Braíma Injai

Braíma
Personal information
Full name	Braíma Injai
Date of birth	6 October 1975 (age 46)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994	Boavista
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1995	Gondomar
1995–1996	Torres Novas
1996–1997	Gondomar
1997–1998	União Lamas
1998–1999	Boavista
1999–2001	Aves
2001–2002	Leça
2002–2006	Gil Vicente
2006–2007	Portimonense
2007–2008	Olympiakos Nicosia
2009	1º Maio
2010	Vitória Pico
2010–2012	Melgacense
2012–2013	Vianense
Total
National team
1996–2007	Guinea-Bissau
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Braíma Injai (born 6 October 1975), known as Braíma, is a Guinea Bissauan retired footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he also held Portuguese nationality due to the years spent playing in that country.

Club career[]

Born in Bissau, Injai played most of his career in Portugal, mainly for modest clubs, but had a four-year Primeira Liga spell with Gil Vicente FC, being used with regularity. His worst output consisted of 22 matches in the 2002–03 season, in which he started in 18 of those appearances as the Barcelos team finished in eighth position.

In July 2007, after a brief spell in the Portuguese second division with Portimonense SC, Braíma left for Cyprus's Olympiakos Nicosia. In early 2009, he returned to Africa, joining Angolan side Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio, but went back to Portugal shortly after and resumed his career in amateur football.

International career[]

Braíma was a stalwart for the Guinea-Bissau national team for well over a decade, appearing in many FIFA World Cup qualification series.

External links[]

Braíma Injai at ForaDeJogo
Braíma Injai at National-Football-Teams.com
Braíma Injai – FIFA competition record (archived)