Jajá (footballer, born 2001)
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Jajá with Torpedo Moscow in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jair Diego Alves de Brito | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Catanduva, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pafos | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Grêmio Novorizontino | ||
| 2019 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Athletico Paranaense | 23 | (5) |
| 2021 | → CRB (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2023 | → Torpedo Moscow (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Pafos (loan) | 43 | (7) |
| 2025– | Pafos | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | Brazil U-20 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:49, 19 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jair Diego Alves de Brito (born 15 April 2001), commonly known as Jajá, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot First Division club Pafos.
Club career
On 19 February 2023, Jajá joined Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow on loan.[1]
On 31 January 2024, Jajá's loan at Primeira Liga club Casa Pia was cut short as he was instead loaned to Cypriot First Division side Pafos.[2] On 27 June 2025, Pafos announced the permanent signing of Jajá from Athletico Paranaense, on a contract until the summer of 2028.[3]
Personal life
Jajá is son of the also footballer nicknamed Jajá.
Career statistics
- As of 27 January 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2020 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 9[a] | 3 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | — | 4[a] | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| CRB (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 25 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Cruzeiro (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 19 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| Torpedo Moscow (loan) | 2022-23 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Casa Pia (loan) | 2023-24 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Pafos (loan) | 2023-24 | Cypriot First Division | 14 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2024-25 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 14[d] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | |||
| Total | 31 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 11 | |||
| Career Total | 95 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 23 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Athletico Paranaense
Pafos
References
- ^ "ДЖАДЖА — ИГРОК "ТОРПЕДО"" (in Russian). FC Torpedo Moscow. 19 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Reis, Rafael Batista (31 January 2024). "Mercado: Casa Pia oficializa saída de Jajá, que ruma ao Chipre" [Market: Casa Pia announces early departure of Jajá, who heads to Cyprus]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Jajá Stays Home until 2028". pafosfc.com.cy. Pafos FC. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Jajá at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2024.