Jajá (footballer, born 1995)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santosand the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Jajá

Personal information
Full name	Hugo Gomes dos Santos Silva
Date of birth	(1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dewa United
Number	8
Youth career
2006	Tigres do Brasil
2006–2015	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Flamengo	9	(0)
2016	→ Avaí (loan)	19	(1)
2017	→ Tombense (loan)	1	(0)
2017	→ Vila Nova (loan)	5	(0)
2018	→ Kalmar FF (loan)	3	(0)
2020	Kalmar FF	0	(0)
2021–2024	Madura United	95	(25)
2024–	Dewa United	21	(0)
International career
2015–2016	Brazil U20	6	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Brazil FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2015 New Zealand Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2025

Hugo Gomes dos Santos Silva (born 18 March 1995), commonly known as Jajá, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Dewa United. ^[2]

Club career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Jajá started his football career with Tigres do Brasil and stayed there until 2006 when he transferred to Flamengo 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 Maracanã Stadium, the Flamengo's home ground which Flamengo won by 2–0. In this match, he was substituted for Paulinho at 90+2'. ^[3]

Avaí (Loan)

On 9 May 2016, Avaí announced that Jajá came Avaí on loan. ^[4] On 28 May 2016, he scored his first goal against Ceará. 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. ^[5] His contract with Flamengo was not renewed and he was released at the end of the season. ^[6]

Madura United

On 15 March 2021, Madura United signed Jajá from Kalmar FF on a one-year contract. ^[7] He made his league debut on 3 September by starting in a 1–1 draw against Persikabo 1973, he also scored his first goal for Madura United in the 40th minute. ^[8]

International career

Jajá has represented the member of Brazil national under-20 football team since 2015. In 2015, he was first chosen national team. He played in 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[9] He contributed that Brazil finished the competition as a runners-up, playing 6 games.

Club career statistics

(Correct As of 10 March 2025 ^[update] )

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo	2015	Série A	5	0	1	0	—		1	0	7	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		1	0	1	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	—		2	0	2	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	10	0
Avaí (loan)	2016	Série B	19	1	1	0	—		0	0	20	1
Tombense (loan)	2017	Série C	0	0	0	0	—		1	0	1	0
Vila Nova (loan)	2017	Série B	5	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Kalmar (loan)
	2018	Allsvenskan	3	0	1	0	–		–		4	0
	2020		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Madura United	2021–22	Liga 1	29	10	0	0	–		4	0	33	10
	2022–23		32	6	0	0	–		0	0	32	6
	2023–24		33	9	0	0	–		0	0	33	9
	Total		95	25	0	0	0	0	4	0	99	25
Dewa United	2024–25	Liga 1	21	0	0	0	–		0	0	21	0
Career total			147	26	3	0	0	0	9	0	159	26

¹Other tournaments include Campeonato Carioca: 2015, 2016 ²Other tournaments include Menpora Cup: 2021

Honours

International

Brazil U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2015

Individual

• Liga 1 Team of the Season : 2023–24

References

1. "Jajá: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
2. "Brazil - Jajá - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
3. "Flamengo vs. Cruzeiro - 11 September 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
4. "Avaí apresenta Vinícius Pacheco e Jajá para a sequência da temporada" [Avai has Vinicius Pacheco and Jajá for the following season] (in Portuguese). dc.clicrbs.com. 9 May 2016.
5. "Emprestado pelo Flamengo, Jajá é anunciado pelo Kalmar, da Suécia". Planeta Brazuka. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
6. "Fla descarta retornos de Muralha, Gabriel e Jajá em 2019". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
7. "Madura United Resmi Datangkan Eks Timnas Brasil U20, Hugo Gomes". kumparan.com. 17 March 2021.
8. "Man of The Match Tira Persikabo Vs Madura United: Jaja, Cetak Gol dan Motor Permainan di BRI Liga 1". yahoo.com. 3 September 2021.
9. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - JAJA". FIFA.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.^{[ dead link ‍]}