.