Jairo (footballer, born 1992)

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 (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)
2011 → Internacional (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Botafogo (loan) 2 (1)
2013–2015 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 101 (49)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 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

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

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
  1. ^ Includes Slovak Cup, Greek Football Cup, Moldovan Cup, Croatian Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

AS Trenčín

Sheriff Tiraspol

Pafos

Individual

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 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.