Jairo Pinheiro Palmeira Neto (born 4 March 1994), simply known as Jairo Neto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jairo Pinheiro Palmeira Neto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Camaçari, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cabofriense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Assisense | ||
| 2008 | Bahia | ||
| 2009 | Vitória | ||
| 2009 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2010 | Bahia | ||
| 2010 | Corinthians Alagoas | ||
| 2011 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2011 | São Francisco | ||
| 2012–2013 | União Coimbra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Slovan Bratislava | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | União Coimbra | 7 | (2) |
| 2015 | Taliya | ||
| 2015 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2016 | Aparecidense | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Timor-Leste U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2015 | Timor-Leste | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015 | |||
Despite having no links with East Timor, he had been naturalised and played for the country's national team between 2015. On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared Jairo Neto and eleven other Brazilian men's footballers ineligible to represent East Timor.[3][4] Two months later, the East Timorese passport he had received have been declared ‘null and void’ by the Ministry of Justice of East Timor.[5]
Career
editNeto made his debut for Timor Leste in the first round of 2018 World Cup Qualifying against Mongolia, and scored on debut in their 4–1 victory.[6]
International Goals
editCorrect as of 3 June 2015
under-23
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 June 2015 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore |  Brunei |
1–0 |
2–1 |
2015 Southeast Asian Games |
Senior
edit- Scores and results list East Timor's goal tally first.[7]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 March 2015 | National Stadium, Dili |  Mongolia |
4–0 |
4–1 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Jairo Neto – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "AFC Disciplinary Committee decision 20170119DC01" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Chade, Jamil (20 January 2017). "Com brasileiros 'falsificados' em campo, Timor Leste é banido de competições" [With Brazilians "falsified" on field, East Timor is banned from competitions] (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Timor-Leste passports declared 'null and void'". Asian Football Confederation. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Bhutan bewilder as India, Timor-Leste cruise". FIFA. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Neto, Jairo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 November 2017.