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.Pred troma rokmi pokoril AS, na jar oblečie jeho dres 8 January 2014, astrencin.sk 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.Brazílčan Jairo hráčom Trenčína, Rybníček: Bola to pre nás priorita , Profutbal.sk, Retrieved 10 January 2015 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.Jairo on the way to Greek PAOK Retrieved 7 August 2015
On 8 August 2015, PAOK announced the signing of Jairo from AS Trenčín for a reported fee of €400,000.PAOK clinch Jairo deal Retrieved 7 August 2015 Jairo put pen to paper on a four-year contract.PAOK announce Jairo signing Retrieved 8 August 2015 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.Oλοκληρώθηκε του Ζάιρο Retrieved 30 August 2016 On 8 August 2017, he was loaned to Sheriff Tiraspol, signing an 1-year contract. 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.
Jairo joined Croatian side Hajduk Split for the 2018–19 Croatian First Football League 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.
On 15 June 2025, Jairo was announced as the newest signing for the Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. In the opening match of the 2025–26 season on 8 August 2025, he scored the opening goal in the 1st minute of the match on his debut for the club.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTrenčín2013–14Slovak First League81———812014–152795321—34132015–16300020—50Total38105341—4714PAOK2015–16Super League Greece1514130—222PAS Giannina (loan)2016–17Super League Greece26331——294Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)2017Divizia Naţională125—81—206201820———20Total145—81—226Hajduk Split2018–19Prva HNL35132010—38132019–203392120—37102020–212413220—2932021–2240—20—60Total96237370—11026Pafos2021–22Cypriot First Division30820——3282022–23291842——33202023–24331651——38172024–25351251181105914Total127541641811016259Career total2818430112220033397
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
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia Charity Shield: 2025
Individual Cypriot First Division Top scorer: 2022–23
References
External links
Esporte Profile