Jairo (footballer, born 1992)
Brazilian footballer
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Jairo de Macedo da Silva (born 6 May 1992), or simply Jairo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
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Jairo in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jairo de Macedo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | São João de Meriti, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2025 | Pafos | 128 | (54) |
| 2025– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 14 | (13) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 March 2026 | |||
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]
On 15 June 2025, Jairo was announced as the newest signing for the Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.[13] On 8 August 2025, he scored the opening goal on his debut in the 2nd minute of a 3–0 victory over Selangor in the Piala Sumbangsih.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 May 2026
| 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 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 18[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 59 | 14 | ||
| Total | 127 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 59 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2025–26 | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 17[g] | 0 | 7[h] | 1 | 44 | 17 |
| Career total | 330 | 109 | 38 | 14 | 57 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 436 | 128 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, sixteen appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
- Eleven appearances in AFC Champions League Elite, six appearances in ASEAN Club Championship
- One appearance and one goal in Piala Sumbangsih, six appearances in Malaysia FA Cup
Honours
AS Trenčín
Sheriff Tiraspol
Pafos
Johor Darul Ta'zim
- Malaysia Super League: 2025–26
- Malaysia Cup: 2026
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2025
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2025
Individual
- Cypriot First Division Top scorer: 2022–23, 2023–24[note 1]
Notes
- Top scorer of the league and championship round with 16 goals.