Jairo (footballer, born 1992)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Macedoand 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 33) [1]
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
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	127	(54)
2025–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

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.

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025

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	1	1	0	59	14
	Total		127	54	16	4	18	1	1	0	162	59
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. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

AS Trenčín

• Slovak First Football League: 2014–15
• Slovak Cup: 2014–15

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Moldovan National Division: 2017

Pafos

• Cypriot First Division: 2024–25
• Cypriot Cup: 2023–24 ^[14]

Individual

• Cypriot First Division Top scorer: 2022–23

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. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CPMkLECbu/
14. 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.

External links

• Jairo at Soccerway
• Esporte Profile