Jorge do Vale de Araújo, better known as Jorge Mauá (born 22 January 1987), is a Brazilian striker who currently plays for amateur club Metropolitano de Nova Veneza. He's among the all-time top scorers for Mauaense, his hometown club.

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Jorge Mauá started his career playing

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for

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, scoring more than 250 goals as a forward. At age 21, Mauá made the switch to association football, playing for União Suzano and

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from Paraguay without much success. He kept playing in amateur leagues in

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until 2013, when he got offered a contract by local team Mauaense. He led the team in scoring during his tenure and quickly got promoted to upper-division teams such as

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and

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. Jorge Mauá played for Atlético Cajazeirense in the 2018 Campeonato Paraibano. In 2016, he returned to his hometown club and once again led the team in scoring, netting one goal per game on average. The stats caught the attention of Juventus da Mooca, but the striker had a disappointing 2017 Série A-2 run, scoring only two goals. A year later, he managed to regain his form playing for Noroeste, in the

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. After his contract with Noroeste expired, he came back to the amateur leagues while majoring in Physical Education. Jorge Mauá returned to professional football in 2022, signing for União Suzano of the Campeonato Paulista Série A3. He scored a brace in his debut on 29 January, a 2–1 win against São José.

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at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mauá, Jorge 1988 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Atlético Cajazeirense de Desportos players Esporte Clube Noroeste players Clube Atlético Juventus players São Caetano Futebol players Esporte Clube Taubaté players Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) players Footballers from São Paulo União Suzano Atlético Clube players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Grêmio Esportivo Mauaense players