| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Braíma Injai | ||
| Date of birth | October 6, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melgacense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1993 | Boavista | ||
| 1993–1995 | Gondomar | ||
| 1995–1996 | Torres Novas | 27 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Gondomar | 31 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | União Lamas | 31 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Boavista | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Aves | 58 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Leça | 7 | (2) |
| 2002–2006 | Gil Vicente | 102 | (2) |
| 2006 | Córdoba | ||
| 2006–2007 | Portimonense | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Primeiro de Maio | ||
| 2010 | Vitória do Pico | 11 | (0) |
| 2010– | Melgacense | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–2007 | Guinea-Bissau | 26 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Braíma Injai (born 6 October 1975 in Bissau), 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.
Injai played most of his career in Portugal, majorly for modest clubs, but had a four-year first division 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 Angolan 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.