Jair (footballer, born 3 August 1994)
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Jair with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jair Tavares da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Barra de Santo Antônio, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Petrolul Ploiești | 72 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | Erokspor | 8 | (1) |
| 2025 | Mes Rafsanjan | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hermannstadt | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 February 2026 | |||
Jair Tavares da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒaˈiʁ]; born 3 August 1994), known mononymously as Jair, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Hermannstadt.
Jair started his senior career in native Brazil at Ituano, but made a name for himself after moving to Finland in 2016. There, he represented AC Oulu, Ilves, and HJK, winning a combined two domestic trophies in the country and being named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Year in 2021. The following year, he signed for Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești.