Jorge Pereira da Silva (born 4 December 1985), better known as Jorginho, is a Brazilian former

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player who played as a

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. He is the brother of prolific Brazilian striker

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Career

Jorginho was born in Bahia where he started his career at the age of 13 playing at the youth level for Bahia (Div 1 Brazilian team) from 1998 to 2003. In 2004, Jorginho was transferred to the Japanese market to play at the biggest league of the country the

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. In Japan, he built a spectacular career joining big teams such as

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and Sanfrecce Hiroshima both Japanese Div 1 teams. Jorginho also played for Tokushima Vortis and FC GIFU during his stay in Japan. In 2008 Jorginho comes back to his original country to play the Brazilian Div 1 State Championships for teams such as

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, EC Bahia and EC Aguia Negra where he’d keep his performance of 0.5 goals per game. In 2009, Jorginho goes abroad once more to confirm his football. He joined Al-Mabarrah, Lebanese Premier League team that disputes important competitions such as FA Cup and Arab Champions League. Jorginho’s also played for

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Premier League team that competes in the Maltese Premier League. In 2012, he signed to

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. For the 2014–15 season, he joined Hibernians, and proved to be one of the most lethal strikers in the Maltese Premier League. He led Hibernians to the league title and jointly topped the scoring charts with teammate and strike partner

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. This helped qualify them for the second qualifying round of the

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Jorginho joined Gzira United F.C. in 2018. He scored on his debut against UE Sant Julià in the UEFA Europa League. On 8 January 2019, he signed with Birkirkara FC.MAURIZIO VELLA JOINS BIRKIRKARA
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jorginho 1985 births Living people Maltese Premier League players Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Nagoya Grampus players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Tokushima Vortis players FC Gifu players Esporte Clube Bahia players Mixto Esporte Clube players Al Mabarra Club players Qormi F.C. players Kecskeméti TE players Hibernians F.C. players Al-Khaleej FC players Gżira United F.C. players J1 League players Birkirkara F.C. players Saudi First Division League players Japan Football League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Lebanese Premier League players