Jorginho (footballer, born 1985)

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Jorge Pereira da Silva (born 4 December 1985), better known as Jorginho, is a Brazilian former football player who played as a striker. He is the brother of prolific Brazilian striker Ueslei.

Jorginho
Personal information
Full name Jorge Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1985-12-04) 4 December 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1998–2003 Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight 8 (2)
2005 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 (0)
2006 Tokushima Vortis 34 (8)
2007 FC Gifu 29 (12)
2007–2008 Bahia 10 (2)
2008–2009 Mixto 16 (8)
2009 Águia Negra 18 (8)
2009–2011 Al-Mabarrah 40 (18)
2011–2012 Qormi 29 (19)
2012–2013 Kecskeméti TE 14 (8)
2013–2014 Qormi 14 (6)
2014–2017 Hibernians 34 (25)
2017–2018 Al-Khaleej 1 (1)
2018–2019 Gżira United 8 (1)
2019–2020 Birkirkara 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Jorginho was born in Bahia where he started his career at the age of 13 playing at the youth level for Bahia (Div 1 Brazilian team) from 1998 to 2003.

In 2004, Jorginho was transferred to the Japanese market to play at the biggest league of the country the J1 League. In Japan, he built a spectacular career joining big teams such as Nagoya Grampus Eight and Sanfrecce Hiroshima both Japanese Div 1 teams. Jorginho also played for Tokushima Vortis and FC GIFU during his stay in Japan.

In 2008 Jorginho comes back to his original country to play the Brazilian Div 1 State Championships for teams such as Mixto Esporte Clube, EC Bahia and EC Aguia Negra where he’d keep his performance of 0.5 goals per game. In 2009, Jorginho goes abroad once more to confirm his football. He joined Al-Mabarrah, Lebanese Premier League team that disputes important competitions such as FA Cup and Arab Champions League.

Jorginho’s also played for Qormi FC Premier League team that competes in the Maltese Premier League.

In 2012, he signed to Kecskeméti TE.

For the 2014–15 season, he joined Hibernians, and proved to be one of the most lethal strikers in the Maltese Premier League. He led Hibernians to the league title and jointly topped the scoring charts with teammate and strike partner Edison Luiz dos Santos. This helped qualify them for the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Jorginho joined Gzira United F.C. in 2018.[1] He scored on his debut against UE Sant Julià in the UEFA Europa League.[2] On 8 January 2019, he signed with Birkirkara FC.[3]

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 8 2 0 0 2 0 10 2
2005 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
2006 Tokushima Vortis J2 League 34 8 0 0 - 34 8
2007 FC Gifu Football League 27 8 2 0 - 29 8
Total 73 18 2 0 3 0 78 18

References

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  1. ^ "Jorginho moves to Gżira United".
  2. ^ "Gżira claim precious win in Andorra".
  3. ^ MAURIZIO VELLA JOINS BIRKIRKARA, maltafootball.com, 11 January 2019
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