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Jajá

ジャイール・ジエゴ・アウヴェス・ジ・ブリトー　/　じゃいーる・じえご・あうゔぇす・じ・ぶりとー

Association football player from Brazil

April 15, 2001 (age 25)　・　Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo
association football player

My Take

Jajá, born Jair Diego Alves de Brito in Catanduva, São Paulo, in 2001, embodies the grittier path out of Brazil's football factory. Rather than walking straight into a glamour club, he's a winger building his foundation at Pafos in the Cypriot top flight, and I find that route compelling. Not every gifted player gets the express lane to Europe's giants, so I respect those who establish themselves in mid-tier leagues first. Wingers are the most thrilling players to watch, all pace and directness down the flank. He's young and unfinished, and I genuinely hope that Mediterranean springboard launches him toward a bigger stage.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jajá
Name (Japanese): ジャイール・ジエゴ・アウヴェス・ジ・ブリトー
Reading: じゃいーる・じえご・あうゔぇす・じ・ぶりとー
Born: April 15, 2001 (age 25)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Snake
Origin: Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 177 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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