| Igor Julio | |
| Full Name: | Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Bom Sucesso, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atlético Mineiro |
| Youthclubs2: | Sind-Ufla |
| Youthclubs3: | Portuguesa Santista |
| Youthclubs4: | Red Bull Brasil |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Red Bull Brasil |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Liefering |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Red Bull Salzburg |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Austria Wien (loan) |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs6: | SPAL |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Fiorentina (loan) |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Fiorentina |
| Caps8: | 57 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps9: | 24 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:46, 19 May 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 club Brighton & Hove Albion.
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]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Liefering | 2016–17 | Austrian First League | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Austria Wien (loan) | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| SPAL | 2019–20 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Fiorentina (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2021–22 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 77 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Career total | 208 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 248 | 1 | |||
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