Jair (footballer, born 1988)

Jair

Personal information
Full name	Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva
Date of birth	(1988-06-10) 10 June 1988
Place of birth	Pelotas, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	ABC	24	(22)
2009–2011	Brasil de Pelotas	6	(2)
2010	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	1	(0)
2011–2012	Jeju United	55	(20)
2013–2014	JEF United Chiba	18	(4)
2013	→ Emirates Club(loan)	15	(7)
2014	→ Kashima Antlers(loan)	5	(0)
2015	Caxias	0	(0)
2016	Hatta Club	0	(0)
2016–2017	Jeonnam Dragons	55	(26)
2018	Yanbian Funde	13	(0)
2018–2019	Newcastle Jets	20	(2)
2019–2020	Central Coast Mariners	15	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2020

Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva (born 10 June 1988), simply known as Jair, is a Brazilian football player.

Jair played for Brasil de Pelotas between 2009 and 2011. In January 2009, he was a survivor of a bus crash that killed two of his team mates and a member of the Brasil de Pelotas coaching staff.

He awarded to 2008 Brasileiro Alagoas Championship Rookie of the Year, 2009 Brasileiro Quala Championship MVP, 2010 Brasileiro Serie B MVP. In 2011, he moved to South Korean team Jeju United.

In 2013, he moved to Japanese team JEF United Chiba. He came to substitute striker Yoshihito Fujita, who left the team for Yokohama F. Marinos in J1 League.

In July 2013, he moved to Emirates Club who play in UAE Arabian Gulf League on a loan deal.

Ahead of the 2018–19 A-League season, Jair signed with Newcastle Jets with the club announcing a one-year contract in September 2018.

On 18 November 2019 it was announced he had signed a one-year contract with A-League club Central Coast Mariners. Jair was released by the Mariners at the end of the 2019–20 A-League in September 2020.

External links

• Jair at Soccerway
• Jair at Sambafoot
• Jair at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Jair – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)