Jairo with Mainz 05 in 2014  | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jairo Samperio Bustara [1] | ||
| Born | 11 July 1993 [1]   Cabezón de la Sal, Spain  | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team  | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Textil Escudo | |||
| 2006–2011 | Racing Santander | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2011 | Racing B | 4 | (3) | 
| 2011–2013 | Racing Santander | 63 | (12) | 
| 2013–2014 | Sevilla | 25 | (4) | 
| 2014–2017 | Mainz 05 | 72 | (11) | 
| 2018 | Las Palmas | 11 | (0) | 
| 2018–2020 | Hamburger SV | 16 | (1) | 
| 2020–2022 | Málaga | 52 | (1) | 
| 2022–2023 | Honvéd | 17 | (4) | 
| 2024 | Mezőkövesd | 6 | (0) | 
| 2025 | Sestao River | 10 | (0) | 
| 2025– | NorthEast United | 0 | (0) | 
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Spain U20 | 4 | (2) | 
| 2013 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) | 
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:50, 8 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jairo Samperio Bustara (born 11 July 1993), known simply as Jairo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.
Born in Cabezón de la Sal, Cantabria, Jairo was a product of local Racing de Santander's youth ranks. He was promoted to the first team immediately after finishing his development in 2011, by manager Héctor Cúper. [2] He made his first-team and La Liga debut on 27 August, playing the last twelve minutes in a 4–3 away defeat against Valencia CF after coming on as a substitute for Manuel Arana. [3] [2]
On 21 September 2011, the 18-year-old Jairo started his first official game for Racing, in a 0–0 home draw with Real Madrid. [4] [2] On 25 October, he scored his first league goal in a 2–2 draw at Sevilla FC, [5] and went on to start in 14 of his league appearances in his first season (1,248 minutes of action), which ended in relegation. [6] [7]
On 21 June 2013, after again dropping down a level with Racing, [7] Jairo returned to the top division by signing a five-year contract with Sevilla, [8] for a rumoured €2.5 million. [9] He made his competitive debut for the club on 1 August, replacing José Antonio Reyes in the 19th minute of a 3–0 win over FK Mladost Podgorica in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. [10]
Jairo joined Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 29 August 2014, on a four-year deal; [11] the transfer fee remained undisclosed, but was believed to be in the region of €2 million. [12] He finished his first season with 22 games and two goals, [13] [14] helping to a final 11th position.
On 5 December 2015, Jairo scored a brace to help to a 3–1 away win against Hamburger SV. [15] On 2 March of the following year, he put the visiting team ahead at FC Bayern Munich after a 26th-minute cross from Giulio Donati, in an eventual 2–1 victory that handed the hosts their first home defeat of the campaign. [16]
Free agent Jairo returned to Spain on 1 January 2018, signing with top-flight strugglers UD Las Palmas until 30 June. [17] His league debut took place 12 days later, when he started in a 6–0 away loss to Girona FC. [18]
Jairo moved back to Germany in the summer of 2018, with 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. [19] He played just 19 matches in all competitions during his two-year spell at the Volksparkstadion – mainly due to a serious knee injury [20] – scoring in injury time of the 4–2 defeat of Karlsruher SC in the domestic league. [21]
On 29 September 2020, Jairo agreed to a two-year contract with second-tier Málaga CF. [22] He went abroad again in August 2022, on a one-year deal at Budapest Honvéd FC in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I. [23]
Jairo remained in the country's top division on 24 January 2024, signing for Mezőkövesdi SE. [24] He returned to Spain one year later, joining Primera Federación side Sestao River Club on a short-term deal. [25] [26]
On 4 July 2025, Jairo moved to the Indian Super League with NorthEast United FC. [27]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Santander | 2011–12 | La Liga | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | Segunda División | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 10 | ||
| Total | 63 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 12 | ||
| Sevilla | 2013–14 | La Liga | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 [a] | 1 | 36 | 6 | 
| Mainz 05 | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 8 | |||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 12 | ||
| Las Palmas | 2017–18 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Hamburger SV | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Málaga | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
| Honvéd | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |
| Career total | 256 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 288 | 36 | ||
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