Hugo Gomes dos Santos Silva (born 18 March 1995), commonly known as Jajá, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga 1 club Dewa United.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Jajá started his football career with

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and stayed there until 2006 when he transferred to

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

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

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, the Flamengo's home ground which Flamengo won by 2–0. In this match, he was substituted for

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at 90+2'.

Avaí (Loan)

On 9 May 2016, Avaí announced that Jajá came Avaí on loan. On 28 May 2016, he scored his first goal against

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. 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. His contract with Flamengo was not renewed and he was released at the end of the season.

Madura United

On 15 March 2021,

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signed Jajá from Kalmar FF on a one-year contract. He made his league debut on 3 September by starting in a 1–1 draw against

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, he also scored his first goal for Madura United in the 40th minute.

International career

Jajá has represented the member of

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since 2015. In 2015, he was first chosen national team. He played in

2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the twentieth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition took place for the first time in New Zealand, the third time on Oceanian soil after ...

. He contributed that Brazil finished the competition as a runners-up, playing 6 games.

Club career statistics

:''(Correct )'' ¹Other tournaments include

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²Other tournaments include Menpora Cup:

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Honours

International

Brazil U20 * FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up:

Individual * Liga 1 Team of the Season : 2023–24

References

1995 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Allsvenskan players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players CR Flamengo footballers Avaí FC players Tombense Futebol Clube players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Kalmar FF players Madura United F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Brazil men's under-20 international footballers {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub