Personal information | |||
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Full name | Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz | ||
Date of birth | 25 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Cuiabá, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2019 | Coritiba | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Coritiba | 56 | (7) |
2020–2024 | Shabab Al Ahli | 66 | (34) |
2024– | Botafogo | 22 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Brazil | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 (UTC) |
Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz, commonly known as Igor Jesus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Botafogo and theBrazil national team.
Igor Jesus came through the youth ranks at Coritiba, having been at the clubs since he was 13 years old. [2] He was given a place in the senior side in 2019, and made his debut as a substitute on 23 January 2019, in the Campeonato Paranaense game against Maringá. [3] He scored his first senior goal on his first start for the team, in the same competition on 30 January 2019 against Athletico Paranaense. [4] On 18 March 2019 he signed a new contract, keeping his rights with Coritiba until the end of 2022. [2] He made his national league debut in the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B match against CRB on 20 May 2019. [5]
On 7 July 2024, following a spell abroad with Shabab Al Ahli, Igor Jesus returned home and signed a permanent deal with Botafogo. [6]
In October 2024, Igor Jesus received his first call up to the Brazil national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Chile and Peru. [7]
Club | Season | League | State league [a] | National cup [b] | League cup [c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coritiba | 2019 | Série B | 24 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
2020 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
Total | 34 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 57 | 7 | |||||
Shabab Al Ahli | 2020–21 | UAE Pro League | 24 | 12 | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 [d] | 2 | 1 [e] | 0 | 40 | 21 | |
2021–22 | UAE Pro League | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 17 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 6 | ||||
2023–24 | UAE Pro League | 19 | 14 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 2 [f] | 0 | 26 | 17 | ||
Total | 66 | 34 | — | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 46 | |||
Botafogo | 2024 | Série A | 22 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 6 [g] | 3 | 1 [h] | 0 | 31 | 8 | ||
Career total | 122 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 61 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Brazil | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 1 |
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 October 2024 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | 1 | Chile | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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