Igor Formiga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Paciência and the second or paternal family name is Cardoso.
Igor Formiga
Personal information
Full name Igor Marques Paciência Cardoso
Date of birth (1999-01-08) 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 Apps (Gls)
2018 Nova Iguaçu 1 (0)
2020–2022 Corinthians 0 (0)
2020 → Coimbra (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Ponte Preta (loan) 3 (0)
2022 Ponte Preta 31 (0)
2023 Cruzeiro 9 (0)
2023– Portimonense 0 (0)
*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
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 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Igor Formiga at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2023.