Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 0000–2006 Tigres do Brasil Height 1.79 m | Playing position 2006–2015 Flamengo | |
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Full name Hugo Gomes dos Santos Silva Date of birth (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 22) Current team Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (#35 / Midfielder) Similar Douglas Baggio, Jorge Marco de Oliveira, Rômulo dos Santos de Souza, Thiago Santos, Héctor Canteros |
Hugo Gomes dos Santos Silva (born 18 March 1995), knwon as Jajá, is a Brazilian football player who plays as central midfielder for Brazilian club Flamengo.
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He is a former member of Brazil national under-20 football team and played on loan for Avaí in Brazilian Série B in 2016.
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'.
Avaí
On 9 May 2016, Avaí announced that Jajá came Avaí on loan. On 28 May 2016, He scored his first goal against Ceará. Avaí won the match by 4–2. He has played 20 games in Série B for Avaí and scored one goal.
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. He contributed that Brazil finished the competition as a runners-up, playing 6 games.
Club career statistics
1Other tournaments include Campeonato Carioca:2015, 2016