James Dens da Silva

James Dens
Personal information
Full nameJames Dens Maia da Silva
Date of birth14 August 1986
Place of birthCuritiba, Brazil
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
Rio Branco
Number2
Youth career
1992–1998Paraná Clube
1999–2002Coritiba
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2006Coritiba?(?)
2007Villa Nova?(?)
2007Juventude9(0)
2008J. Malucelli?(?)
2009–2010Slavia Prague4(1)
2010Aparecida0(0)
2010–2011NK Zagreb23(2)
2011–2012Hajduk Split20(0)
2012–2013Alki Larnaca5(0)
2014-Rio Branco7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

James Dens Maia da Silva (born 14 August 1986 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian football defender who plays for Rio Branco Sport Club.

Club career

James passed through the youth systems of his hometown clubs Paraná Clube and Coritiba, starting his professional career at the latter. In 2007 he joined Villa Nova, only to return to the Serié A by signing for Juventude later in the year, breaking into the first team and making 9 appearances. He spent 2008 in the Serié C club J. Malucelli, before moving to Europe, signing a four-year deal with Slavia Prague in February 2009. He struggled to make the first team during his year and a half there, and only made four competitive appearances throughout his time at the club. His contract was terminated in July 2010, and he returned to the lowly Aparecida Futebol Clube, but stayed there only two weeks before being recalled to Europe and signing for the Croatian side NK Zagreb. There he was a constant starter and had a good season, but refused to sign an extension of his contract, moving, in the summer of 2011, to division giants Hajduk Split on a free transfer.

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