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Full nameJair Paula da Cunha Filho
PositionFull-back
NationalityBrazil
Age21
Date of birth7 Mar 2005
BirthplaceOrlândia
Height198 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubBotafogo
Full-back
11
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1014
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Botafogo.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Botafogo's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (foot). 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.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Nottingham ForestUEFA Europa League: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 277 min

Earlier this season at Nottingham ForestFA Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 120 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Botafogo; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A110110147.18
Premier Leagueat Nottingham Forest9005256.64
CONMEBOL Libertadores5003936.5
FIFA Club World Cup4103547.27
UEFA Europa Leagueat Nottingham Forest4002776.48
FA Cupat Nottingham Forest1001206.7
Carioca - 1100906.7
CONMEBOL Recopa10090
Sudamericano U20at Brazil U20100456
League Cupat Nottingham Forest100456

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

Jair is a 21-year-old full-back at Botafogo, rated 67.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 34th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A and 398th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (43.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jair.

Judged on this season alone, Jair graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 70 of the 70 full-backs in the Serie A, on 4 clean sheets and 2.663 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 23).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, top 15% of the 70 full-backs in the Serie A. At 21 Jair is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 28.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Jair missed 3 games through injury (foot) 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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A career still climbing — Jair is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential10th of 70 full-backs · Serie A · 11 appsCurrent season45th of 70 full-backs · Serie A · 11 apps45th-best full-back in the Serie A34th in the Serie A · potential10th-highest potential full-back in the Serie A398th-highest potential U-23 tracked
67.3
Ratingi
10th of 70 full-backs
22.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
43.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.66
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Botafogo finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

2.66
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
9
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 43.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 67.3, Jair carries the 10th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Serie A of 70 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.