Jairo de Macedo da Silva

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. 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. 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.

On 8 August 2015, PAOK announced the signing of Jairo from AS Trenčín for a reported fee of €400,000. Jairo put pen to paper on a four-year contract. 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. 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. 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.

Career statistics

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 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