Francisco Jaílson de Sousa (born November 29, 1986, in Itapipoca), or simply Jajá, is a Brazilian

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. He is currently plays for

Jiangxi Liansheng Jiangxi Beidamen Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was founded in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, and thei ...

in the

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Career History

On 2005, Jaja started his senior football career in

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. On 2006, when he joined Cruzeiro on a 6-year contract. On 2008, he played 17 matches for Cruzeiro, however he could not have a good performance. Between 2006 and 2012, he played on loan in many Brazilian football clubs in Série B and Série C of Brazilian football league. On 2009, he also played for a short time in

Montedio Yamagata is Japanese professional association football club based in Tendo, Yamagata. The club plays in J2 League. Montedio is a coined word combining the Italian word for "mountain" (Monte) and the word for "God" (Dio). History The club based in T ...

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in Japan. In January 2013, he joined Guarani-MG, a football club competing in Série D. In July 2014, he joined Atlético CP in Portugal.

Honours

;Cruzeiro *

Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

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;Vitória *

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;Boa Esporte *

Taça Minas Gerais The Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 it was played as a separate tournament, but from 1979 through 1986, it was played as one of the phases in the Campeonato M ...

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Jajá
at ZeroZero {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaja 1986 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Esporte Clube Bahia players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Montedio Yamagata players Horizonte Futebol Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players J1 League players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Atlético Clube de Portugal players Liga Portugal 2 players China League One players Jiangxi Lushan F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Ceará