Jairo (footballer, born 1992)

Jairo
Jairo in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jairo de Macedo da Silva
Date of birth (1992-05-06) 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

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] 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trenčín 2013–14 Slovak First League 81———81
2014–15 279532[b]1—3413
2015–16 30002[b]0—50
Total 38105341—4714
PAOK 2015–16 Super League Greece 151413[c]0—222
PAS Giannina (loan) 2016–17 Super League Greece 26331——294
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2017 Divizia Naţională 125—8[c]1—206
2018 20———20
Total 145—81—226
Hajduk Split 2018–19 Prva HNL 3513201[c]0—3813
2019–20 339212[c]0—3710
2020–21 241322[c]0—293
2021–22 40—2[d]0—60
Total 96237370—11026
Pafos 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 30820——328
2022–23 291842——3320
2023–24 331651——3817
2024–25 35125118[e]11[f]05914
Total 127541641811016259
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2025–26 Malaysia Super League 14133217[g]07[h]14417
Career total 330109381457381436128
  1. ↑ Includes Slovak Cup, Greek Football Cup, Moldovan Cup, Croatian Cup, Cypriot Cup, Malaysia Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, sixteen appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
  7. ↑ Eleven appearances in AFC Champions League Elite, six appearances in ASEAN Club Championship
  8. ↑ One appearance and one goal in Piala Sumbangsih, six appearances in Malaysia FA Cup

Honours

AS Trenčín

Sheriff Tiraspol

Pafos

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Top scorer of the league and championship round with 16 goals.

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 Retrieved 7 August 2015
  5. ↑ PAOK clinch Jairo deal Retrieved 7 August 2015
  6. ↑ PAOK announce Jairo signing 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. ↑ "rom South America to Europe and now Asia, Jairo Da Silva joins the Southern Tigers!". johorsoutherntigers.my/. Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "JDT trounce Selangor 3-0, to lift Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup for the 10th time". Malay Mail. 9 August 2025.
  15. ↑ 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.
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