Brazilian footballer
In this
Portuguese name, the first or maternal
family name is
Pinheiro and the second or paternal family name is
Palmeira.
"Neto" is a
generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.
Jairo Pinheiro Palmeira Neto (born 4 March 1994), simply known as Jairo Neto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.
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
Neto 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
Correct as of 3 June 2015
under-23
Senior
- Scores and results list East Timor's goal tally first.[7]
References