Jairo de Macedo da Silva (born 6 May 1992), or simply Jairo, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Cypriot First Division club

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Club career

Jairo started off career in the Brazilian club Botafogo. He came to

AS Trenčín AS Trenčín () is a Slovakia, Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its association football, football department. The first team currently plays in the Slovak Super Liga, Fortuna Liga after winning the 2010–11 Slovak Fi ...

in winter 2014, and he signed one-year contract. 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.Brazílčan Jairo hráčom Trenčína, Rybníček: Bola to pre nás priorita
, Profutbal.sk, Retrieved 10 January 2015 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. On 8 August 2015, PAOK announced the signing of Jairo from

for a reported fee of €400,000. Jairo put pen to paper on a four-year contract. 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 PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

. On 30 August 2016, he signed with

on a year-long loan from PAOK. On 8 August 2017, he was loaned to Sheriff Tiraspol, signing an 1-year contract. 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

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. Jairo joined Croatian side

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for the

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season, collecting 13 goals and 10 assists in all competitions. At the end of the season, he was named in the league Team of the Season. On 12 June 2019, Jairo extended his contract for a further three years.

Career statistics

Honours

AS Trenčín * Slovak Super Liga: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jairo 1992 births Living people Men's association football forwards Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Madureira Esporte Clube players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players AS Trenčín players PAOK FC players PAS Giannina F.C. players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players HNK Hajduk Split players Pafos FC players Slovak Super Liga players Super League Greece players Moldovan Super Liga players Croatian Football League players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)