| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Igor Oliveira de Santana | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Jardinópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chapecoense | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Olympiacos | ||
| 2008 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 2008–2011 | Olé Brasil | ||
| 2011–2016 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2020– | Sport Recife | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Chapecoense (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023 | |||
João Igor Oliveira de Santana (born 14 March 1996), known as João Igor, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chapecoense on loan from Sport Recife.
Club career
Santos
João Igor was born in Jardinópolis, São Paulo, and joined Santos' youth setup in 2011, from Olé Brasil.[1] In 2016 he was promoted to the B-team, and made his senior debut on 28 September by starting in a 2–0 home win against Catanduvense, for the year's Copa Paulista.
On 29 September 2017, João Igor signed a new five-year deal with the club.[2]
Sport Recife
On 8 January 2019, João Igor agreed to a short-term loan deal with Série B side Sport Recife.[3] He made his professional debut on 27 January, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Ezequiel in a 3–1 home win against Náutico for the Campeonato Pernambucano championship.[4] Fourteen days later he scored his first goal, netting the third in a 3–0 home defeat of Petrolina.[5]
João Igor made his Série B debut on 26 April 2019, replacing Ronaldo late into a 1–1 home draw against Oeste. On 30 December, after helping with 15 league matches as Sport achieved promotion to the top tier, he agreed to a permanent two-year deal after the club bought 50% of his economic rights.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 2 November 2020[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Sport Recife | 2019 | Série B | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
Sport
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 2019
References
- ↑ "Série "Nossos Meninos": Fã da Seleção Brasileira, João Igor quer jogar com seus irmãos no Santos FC" [Series "Our Lads": Fan of the Brazilian national team, João Igor wants to play with his brothers at Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "Meia João Igor renova contrato com o Santos FC até setembro de 2022" [Midfielder João Igor renews contract with Santos FC until September 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "Sport acerta empréstimo curto de João Igor, do Santos" [Sport agree short-term loan of João Igor, from Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "Com tranquilidade, Sport faz 3 a 1 no Náutico e assume liderança do Pernambucano" [Comfortably, Sport make 3–1 over Náutico and take over leadership in the Pernambucano] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "Com muita oscilação, Sport bate frágil Petrolina, na Ilha do Retiro, e chega à liderança" [With too many oscillations, Sport defeat fragile Petrolina, at the Ilha do Retiro, and reach the leadership] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "Sport encaminha compra de direitos do volante João Igor, do Santos" [Sport set the purchase of the federative rights of defensive midfielder João Igor, from Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ↑ João Igor at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
External links
- Sport Recife profile (in Portuguese)
- João Igor at Soccerway