| Igor Paixão | |
| Full Name: | Igor Guilherme Barbosa da Paixão |
| Birth Date: | 2000 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Macapá, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Forward, winger |
| Currentclub: | Feyenoord |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Coritiba |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Coritiba |
| Caps1: | 58 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Londrina (loan) |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Feyenoord |
| Caps3: | 60 |
| Goals3: | 16 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:06, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 7 September 2023 |
Igor Guilherme Barbosa da Paixão (pronounced as /pt-BR/; born 28 June 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for club Feyenoord.
Born in Curiaú, a quilombola neighborhood in Macapá, Amapá,[1] Igor Paixão joined Coritiba's youth setup in 2014, after a trial period.[2] On 26 October 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[3]
Igor Paixão was promoted to the first team in January 2019, after playing in the 2019 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.[4] He made his professional debut on 27 January, coming on as a second-half substitute for Giovanni in a 0–0 Campeonato Paranaense home draw against Toledo.[5] In April 2019, he was demoted back to the under-20 team by new manager Umberto Louzer.
Igor Paixão returned to the first team on 11 June 2019, replacing Juan Alano late into a 1–0 away win over Guarani, in the 2019 Série B.[6] He featured in five further matches in the league, all of them as a substitute, as his side achieved promotion to the Série A.
On 19 January 2020, Igor Paixão was loaned to Série C side Londrina until the end of the season.[7] He scored on his club debut just hours later, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home success over PSTC.[8]
Igor Paixão helped Tubarão in their promotion to the Série B, scoring three goals in the Série C, and returned to his parent club in January 2021.[9]
Upon returning, Igor Paixão started to feature regularly for Coritiba under manager Gustavo Morínigo, and scored his first goal for the club on 28 March 2021, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win over Cascavel CR.[10] He was also an undisputed starter in the 2021 Série B, scoring seven goals as his side returned to the top tier.
On 7 February 2022, after already scoring four goals in the first five matches of the new campaign, Igor Paixão renewed his contract until the end of 2024.[11] He made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 10 April, starting in a 3–0 home win over Goiás.
Igor Paixão scored his first goal in the top tier on 23 April 2022, netting his team's first in a 2–2 draw at Atlético Mineiro.
On 17 August 2022, Paixão signed a five-year contract with Feyenoord in the Netherlands.[12] On 15 January 2023, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring the first goal in a 3–0 away win over FC Groningen.[13] Feyenoord went on to win 2022–23 Eredivisie, with Paixão scoring 7 goals in 26 matches, including the third goal in a 3–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles to secure the league title. On 7 April 2024, he scored a brace for his club in a 6–0 victory over Ajax in De Klassieker, to be their opponent's worst defeat in the Eredivisie history.[14] On 21 April 2024, Paixão scored the one and only goal in the 2024 KNVB Cup final.
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coritiba | 2019 | Série B | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 10 | |||||
| 2022 | Série A | 18 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 95! | 21 | |||||
| Londrina (loan) | 2020 | Série C | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Feyenoord | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 28 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 37 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | 31 | 9 | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 11 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 16 | — | 8 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 20 | ||||
| Career total | 138 | 30 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 45 | |||
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