Jorginho (footballer, born 1985) explained

Jorginho
Fullname:Jorge Pereira da Silva
Birth Date:4 December 1985
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1998–2003
Youthclubs1:Bahia
Years1:2004
Caps1:8
Goals1:2
Years2:2005
Clubs2:Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2006
Clubs3:Tokushima Vortis
Caps3:34
Goals3:8
Years4:2007
Clubs4:FC Gifu
Caps4:29
Goals4:12
Years5:2007–2008
Clubs5:Bahia
Caps5:10
Goals5:2
Years6:2008–2009
Clubs6:Mixto
Caps6:16
Goals6:8
Years7:2009
Caps7:18
Goals7:8
Years8:2009–2011
Clubs8:Al-Mabarrah
Caps8:40
Goals8:18
Years9:2011–2012
Clubs9:Qormi
Caps9:29
Goals9:19
Years10:2012–2013
Clubs10:Kecskeméti TE
Caps10:14
Goals10:8
Years11:2013–2014
Clubs11:Qormi
Caps11:14
Goals11:6
Years12:2014–2017
Clubs12:Hibernians
Caps12:34
Goals12:25
Years13:2017–2018
Clubs13:Al-Khaleej
Caps13:1
Goals13:1
Years14:2018–2019
Caps14:8
Goals14:1
Years15:2019–2020
Clubs15:Birkirkara
Caps15:10
Goals15:2

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.

Career

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

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal
2004Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League820020102
2005Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League40001050
2006Tokushima VortisJ2 League34800colspan="2"-348
2007FC GifuFootball League27820colspan="2"-298
Total731820307818

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jorginho moves to Gżira United.
  2. Web site: Gżira claim precious win in Andorra.
  3. http://www.maltafootball.com/2019/01/11/maurizio-vella-joins-birkirkara/ MAURIZIO VELLA JOINS BIRKIRKARA