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.
Club career On 19 February 2023, Jajá joined Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow on loan.
On 31 January 2024, Jajá's loan at Primeira Liga club Casa Pia was cut short as he was instead loaned to Cypriot First Division side Pafos. On 27 June 2025, Pafos announced the permanent signing of Jajá from Athletico Paranaense, on a contract until the summer of 2028.
In the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League qualifying, Jajá scored the decisive goal in Pafos' 1–0 away victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv, securing a 2–1 aggregate win and progression to the third round. Later, in the play-off round, he struck a late equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Red Star Belgrade, a crucial goal that sealed a 3–2 win on aggregate and Pafos' historic qualification for their first-ever Champions League league phase.
Personal life Jajá is the son of a footballer also nicknamed Jajá.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAthletico Paranaense2020Série A1093—1000113202100910000—912022——0000—002023—41———41Total10225001000245CRB (loan)2021Série B253—20—10283Cruzeiro (loan)2022Série B194—20——214Torpedo Moscow (loan)2022–23Russian Premier League70—00——70Casa Pia (loan)2023–24Primeira Liga120—20—00140Pafos (loan)2023–24Cypriot First Division142—41——1832024–25295—3016410499Total437—71164106712Pafos2025–26Cypriot First Division284—441321046102026–27Cypriot First Division00—0020—20Total284—44152104810Career Total135182251753263020933
Honours Athletico Paranaense Campeonato Paranaense: 2020
Pafos Cypriot First Division: 2024–25 Cypriot Cup: 2023–24, 2025–26 Cypriot Super Cup: 2026
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