Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo (born 7 February 1998), known as Igor Julio or simply Igor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
 Igor with Liefering in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bom Sucesso, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | |||
| Sind-Ufla | |||
| Portuguesa Santista | |||
| Red Bull Brasil | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Red Bull Brasil | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Liefering | 36 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | SPAL | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Fiorentina | 57 | (0) |
| 2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 9 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Bom Sucesso, Minas Gerais, Igor joined Red Bull Brasil's youth setup from Portuguesa Santista.[1] In July 2016, after impressing with the under-20 side, he moved abroad and joined Austrian Bundesliga side FC Red Bull Salzburg, being initially assigned to the reserve team.[2]
Igor made his professional debut for Liefering on 22 July 2016, starting in a 1–0 Austrian First League home win against SV Horn.[3] After being a regular starter, he made his first team debut the following 28 May, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat of SC Rheindorf Altach.
Igor was promoted to Red Bull Salzburg's main squad on 26 May 2017,[4] but continued to appear mainly with the B-team. On 7 January 2018, he was loaned to fellow top tier club Wolfsberger AC, until June.[5]
On 2 July 2018, Igor moved to Austria Wien also in the first division, on a season-long loan deal.[6]
On 26 June 2019, Igor signed to Italian Serie A club SPAL a contract until 2023.[7]
On 31 January 2020, Igor joined Fiorentina on a two-year loan with an obligation to buy.[8]
On 26 July 2023, Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Igor on a four-year deal,[9] for a reported fee of €17 million.[10] Igor made his Brighton debut on 8 October 2023, playing sixty-three minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Liverpool in the Premier League.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2016–17 | Austrian First League | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Austria Wien (loan) | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| SPAL | 2019–20 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Fiorentina (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2021–22 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12[c] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 77 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 257 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editFiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23[13]
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23[14]
References
edit- ^ "Zagueiro brasileiro troca de clube na Áustria e tenta quebrar hegemonia" [Stopper changes club in Austria and tries to break hegemony] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Na Seleção Sub-20, Igor relembra passado e fala da importância da base do Toro Loko" [In the under-20 national team, Igor remembers past and talks about the importance of Toro Loko's youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Brasil. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 22 July 2016.
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg reveal who will play for them next season". Red Bull Salzburg. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Two Salzburg players leave for Carinthia". Red Bull Salzburg. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Igor goes on loan to league rivals". Red Bull Salzburg. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: SPAL, ha firmato il difensore Igor: contratto fino al 2023" (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "FIORENTINA SIGN IGOR" (Press release). Fiorentina. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Albion sign Igor Julio from Fiorentina". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Brighton sign Brazilian defender Igor from Fiorentina". Reuters. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Dunk's decisive finish earns Albion a point". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Igor Julio at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Porzio, Francesco (24 May 2023). "Inter win Coppa Italia as Lautaro Martinez brace downs Fiorentina, build momentum for Champions League final". CBS Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
edit
- Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website Archived 10 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Igor Julio at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
- Igor Julio at Premier League
- Igor Julio at WorldFootball.net
