Jorge Pereira da Silva

Jorginho
Personal information
Full name Jorge Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1985-12-04) December 4, 1985
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Hibernians
Number 23
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 Esporte Clube Bahia 10 (2)
2008–2009 Mixto Esporte Clube 16 (8)
2009 Esporte Clube Águia Negra 18 (8)
2009–2011 Al-Mabarrah 40 (18)
2011–2012 Qormi F.C. 29 (19)
2012–2013 Kecskeméti TE 14 (8)
2013–2014 Qormi F.C. 14 (6)
2014– Hibernians 34 (25)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2015.


Jorge Pereira da Silva (born 4 December 1985) or better known as Jorginho is a Brazilian football player who currently plays as a striker for Hibernians . He previously played for Kecskeméti TE located in Hungary; a club that competes in the well-known Nemzeti Bajnokság I. 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 team-mate and strike partner Edison Luiz dos Santos. This helped qualify them for the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Club statistics

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
2004Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League820020102
2005Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League40001050
2006Tokushima VortisJ2 League34800-348
2007FC GifuFootball League27820-298
Country Japan 731820307818
Total 731820307818

References

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