Jairo (footballer, born 1992)

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Macedo and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Jairo
Jairo in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jairo de Macedo da Silva
Date of birth (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Club information
Current team
 Pafos
Number 10
Youth career
Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Madureira 37 (4)
2011 → Internacional (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Botafogo (loan) 2 (1)
2013–2015 AS Trenčín 38 (10)
2015–2018 PAOK 15 (1)
2016–2017 → PAS Giannina (loan) 26 (3)
2017–2018 → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 14 (5)
2018–2021 Hajduk Split 96 (23)
2021– Pafos 28 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2022

Club career

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]

Honours

AS Trenčín

References
  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, Profutbal.sk, Retrieved 10 January 2015 (in Slovak)
  4. Jairo on the way to Greek PAOK Retrieved 7 August 2015
  5. PAOK clinch Jairo deal Retrieved 7 August 2015
  6. PAOK announce Jairo signing 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.
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