Jair Tavares da Silva (; born 3 August 1994), known mononymously as Jair, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Career

Jair started out his senior career with Ituano in 2015, featuring sparringly for the Brazilian side before moving to

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the next year. He spent his first season in the Ykkönen on loan, after which he signed a permanent contract. In the 2018 season, Jair was voted the league's Midfielder of the Year by the Football Players Association. In November 2018, Jair joined Veikkausliiga club Ilves, where he played for two seasons. On 13 November 2020, he chose to stay in Finland and its first division by agreeing to a two-year contract with the option of another year with HJK. On 13 June 2022, the Helsinki-based team terminated Jair's deal after media reported that he had been convicted of child sexual abuse one year earlier. Four days after his dismissal from HJK, Jair signed a two-year contract with Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești, recently promoted to the Liga I. Petrolul stated that it took note of his conviction in Finland, but considered that his subsequent behaviour should allow him to work and provide for his family.

Personal life

In 2016, Jair was accused by a 12-year-old girl from

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, Finland, of kissing her and trying to put her pants down; he was aware of her age, admitted to the kiss, but denied the sexual touching. He received a seven-month suspended sentence for child sexual abuse and paid the victim a

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1,500 fine.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Ituano *

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runner-up: 2015 Ilves * Finnish Cup:

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HJK * Veikkausliiga:

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*Finnish Cup runner-up:

Individual

*Veikkausliiga Breakthrough of the Year:

*Veikkausliiga Team of the Year:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jair 1994 births Living people People from Alagoas Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Ituano FC players Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players AC Oulu players Ilves (football) players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Liga I players FC Petrolul Ploiești players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate footballers in Finland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Romania