Braíma Injai
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Braíma Injai known mostly by his first name, is a Guinea Bissauan footballer who plays for Sport Clube Melgacense in Portugal
.
Mainly a defensive midfielder, he also holds Portuguese
nationality, due to the years spent playing in that country.
spell with Gil Vicente FC, being used with regularity.
In July 2007, after an unsassuming stint in Spain
with Córdoba CF
, and playing the rest of the year in the Portuguese second level
with Portimonense SC
, he left for Cyprus
's Olympiakos Nicosia
. In early 2009, he returned to Africa
, joining Angola
n outfit Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio
, but went back to Portugal shortly after, resuming his career in amateur football.
Braíma was a stalwart for the Guinea-Bissau national team
for well over a decade, appearing in many FIFA World Cup qualification
series.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
.
Mainly a defensive midfielder, he also holds Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
nationality, due to the years spent playing in that country.
Football career
Injai played most of his career in Portugal, majorly for modest clubs, but had a four-year first divisionPortuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
spell with Gil Vicente FC, being used with regularity.
In July 2007, after an unsassuming stint in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
with Córdoba CF
Córdoba CF
Córdoba Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, with a capacity of 18,280 seats....
, and playing the rest of the year in the Portuguese second level
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
with Portimonense SC
Portimonense S.C.
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....
, he left for Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
's Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia is a football club in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia. The club was founded in 1931. It is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. Olympiakos's home ground is the New GSP Stadium of 23,400 seat capacity...
. In early 2009, he returned to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, joining Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n outfit Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio
Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio
Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio, usually known simply as Primeiro de Maio, is a football club from Benguela, Angola, founded in 1955...
, but went back to Portugal shortly after, resuming his career in amateur football.
Braíma was a stalwart for the Guinea-Bissau national team
Guinea-Bissau national football team
The Guinea-Bissau national football team is the national team of Guinea-Bissau and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau. They are a member of the CAF...
for well over a decade, appearing in many FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
series.