João Igor Oliveira de Santana (born 14 March 1996), known as João Igor, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sport Recife.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Igor Oliveira de Santana | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Jardinópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sport Recife | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Olympiacos | ||
| 2008 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 2008–2011 | Olé Brasil | ||
| 2011–2016 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2020– | Sport Recife | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 2 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
João Igor was born in Jardinópolis, São Paulo, and joined Santos' youth setup in 2011, from Olé Brasil.[1] In 2016 he was promoted to the B-team, and made his senior debut on 28 September by starting in a 2–0 home win against Catanduvense, for the year's Copa Paulista.
On 29 September 2017, João Igor signed a new five-year deal with the club.[2]
On 8 January 2019, João Igor agreed to a short-term loan deal with Série B side Sport Recife.[3] He made his professional debut on 27 January, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Ezequiel in a 3–1 home win against Náutico for the Campeonato Pernambucano championship.[4] Fourteen days later he scored his first goal, netting the third in a 3–0 home defeat of Petrolina.[5]
João Igor made his Série B debut on 26 April 2019, replacing Ronaldo late into a 1–1 home draw against Oeste. On 30 December, after helping with 15 league matches as Sport achieved promotion to the top tier, he agreed to a permanent two-year deal after the club bought 50% of his economic rights.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Sport Recife | 2019 | Série B | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
Sport
Sport Recife – current squad | |
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