Jajá Coelho

Startings in Europe and loan deals

Jajá Coelho was born in Ipatinga. A youth product of América-MG, he arrived in Europe to sign for Dutch club Feyenoord in November 2004, but signed a loan deal with Westerlo immediately after his arrival to Rotterdam. Jajá joined Getafe in January 2006 after a year loan spell. After only two games for Getafe in second half of 2005–06 season, he was loaned to Flamengo in the second half of the 2006 season, and later signed a loan deal with Racing Genk in the 2nd half of the 2006–07 season. Finally, he was loaned out to Westerlo in the first half of 2007–08.

Metalist Kharkiv

Jajá Coelho signed a three-and-a-half-year deal for Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv in February 2008. He scored a fantastic long-distance goal in an UEFA Cup match on 2 October 2008 against Beşiktaş from 40 metres. In 2008, he became the second foreigner that ever won the annual Ukrainian Premier League MVP award established by the sports newspaper Komanda, the other one was the former captain of Dynamo Kyiv Valyantsin Byalkevich from Belarus.

Trabzonspor

On 7 August 2010, Jajá Coelho joined Turkish club Trabzonspor on a four-year contract for reported €4.2 million. He made his full Super Lig debut on 30 August in a 0–0 draw against Antalyaspor. Jaja scored his first goal after three league games when he scored twice in a 7–0 win against Kasımpaşa. He was designated for the first time as TrabzonCell Player of the Month in November 2010. He…

As of match played 18 November 2020