Igor Vinícius

Igor Vinícius
Personal information
Full name Igor Vinícius de Souza
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sinop, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 São Paulo
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2017 Santos
2017 Ituano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Santos 0 (0)
2018–2019 Ituano 14 (2)
2018 → Ponte Preta (loan) 30 (0)
2019 → São Paulo (loan) 27 (1)
2020– São Paulo 94 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2023

Igor Vinícius de Souza (born 1 April 1997), known as Igor Vinícius, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for São Paulo.

Club career

Santos

Born in Sinop, Mato Grosso,[1] Igor joined Santos' youth setup in 2010, aged 12.[2] After progressing through the club's youth setup, he was called up to the main squad for a Copa do Brasil match against Santos-AP on 20 April 2016.[2]

Igor made his professional debut on 21 April 2016, coming on as a half-time substitute for fellow youth graduate Leandrinho in the 1–1 draw at the Zerão.[3] He featured in just one more match for the first team before leaving in August of the following year.[4]

Ituano

In September 2017, Igor signed with Ituano until the end of 2019, being initially assigned to the under-20s to build match fitness.[5] A regular starter during the 2018 Campeonato Paulista, he scored his first senior goal on 17 January in a 3–1 home win against São Caetano.

Ponte Preta (loan)

On 27 March 2018, Igor was loaned to Ponte Preta until the end of the season.[6] He was an undisputed starter for Ponte during the year, contributing with 30 appearances as his side narrowly missed out promotion.

São Paulo

On 4 December 2018, Igor signed a one-year loan deal with São Paulo.[7] He made his debut for the club the following 3 February, starting in a 1–0 home win against São Bento.

Initially a first-choice, Igor lost space to Hudson, during the latter stages of the 2019 Campeonato Paulista. He made his Série A debut on 27 April 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home defeat of Botafogo.

Igor scored his first goal in the top tier on 8 December 2019, netting his team's second in a 2–1 away success over CSA.

Career statistics

As of 17 December 2021[8]
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 — 2 0 — — 2 0
Ituano 2018 Paulista — 14 2 0 0 — — 14 2
Ponte Preta (loan) 2018 Série B 30 0 — 3 0 — — 33 0
São Paulo 2019 Série A 19 1 8 0 2 0 0 0 — 29 1
2020 26 0 4 0 1 0 3[a] 0 — 34 0
2021 22 0 13 2 2 0 3[a] 0 — 40 2
Total 67 1 25 2 5 0 6 0 — 103 3
Career total 97 1 39 4 9 0 6 0 0 0 152 5
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

São Paulo

References

  1. ^ "Em Araraquara, Santos FC encara o Confiança (SE) na estreia da Copinha" [In Araraquara, Santos FC face Confiança in the debut of the Copinha] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Com Santos B e Base em alta, elenco do Peixe ganha cinco novidades na Copa do Brasil" [With Santos B and youth setup on a high, Peixe's squad get five news in Copa do Brasil] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Após paralisação, Santos empata em 1 a 1 com xará do Amapá pela Copa do Brasil" [After stop, Santos draw by 1–1 with namesake from Amapá for the Copa do Brasil] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Lateral com passagem pelo profissional não renova e deixa o Santos" [Full-back with a stint in the first team does not renew and leaves Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Lateral direito Igor Vinicius vai defender o Ituano até final de 2019" [Right back Igor Vinicius will play for Ituano until the end of 2019] (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Atacante Junior Santos e lateral Igor, ambos do Ituano, chegarão para exames no Majestoso; Ponte tem novo gerente executivo de futebol" [Forward Junior Santos and full-back Igor, both from Ituano, will arrive for medical examinations at Majestoso; Ponte have new director of football] (in Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  7. ^ "São Paulo acerta com Igor Vinícius" [São Paulo sign Igor Vinícius] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 4 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  8. ^ Igor Vinícius at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2016.