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Full nameJair Rodrigues Júnior
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age31
Date of birth26 Aug 1994
BirthplaceIbirubá
Height178 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubVasco DA Gama
Central midfielder
11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
579
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vasco DA Gama.

Injury-affected season

Missed 16 of Vasco DA Gama's ~38 games this season through 16 injury absences (knee, injury). He still appeared 11 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A11005796.88
CONMEBOL Sudamericana3002807
Copa Do Brasil3102457.83
Carioca - 14002376.97

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

Jair is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Vasco DA Gama, rated 26.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.42 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jair.

On the season, Jair graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.42 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 31 Jair is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Jair missed 16 games through injury (knee, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 11 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26
26.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
8.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
29.2%
Minutes
limited game time
3.42
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

3.42
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
7
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 29.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.