Jairo de Macedo da Silva (born 6 May 1992), or simply Jairo, is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Cypriot First Division
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club
Pafos
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The current city of Pap ...
.
Club career
Jairo started off career in the Brazilian club
Botafogo
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. 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
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. In the beginning of 2015, he signed a three-year contract with
Trenčín
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.
[Brazílčan Jairo hráčom Trenčína, Rybníček: Bola to pre nás priorita](_blank)
, Profutbal.sk, Retrieved 10 January 2015 In the 2nd qualifying round of the
UEFA Champions League
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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
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 ...
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
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The muni ...
for
Greek Cup
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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
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 a year-long loan from
PAOK. On 8 August 2017, he was loaned to
Sheriff Tiraspol
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, signing an 1-year contract. On 23 September 2017, his hat-trick in a 6–3 home win against
Dacia
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helped his club to keep the 1st place in the
league
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.
Jairo joined Croatian side
Hajduk Split
Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...
for the
2018–19 Croatian First Football League
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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
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: 2014–15
*
Slovak Cup
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History
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: 2014–15
References
External links
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Esporte Profile
{{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)