Jorge Vinícius Oliveira Alves (born 3 May 1988), known as Jorginho, is a Brazilian

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player who plays as a

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for

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in Brazil. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for

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on 7 February 2016 in a game against

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. On 26 June 2018, Jorginho signed with Bulgarian club Cherno More. On 20 July 2018, he made his official debut in a 2–1 home win against

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. On 14 December 2019 Jorginho transfers to Doxa in Cyprus. Jorginho returned to Portuguese football, for

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in the season 2020/21. On 2021 after a long time away from the country, Jorginho returns to Brazil, this time to play with Cabofriense in the second division of the Rio championship, in the same season he transferred to Tubarão, in Santa Catarina to play in the second state division. On 2 January 2022 Jorginho is signed by the Brazilian club Costa Rica.

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* 1988 births Footballers from São Paulo (state) Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Rio Preto Esporte Clube players F.C. Bravos do Maquis players Eléctrico F.C. players C.D. Mafra players U.D. Leiria players S.C. Farense players PFC Cherno More Varna players Doxa Katokopias FC players S.C.U. Torreense players Girabola players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Liga Portugal 2 players Cypriot First Division players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Angola Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Angola Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus {{Brazil-footy-forward-1980s-stub