Jair Tavares da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒaˈiʁ]; born 3 August 1994), known as Jair, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
![]() Jair with Petrolul Ploiești in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jair Tavares da Silva | ||
Date of birth | (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Barra de Santo Antônio, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013 | Cotia | ||
2014 | Ituano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Ituano | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → AC Oulu (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2017–2018 | AC Oulu | 46 | (7) |
2019–2020 | Ilves | 46 | (5) |
2021–2022 | HJK | 31 | (8) |
2022– | Petrolul Ploiești | 17 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 |
Jair started out his senior career with Ituano in 2015, featuring sparringly for the Brazilian side before moving to AC Oulu the next year. He spent his first season in the Ykkönen on loan,[1] after which he signed a permanent contract. In the 2018 season, Jair was voted the league's Midfielder of the Year by the Football Players Association.[2]
In November 2018, Jair joined Veikkausliiga club Ilves,[3] where he played for two seasons. On 13 November 2020, he chose to stay in Finland and its first division by agreeing to a two-year contract with the option of another year with HJK.[4] On 13 June 2022, the Helsinki-based team terminated Jair's deal after media reported that he had been convicted of child sexual abuse one year earlier.[5]
Four days after his dismissal from HJK, Jair signed a two-year contract with Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești, recently promoted to the Liga I. Petrolul stated that it took note of his conviction in Finland, but considered that his subsequent behaviour should allow him to work and provide for his family.[6]
In 2016, Jair was accused by a 12-year-old girl from Oulu, Finland, of kissing her and trying to put her pants down; he was aware of her age, admitted to the kiss, but denied the sexual touching. He received a seven-month suspended sentence for child sexual abuse and paid the victim a €1,500 fine.[7]
Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ituano | 2015 | — | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
2016 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
AC Oulu (loan) | 2016 | Ykkönen | 25 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
AC Oulu | 2017 | Ykkönen | 19 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
2018 | Ykkönen | 27 | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||
Total | 46 | 7 | — | — | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 9 | ||
Ilves | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 3 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
Total | 46 | 5 | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | ||
HJK | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 13[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 36 | 10 | ||
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
Total | 31 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 50 | 12 | ||
Petrolul Ploiești | 2022–23 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 148 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 206 | 29 |
Ituano[8]
Ilves[8]
HJK[8]
FC Petrolul Ploiești – current squad | |
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