Jair (footballer, born 26 August 1994)

Jair
Personal information
Full name	Jair Rodrigues Júnior
Date of birth	26 August 1994 (age 30)
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
2012–2017	Internacional
2017	→ Rio Verde (loan)
2017	Boa Esporte
2018	Veranópolis
2018	Juventude
2018	Sport Recife
2019–2022	Atlético Mineiro
2023–	Vasco da Gama
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023

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.

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.

As of 14 November 2022.^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Internacional	2014	Série A	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2016	Série A	2	0	0	0	0	0	5^[a]	0	7	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	9	0
Rio Verde (loan)	2017	—	—		—		—		2^[b]	0	2	0
Boa Esporte	2017	Série B	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Veranópolis	2018	—	—		—		—		12^[a]	0	12	0
Juventude	2018	Série B	18	0	0	0	—		0	0	18	0
Sport	2018	Série A	13	2	0	0	—		0	0	13	2
Atlético Mineiro	2019		13	2	2	0	12^[c]	1	7^[d]	1	34	4
	2020		28	4	2	0	2^[e]	0	11^[d]	2	43	6
	2021		28	2	8	0	7^[f]	0	3^[d]	0	46	2
	2022		31	1	1	0	7^[f]	0	9^[g]	0	48	1
	Total		100	9	13	0	28	1	30	3	171	13
Career total			135	11	14	0	28	1	49	3	226	15

^ ^a ^b Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
^ Appearances in Campeonato Goiano
^ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
^ ^a ^b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
^ Eight appearances in Campeonato Mineiro, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Jair at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

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