Jair Cunha
Defender - Centre-Back
at Nottingham Forest
at Nottingham Forest
317 days · joined 2025-07-11
Market value
€13.00m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
2022
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Santos FC
top club · 24 apps
Career highs
€13.00m
peak value · 2025
€12.00m
top transfer fee · 24/25
1
best season · 2024
8 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2005-03-07 · 6 players total
66Appearances
2Goals
1Assists
3Yellow cards
1Red cards
9Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Jair Cunha |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Jair Paula da Cunha Filho |
| Date of birth | 2005-03-07 (21 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Orlândia, Brazil |
| Citizenship |  Brazil |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 198.00 m |
| Current club | Nottingham Forest |
| Joined | 2025-07-11 |
| Contract expires | 2030-06-30 |
| Agent | Bertolucci Sports |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Botafogo → Forest
25/26 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jul 2025
2025 — Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2025
25/26 — Nottingham Forest
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2025
Transfer: Santos → Botafogo
24/25 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jul 2024
2024 — Santos FC, Santos FC U20
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: Santos U20 → Santos
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Santos FC U20, Santos FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
Jul 2022
2022 — Santos FC U20, Santos FC
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €13.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Nottingham Forest
0.0%
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
44.0%
Santos FC
0.0%
Santos FC U20
56.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 354 |
| Santos FC | 3 | 2022 | 2024 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santos FC U20 | 3 | 2022 | 2024 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 450 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Campeonato Carioca | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Club World Cup | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 354 |
| 2025 | Copa do Brasil | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Libertadores | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Recopa Sudamericana | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Série A | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Campeonato Paulista | Santos FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CBF Brasileiro U20 | Santos FC U20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 2024 | Paulistão A1 - Fase Final | Santos FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Série B | Santos FC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Copinha | Santos FC U20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Série A | Santos FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CBF Brasileiro U20 | Santos FC U20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Copinha | Santos FC U20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Série A | Santos FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2024-01-01 | Santos U20 | Santos | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-10 | Santos | Botafogo | Transfer | 5000000 | €12.00m |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-11 | Botafogo | Forest | Transfer | 13000000 | €12.00m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Cruciate ligament injury | 2023-01-12 | 2023-10-07 | 269 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Injury to the ankle | 2025-04-21 | 2025-04-25 | 5 | 1 |
Current€13.00m
Peak€13.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€12.90m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #7658 | #3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuiabano | 2 | 0 | 959 |
| JP Chermont | 2 | 0 | 946 |
| Julio Furch | 2 | 0 | 908 |
| Weslley Patati | 2 | 0 | 893 |
| Derick | 3 | 0 | 866 |
| Willian Bigode | 2 | 0 | 350 |
| Mateo Ponte | 1 | 0 | 248 |
| Guilherme | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Barboza | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Balão | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Savarino | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rwan Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gonzalo Escobar | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Telles | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Artur | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Diego Pituca | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| João Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregore | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Brazão | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rómulo Otero | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Club World Cup | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | CBF Brasileiro U20 | Santos FC U20 | 1 | 5 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Série A | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 1 | 11 |
Last 50 matches for Nottingham Forest The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-27 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Manchester City | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | GB1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2025-03-03 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2024-08-28 | CGB |
Nottingham Forest | 3–4 | Newcastle United | Available |
| 2024-02-28 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Manchester United | Available |
| 2023-08-30 | CGB |
Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Burnley FC | INJURED Cruciate ligament injury |
| 2023-02-01 | CGB |
Manchester United | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | INJURED Cruciate ligament injury |
| 2023-01-25 | CGB |
Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | Manchester United | INJURED Cruciate ligament injury |
| 2023-01-11 | CGB |
Nottingham Forest | 4–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Available |
| 2022-12-21 | CGB |
Blackburn Rovers | 1–4 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2022-11-09 | CGB |
Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Available |
| 2022-08-23 | CGB |
Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2022-03-20 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Liverpool FC | Available |
| 2022-03-07 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2021-08-24 | CGB |
Nottingham Forest | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Available |
| 2021-08-11 | CGB |
Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Bradford City | Available |
| 2020-09-05 | CGB |
Barnsley FC | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2020-06-28 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2020-06-20 | GB2 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2020-03-06 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2020-03-02 | GB2 |
Middlesbrough FC | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2020-02-25 | GB2 |
Cardiff City | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2020-02-22 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Available |
| 2020-02-15 | GB2 |
West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2020-02-11 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Available |
| 2020-02-08 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Leeds United | Available |
| 2020-02-01 | GB2 |
Birmingham City | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2020-01-28 | GB2 |
Brentford FC | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2020-01-22 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Reading FC | Available |
| 2020-01-19 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Luton Town | Available |
| 2020-01-11 | GB2 |
Reading FC | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2020-01-01 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Available |
| 2019-12-29 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Available |
| 2019-12-26 | GB2 |
Hull City | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-12-21 | GB2 |
Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-12-14 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–4 | Sheffield Wednesday | Available |
| 2019-12-10 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Middlesbrough FC | Available |
| 2019-12-06 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-11-30 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2019-11-27 | GB2 |
Queens Park Rangers | 0–4 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-11-23 | GB2 |
Bristol City | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-11-09 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Derby County | Available |
| 2019-11-02 | GB2 |
Luton Town | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-10-23 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Hull City | Available |
| 2019-10-20 | GB2 |
Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-10-05 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2019-10-01 | GB2 |
Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-09-27 | GB2 |
Stoke City | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-09-24 | CGB |
Arsenal FC | 5–0 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-09-21 | GB2 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Barnsley FC | Available |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Senior debut season | |
| 2024 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 354 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.51 |
| 2024 | 27 | 450 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Club World Cup
4 apps
1 G
0 A
CBF Brasileiro U20
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Série A
13 apps
0 G
1 A
Libertadores
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Série B
20 apps
0 G
0 A
Copinha
12 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Jair Cunha
Who is Jair Cunha?
Jair Cunha is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nottingham Forest.
How old is Jair Cunha?
Jair Cunha is 21 years old. He was born on March 7, 2005 in Orlândia.
What position does Jair Cunha play?
Jair Cunha plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Jair Cunha play for?
Jair Cunha currently plays for Nottingham Forest.
How many career goals has Jair Cunha scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jair Cunha has scored 2 goals in 66 appearances.
What is Jair Cunha's market value?
Jair Cunha's most recent reported market value is €13.00m.