Newcastle Jets complete signing of Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva

Matthew Foschini (R) of Melbourne Victory and Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva of Jeju United compete for the ball during the AFC Champions League
Matthew Foschini (R) of Melbourne Victory and Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva of Jeju United compete for the ball during the AFC Champions LeagueSource: Getty Images
Staff Writers from Fox Sports

NEWCASTLE Jets have added to their attacking stocks ahead of the new A-League season, completing the signing of Brazilian attacker Eduardo Britto da Silva.

The 30-year-old forward joins the Hunter club on a one-year deal from Yanbian Funde FC in China League One.

Jair has spent a significant portion of his career in the J-League with Jeju United and Jeonnam Dragons - scoring 46 times in 110 appearances in South Korea’s top flight.

He has also spent time in Japana and the UAE, and now becomes the Jets’ second signing ahead of the 2018-19 campaign after Matthew Ridenton.

“Jair has great experience, attacking flair and has played at a couple of Korea’s biggest clubs,” Merrick said.

“He’s been successful in a high quality league over an extended period, to have scored so many goals in a league as competitive and technical as the K-League is certainly impressive.

“I’m really looking forward to how he can combine with the likes of Ronnie (Vargas) and Dimi (Petratos) to create goal-scoring opportunities.

“I’ve watched the way Jair goes about his business and I think he’s the sort of attacking player our fans can be excited about.”

Jair is expected to link up with the Jets squad later this week.