Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil Name James da 1999–2002 Coritiba | 1992–1998 Parana Clube Height 1.73 m Number 2 Role Football player | |
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Full name James Dens Maia da Silva Date of birth (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 29) | ||
Current team Rio Branco Sport Club | ||
James Dens Maia da Silva (born 14 August 1986 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian football defender who plays for Rio Branco Sport Club.
Club career
James passed through the youth systems of his hometown clubs Paraná Clube and Coritiba, starting his professional career at the latter. In 2007, he joined Villa Nova, only to return to the Serié A by signing for Juventude later in the year, breaking into the first team and making 9 appearances. He spent 2008 in the Serié C club J. Malucelli, before moving to Europe, signing a four-year deal with Slavia Prague in February 2009. He struggled to make the first team during his year and a half there, and only made four competitive appearances throughout his time at the club. His contract was terminated in July 2010, and he returned to the lowly Aparecida Futebol Clube, but stayed there only two weeks before being recalled to Europe and signing for the Croatian side NK Zagreb. There he was a constant starter and had a good season, but refused to sign an extension of his contract, moving, in the summer of 2011, to division giants Hajduk Split on a free transfer.