Jairo (footballer, born 1992)

Jairo
Jairo in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jairo de Macedo da Silva
Date of birth (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Pafos
Number 10
Youth career
Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Madureira 37 (4)
2011Internacional (loan) 0 (0)
2011Botafogo (loan) 2 (1)
2013–2015 Trenčín 38 (10)
2015–2018 PAOK 15 (1)
2016–2017PAS Giannina (loan) 26 (3)
2017–2018Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 14 (5)
2018–2021 Hajduk Split 96 (23)
2021– Pafos 106 (51)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024

Jairo de Macedo da Silva (born 6 May 1992), or simply Jairo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division club Pafos.

Club career

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Jairo started off career in the Brazilian club Botafogo. He came to AS Trenčín in winter 2014, and he signed one-year contract.[2] Jairo came to Trenčín from Brazilian Madureira. The club started to scout him during Copa Amsterdam, where he was playing for Botafogo. In the beginning of 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Trenčín.[3] In the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against Steaua Bucharest, he assisted with all three goals in a 3–2 away win.[4]

On 8 August 2015, PAOK announced the signing of Jairo from AS Trenčín for a reported fee of €400,000.[5] Jairo put pen to paper on a four-year contract.[6] On 3 December 2015, in a 6–2 away win against Chania for Greek Cup he scored his first goal with the club. On 10 January 2016, he scored his first league goal with the club in a 3–1 home win game against PAS Giannina.

On 30 August 2016, he signed with PAS Giannina on a year-long loan from PAOK.[7] On 8 August 2017, he was loaned to Sheriff Tiraspol, signing an 1-year contract.[8] On 23 September 2017, his hat-trick in a 6–3 home win against Dacia helped his club to keep the 1st place in the league.[9]

Jairo joined Croatian side Hajduk Split for the 2018–19 Croatian First Football League season, collecting 13 goals and 10 assists in all competitions.[10] At the end of the season, he was named in the league Team of the Season.[11] On 12 June 2019, Jairo extended his contract for a further three years.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 May 2024
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trenčín 2013–14 Slovak First League 8 1 8 1
2014–15 27 9 5 3 2[b] 1 34 13
2015–16 3 0 0 0 2[b] 0 5 0
Total 38 10 5 3 4 1 47 14
PAOK 2015–16 Super League Greece 15 1 4 1 3[c] 0 22 2
PAS Giannina (loan) 2016–17 Super League Greece 26 3 3 1 29 4
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2017 Divizia Naţională 12 5 8[c] 1 20 6
2018 2 0 2 0
Total 14 5 8 1 22 6
Hajduk Split 2018–19 Prva HNL 35 13 2 0 1[c] 0 38 13
2019–20 33 9 2 1 2[c] 0 37 10
2020–21 24 1 3 2 2[c] 0 29 3
2021–22 4 0 2[d] 0 6 0
Total 96 23 7 3 7 0 110 26
Pafos 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 30 8 2 0 32 8
2022–23 29 18 4 2 33 20
2023–24 33 16 5 1 38 17
Total 92 42 11 3 0 0 0 0 103 45
Career total 281 84 30 11 22 2 0 0 333 97

Honours

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AS Trenčín

Sheriff Tiraspol

Pafos

Individual

References

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  1. ^ JairoJairo de Macedo da Silva 8 January 2014, esporte.ig.com.br
  2. ^ Pred troma rokmi pokoril AS, na jar oblečie jeho dres Archived 8 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine 8 January 2014, astrencin.sk
  3. ^ Brazílčan Jairo hráčom Trenčína, Rybníček: Bola to pre nás priorita Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Profutbal.sk, Retrieved 10 January 2015 (in Slovak)
  4. ^ Jairo on the way to Greek PAOK[permanent dead link] Retrieved 7 August 2015
  5. ^ PAOK clinch Jairo deal Retrieved 7 August 2015
  6. ^ PAOK announce Jairo signing[permanent dead link] Retrieved 8 August 2015
  7. ^ Oλοκληρώθηκε του Ζάιρο Retrieved 30 August 2016
  8. ^ "Welcome, Jairo". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Sheriff Tiraspol - Dacia Chișinău 6-3". www.sofascore.com. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Jairo collected most assists and minutes this season". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Trophy Footballer: Jairo and Bradarić in HT First Division team of the season!". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Jairo produžio vjernost Bijelima do 2022. godine!". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  13. ^ Καρτσάκης, Νίκος (18 May 2024). "Ομόνοια - Πάφος 0-3: Έγραψαν ιστορία οι Παφίτες, κατακτώντας το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας τους". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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