Igor Silva (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silvaand the second or paternal family name is de Almeida.

Igor Silva

Igor in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Igor Silva de Almeida
Date of birth	(1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Lorient
Number	2
Youth career
	Comercial-SP
2015–2016	→ Asteras Tripolis (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Comercial-SP	9	(0)
2015–2016	→ Asteras Tripolis (loan)	0	(0)
2016–2018	Asteras Tripolis	27	(1)
2018–2020	Olympiacos	2	(0)
2018–2019	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)	20	(1)
2019–2020	→ Osijek (loan)	27	(1)
2020–2021	Osijek	31	(0)
2021–	Lorient	39	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:08, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Igor Silva de Almeida (born 21 August 1996), known as Igor Silva or Igor Carioca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 2 club Lorient. ^[2]

Career

Comercial-SP

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Igor began his career in the youth sides of Comercial-SP, as a forward. ^[3] He was promoted to the first team in June 2013, aged 16, ^[3] and made his senior debut on 31 July of that year, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 Copa Paulista home draw against Ferroviária. ^[4]

Igor later returned to the under-17 squad, before returning to the first team in April 2014, after their relegation in the 2014 Campeonato Paulista. ^[5] He started to feature regularly during that season's Copa Paulista, being one of the few players kept for the 2015 campaign. ^[6]

Igor was mainly a backup option during the 2015 Campeonato Paulista Série A2, as the club suffered another relegation.

Asteras Tripolis

On 30 August 2015, Comercial loaned Igor to Greek side Asteras Tripoli; ^{[7] [8]} he also extended his contract with Bafo. ^[9] Initially assigned to the youth categories, he made his first team debut on 3 February 2016, replacing Pablo Mazza in a 1–1 home draw against Olympiacos, for the season's Greek Football Cup.

On 16 May 2016, Asteras bought Igor permanently, with the player signing a five-year contract and being definitely promoted to the first team. ^[10] He was later converted into a right-back during the pre-season, and became a regular starter. ^[11]

Olympiacos

On 11 January 2018, Igor joined fellow Super League Greece club Olympiacos as a replacement for the departing Diogo Figueiras. ^{[12] [1]} He made his debut for the club on 29 April, replacing Omar Elabdellaoui in a 4–0 home routing of Panetolikos.

Loan to AEK Larnaca

Igor did not play regularly after being found surplus to requirements by manager Pedro Martins, ^[13] and joined Cypriot club AEK Larnaca on a season-long loan deal on 18 July 2018. ^[13] He was a regular starter in the club's UEFA Europa League run, as they reached the group stage.

Osijek

On 3 August 2019, Igor joined Croatian club NK Osijek on a season-long loan deal. ^[14] On 29 July 2020, the club announced the acquisition of the player, signing a three-year contract from Olympiacos on a transfer fee in the range of € 1 million. ^[15]

Lorient

On 23 July 2021, Igor joined French club Lorient on a five-year contract. ^[16] He made his debut for the club on 8 August, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Saint-Étienne.

A regular starter during the first half of the season, Igor lost his starting spot to Houboulang Mendes during the second half. Despite Mendes' departure to Almería, Igor spent the 2022–23 campaign as a backup to new signing Gédéon Kalulu. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2023 ^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Comercial-SP	2013	Paulista A2	—		0	0	—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
	2014	Paulista	—		0	0	—		—		13 [a]	0	13	0
	2015	Paulista A2	—		9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	Total		—		9	0	—		—		14	0	23	0
Asteras Tripolis	2015–16	Superleague Greece	0	0	—		1	0	—		—		1	0
	2016–17		15	1	—		4	0	—		—		19	1
	2017–18		12	0	—		2	0	—		—		14	0
	Total		27	1	—		7	0	—		—		34	1
Olympiacos	2017–18	Superleague Greece	2	0	—		0	0	—		—		2	0
AEK Larnaca (loan)	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	20	1	—		2	0	12 [b]	0	1 [c]	0	35	1
Osijek	2019–20	Prva HNL	27	1	—		4	0	—		—		31	1
	2020–21		31	0	—		3	0	1 [b]	0	—		35	0
	Total		58	1	—		7	0	1	0	—		66	1
Lorient	2021–22	Ligue 1	28	0	—		0	0	—		—		28	0
	2022–23		7	0	—		3	0	—		—		10	0
	2023–24		4	0	—		0	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		39	0	—		3	0	—		—		42	0
Career total			146	3	9	0	19	0	13	0	15	0	202	3

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in Cypriot Super Cup

Honours

AEK Larnaca

• Cypriot Super Cup: 2018 ^[18]

Individual

• Cypriot First Division Team of the Year: 2018–19 ^[19]
• Croatian First League Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21

References

1. "Igor Silva joins Olympiacos". Olympiacos F.C. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
2. Igor Silva at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
3. "Após vender revelação, Comercial lança jovem de 16 anos no profissional" [After selling breakthrough player, Comercial put 16-year-old youngster in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
4. "Comercial empata com Ferroviária e culpa arbitragem" [Comercial draw with Ferroviária and blame the referees] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Popular. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
5. "Após desmanche, Comercial tem grupo reduzido para Copa Paulista" [After chop, Comercial have a reduced group for the Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
6. "Comercial anuncia dispensa de 29 atletas após queda na Copa Paulista" [Comercial announce the release of 29 athletes after elimination in the Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
7. "Στον ΑΣΤΕΡΑ ο Igor Silva de Almeida" [Igor Silva de Almeida at ASTERA] (in Greek). Asteras Tripoli FC. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
8. "Πήρε Βραζιλιάνο ο Αστέρας!" [Asteras got a Brazilian!] (in Greek). Nova Sports. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
9. "Comercial anuncia empréstimo de jogador de 19 anos para futebol grego" [Comercial announce loan of 19-year-old player to the Greek football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
10. "Ιγκόρ Σίλβα, η πρώτη μεταγραφή του Αστέρα" [Igor Silva, Astera's first signing] (in Greek). Contra.gr. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
11. "Ex-lateral do Comercial-SP é confirmado como reforço no grego Olympiacos" [Former Comercial-SP full-back is confirmed as an addition in the Greek Olympiacos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
12. "Olympiacos sign defender Igor Silva, search for more squad reinforcements". Agona Sport. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
13. "Igor Silva joins AEK Larnaca on loan from Olympiacos". SDNA. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
14. "Ολυμπιακός: Στην Όσιγιεκ ο Ιγκόρ Σίλβα" [Olympiacos: Igor Silva at Osijek] (in Spanish). www.sport24.gr. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
15. "Ολυμπιακός: Η Όσιγεκ αγόρασε τον Ιγκόρ Σίλβα" [Olympiacos: Osijek bought Igor Silva] (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
16. "FC Lorient. Igor Silva, première recrue lorientaise" [FC Lorient. Igor Silva, first signing of Lorient] (in French). Le Télégramme. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
17. "FC Lorient. Igor Silva de retour aux manettes en défense" [FC Lorient. Igor Silva back at the helm in defense] (in French). Ouest-France. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
18. "LES RÉSULTATS DU MATCH APOEL - AEK LARNACA, COMPTE, STATISTIQUES, RÉSULTATS". football24.cm. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
19. paspadmin (13 May 2019). "Οι κορυφαίοι ποδοσφαιριστές της σεζόν 2018/19!". ΠΑΣΠ. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

External links

• Superleague Greece profile