Centre-Back
Jája Silva
Brazil
Brazil27 yrs
Brazil27 yrs27
Age
178 cm
Height
73 kg
Weight
Centre-Back
Position
Midfield — left
Typical role
Brazil
Nationality
The ageless Brazilian defender whose reading of the game transcends his declining physical attributes. A true legend of the sport.
Career clubs
Career transfers
- 28 Feb 2025Transfer
- 17 Jan 2025Free transfer
- 1 Jan 2025
- 5 Aug 2024Loan
- 28 Jul 2023
- 28 Sept 2022
- 16 Jul 2022Free transfer
- 10 Aug 2021
- 22 Feb 2021Loan
- 19 Oct 2020Loan
- 1 Jan 2020Loan
- 9 Aug 2019Loan
- 26 Apr 2019Free transfer
Competitions
Recent form
Season by season
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Goias | 45 | 7 | 2 | 6.90 |
| 2024 | FC Tokyo | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.49 |
| 2023 | FC Tokyo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 |
| 2022 | Al Nasr | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | FC Botosani | 43 | 8 | 0 | 6.56 |
Discipline
15
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
71
Fouls
Strengths
Attribute profile — pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physical.
World Cup history
2014: Semi-final (captain) | 2018: Quarter-final | 2022: Quarter-final | 2026: Veteran presence
Career highlights
- 4 World Cups
- Chelsea CL & CWC winner
- PSG legend
- 115+ caps
Achievements
Champions League Finalist (PSG & Chelsea)Ligue 1 x7Copa América 2019