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Jair
Personal information
Full name Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva
Date of birth (1988-06-10) 10 June 1988 (age 36)
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.[1]

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

In July 2013, he moved to Emirates Club who play in UAE Arabian Gulf League on a loan deal.[2]

Ahead of the 2018–19 A-League season, Jair signed with Newcastle Jets with the club announcing a one-year contract in September 2018.[3]

On 18 November 2019 it was announced he had signed a one-year contract with A-League club Central Coast Mariners.[citation needed] Jair was released by the Mariners at the end of the 2019–20 A-League in September 2020.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sete pessoas seguem internadas no Hospital de Pelotas" [Seven people remain hospitalised at the Pelotas Hospital]. RBS (in Portuguese). 16 January 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Emirates sign Jair Eduardo da Silva". Pro League Committee. 8 July 2013.
  3. ^ Francis, Kieran (11 September 2018). "Newcastle Jets take gamble on misfiring Brazilian striker Jair". Goal.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Squad update: Five players depart Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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