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Igor Formiga
Personal information
Full name	Igor Marques Paciência Cardoso
Date of birth	8 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Portimonense
Number	33
Youth career
2017–2018	Nova Iguaçu
2018	→ Corinthians (loan)
2019	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018	Nova Iguaçu
2020–2022	Corinthians
2020	→ Coimbra (loan)
2022	→ Ponte Preta (loan)
2022	Ponte Preta
2023	Cruzeiro
2023–	Portimonense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:54, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Igor Marques Paciência Cardoso (born 8 January 1999), known as Igor Formiga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Portimonense.

Club career

Igor Formiga was born in Rio de Janeiro, and represented Nova Iguaçu as a youth. He made his first team debut for the side on 22 April 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 Série D away loss against Mirassol.

Igor Formiga moved to Corinthians in July 2018, being initially assigned to the under-20 team.^[1] On 4 January 2020, he was loaned to Coimbra for the year's Campeonato Mineiro.^[2]

After just one match for Coimbra, Igor Formiga returned to Timão and played mainly for their under-23 team. On 24 January 2022, he was presented at Ponte Preta on loan until the end of the year.^[3]

On 13 April 2022, despite playing just three matches in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista, Igor Formiga signed a permanent contract with Ponte until December 2023.^[4] He was a regular starter in the 2022 Série B, as the club avoided relegation.

On 13 December 2022, Igor Formiga agreed to a deal with Cruzeiro, newly promoted to the Série A.^[5] He made his top tier debut the following 14 May, replacing William in a 4–0 away routing of América Mineiro.^[6]

On 21 July 2023, Primeira Liga side Portimonense announced the signing of Formiga on a three-year contract.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 28 May 2023^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nova Iguaçu	2018	Série D	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Coimbra	2020	Mineiro	—		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Corinthians	2020	Série A	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2021	Série A	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
Ponte Preta	2022	Série B	31	0	3	0	—		—		—		34	0
Cruzeiro	2023	Série A	3	0	5	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Career total			35	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	45	0

References

^ "Conheça os relacionados do Corinthians para a Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. 2019" [Know the list of players from Corinthians for the 2019 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr.] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "Corinthians empresta lateral-direito Igor Formiga para o Coimbra" [Corinthians loan right-back Igor Formiga to Coimbra] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "Ponte Preta anuncia oficialmente o lateral-direito Igor Formiga" [Ponte Preta officially announce the right-back Igor Formiga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "Igor Formiga assina em definitivo com a Ponte Preta" [Igor Formiga signs permanently with Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "Após liberar 12 campeões da Série B, Cruzeiro fecha com ex-Corinthians para 2023; veja quem é" [After releasing 12 Série B champions, Cruzeiro sign with former Corinthians man for 2023; see who he is] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "Cruzeiro goleia, põe fim a tabu, volta ao G-4 e afunda América-MG na lanterna do Brasileirão" [Cruzeiro hit four, end taboo, return to the G-4 and sink América-MG in the last position of the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "Formiga é reforço para a defesa do Portimonense" [Formiga is reinforcement for Portimonense's defence]. Portimonense SAD (in Portuguese). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ Igor Formiga at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2023.