Igor Julio
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 central defender for Italian Serie A club Fiorentina.
_50.jpg.webp) Igor 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 | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| 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 | FC Liefering | 36 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → FK Austria Wien (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | SPAL | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021– | Fiorentina | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:43, 2 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born 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 Football 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 FK 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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 May 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2016–17 | Erste Liga | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 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 | — | 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 | 2019–20 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 68 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 157 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 1 | ||
References
- "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.
- Igor Julio at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
External links
- Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website (in Italian)
- Igor Julio at WorldFootball.net