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Igor Julio
Brazilian footballer (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
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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]
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Career statistics
- As of match played 25 May 2025[12]
- Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- Includes EFL Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
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Honours
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23[13]
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23[14]
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