João Igor

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is de Santana.

João Igor

Personal information
Full name	João Igor Oliveira de Santana
Date of birth	(1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Jardinópolis, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chapecoense
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	14	(0)
2023–	→ Chapecoense (loan)	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023

João Igor Oliveira de Santana (born 14 March 1996), known as João Igor, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chapecoense on loan from Sport Recife.

Club career

Santos

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]

Sport Recife

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]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2020[7]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2016	Série A	0	0	—		0	0	—		5[a]	0	5	0
	2017		0	0	—		0	0	—		15[a]	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[b]	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

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Sport

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 2019

References

1. "Série "Nossos Meninos": Fã da Seleção Brasileira, João Igor quer jogar com seus irmãos no Santos FC" [Series "Our Lads": Fan of the Brazilian national team, João Igor wants to play with his brothers at Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
2. "Meia João Igor renova contrato com o Santos FC até setembro de 2022" [Midfielder João Igor renews contract with Santos FC until September 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
3. "Sport acerta empréstimo curto de João Igor, do Santos" [Sport agree short-term loan of João Igor, from Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
4. "Com tranquilidade, Sport faz 3 a 1 no Náutico e assume liderança do Pernambucano" [Comfortably, Sport make 3–1 over Náutico and take over leadership in the Pernambucano] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
5. "Com muita oscilação, Sport bate frágil Petrolina, na Ilha do Retiro, e chega à liderança" [With too many oscillations, Sport defeat fragile Petrolina, at the Ilha do Retiro, and reach the leadership] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
6. "Sport encaminha compra de direitos do volante João Igor, do Santos" [Sport set the purchase of the federative rights of defensive midfielder João Igor, from Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
7. João Igor at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

External links

• Sport Recife profile (in Portuguese)
• João Igor at Soccerway