Igor Julio

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Igor Julio
FC Liefering gegen SV Horn (22. Juli 2016) 50.jpg
Igor with Liefering in 2016
Personal information
Full name Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo
Date of birth (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bom Sucesso, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 3
Youth career
Atlético Mineiro
Sind-Ufla
Portuguesa Santista
Red Bull Brasil
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Red Bull Brasil 0 (0)
2016–2017 Liefering 36 (0)
2017–2019 Red Bull Salzburg 2 (0)
2018 → Wolfsberger AC (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2019 → Austria Wien (loan) 27 (0)
2019–2021 SPAL 17 (0)
2020–2021 → Fiorentina (loan) 30 (0)
2021–2023 Fiorentina 57 (0)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo (born 7 February 1998), known as Igor Julio or simply Igor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

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Club career

Born in Bom Sucesso, Minas Gerais, Igor joined Red Bull Brasil's youth setup from Portuguesa Santista. [1] In July 2016, after impressing with the under-20 side, he moved abroad and joined Austrian Bundesliga side FC Red Bull Salzburg, being initially assigned to the reserve team. [2]

Igor made his professional debut for Liefering on 22 July 2016, starting in a 1–0 Austrian First League home win against SV Horn. [3] After being a regular starter, he made his first team debut the following 28 May, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat of SC Rheindorf Altach.

Igor was promoted to Red Bull Salzburg's main squad on 26 May 2017, [4] but continued to appear mainly with the B-team. On 7 January 2018, he was loaned to fellow top tier club Wolfsberger AC, until June. [5]

On 2 July 2018, Igor moved to Austria Wien also in the first division, on a season-long loan deal. [6]

On 26 June 2019, Igor signed to Italian Serie A club SPAL a contract until 2023. [7]

On 31 January 2020, Igor joined Fiorentina on a two-year loan with an obligation to buy. [8]

On 26 July 2023, Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Igor on a four-year deal, [9] for a reported fee of €17 million. [10] Igor made his Brighton debut on 8 October 2023, playing sixty-three minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Liverpool in the Premier League. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 December 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Liefering 2016–17 Austrian First League 250———250
2017–18 110———110
Total360000000360
Red Bull Salzburg 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 10———10
2017–18 1020—0030
Total2020000040
Wolfsberger AC (loan) 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga150———150
Austria Wien (loan) 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga27030——300
SPAL 2019–20 Serie A 17031——201
Fiorentina (loan) 2019–20 Serie A9000——90
2020–21 21030——240
Total300300000330
Fiorentina 2021–22 Serie A30050——350
2022–23 27030—12 [c] 0420
Total5708000120770
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24 Premier League 24020106 [d] 0330
2024–25 900030—120
Total330204060450
Career total2170211401802601

Honours

Fiorentina

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  1. ↑ "Zagueiro brasileiro troca de clube na Áustria e tenta quebrar hegemonia" [Stopper changes club in Austria and tries to break hegemony] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Na Seleção Sub-20, Igor relembra passado e fala da importância da base do Toro Loko" [In the under-20 national team, Igor remembers past and talks about the importance of Toro Loko's youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Brasil. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 22 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg reveal who will play for them next season". Red Bull Salzburg. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Two Salzburg players leave for Carinthia". Red Bull Salzburg. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Igor goes on loan to league rivals". Red Bull Salzburg. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "UFFICIALE: SPAL, ha firmato il difensore Igor: contratto fino al 2023" (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "FIORENTINA SIGN IGOR" (Press release). Fiorentina. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Albion sign Igor Julio from Fiorentina". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Brighton sign Brazilian defender Igor from Fiorentina". Reuters. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Dunk's decisive finish earns Albion a point". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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