Jair (footballer, born 26 August 1994)

Jair Rodrigues Júnior (born 26 August 1994), known simply as Jair, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Vasco da Gama.

Jair
Personal information
Full name Jair Rodrigues Júnior
Date of birth (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994
Place of birth Ibirubá, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vasco da Gama
Number 8
Youth career
Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Internacional 8 (0)
2017Rio Verde (loan) 2 (0)
2017 Boa Esporte 1 (0)
2018 Veranópolis 12 (0)
2018 Juventude 18 (0)
2018 Sport Recife 13 (2)
2019–2022 Atlético Mineiro 129 (12)
2023– Vasco da Gama 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023

Career

Born in Ibirubá, Rio Grande do Sul, Jair began his career at Sport Club Internacional. He was first included in a senior matchday squad on 14 September 2012, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–1 draw at Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas in the year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

On 21 May 2014, he made his debut by replacing Alex after 50 minutes of an eventual 1–1 draw at Coritiba Foot Ball Club. He made his first start on 14 August in the third round second leg of the year's Copa do Brasil, playing the first 33 minutes of a 3–1 loss at Ceará Sporting Club (5–2 aggregate).[1] He played his first Campeonato Gaúcho game on 14 February 2016, featuring for the entirety of a 1–1 draw at Clube Esportivo Aimoré.

Jair left Internacional in 2017 and had a series of spells at Rio Verde, Boa Esporte, Veranópolis and Juventude, before joining Sport Recife on 29 August 2018. He made 13 appearances in the 2018 Série A season, scoring twice in a 4–3 away win over Grêmio.[2]

On 3 January 2019, Jair joined Atlético Mineiro on a four-year deal.

On 10 January 2023, Jair joined Vasco da Gama for a transfer fee of $2.5 million on a permanent deal from Atlético Mineiro.

Career statistics

As of 14 November 2022.[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2014 Série A 1010000020
2016 2000005[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 3010005090
Rio Verde (loan) 2017 2[lower-alpha 2]020
Boa Esporte 2017 Série B 10000010
Veranópolis 2018 12[lower-alpha 1]0120
Juventude 2018 Série B 1800000180
Sport 2018 Série A 1320000132
Atlético Mineiro 2019 1322012[lower-alpha 3]17[lower-alpha 4]1344
2020 284202[lower-alpha 5]011[lower-alpha 4]2436
2021 282807[lower-alpha 6]03[lower-alpha 4]0462
2022 311107[lower-alpha 6]09[lower-alpha 7]0481
Total 100913028130317113
Career total 1351114028149322615
  1. Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. Appearances in Campeonato Goiano
  3. Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
  5. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  6. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  7. Eight appearances in Campeonato Mineiro, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

Honours

Internacional
Atlético Mineiro
Individual

References

  1. "Ceará volta a vencer o Internacional e se classifica às oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil" [Ceará beat Internacional again and qualify for the last 16 of the Copa do Brasil] (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. "Em jogo de sete gols, Sport surpreende e vence Grêmio na Arena" [In a seven-goal match, Sport surprises and beats Grêmio at the Arena] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. Jair at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2020.


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