| Ivonei | |
| Fullname: | Ivonei Júnior da Silva Rabelo |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Rondonópolis, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.80 m [1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vila Aurora |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2023 |
| Youthclubs2: | Santos |
| Years1: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Santos |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Botafogo-SP (loan) |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Brazil U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 15:17, 5 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 2 December 2018 |
Ivonei Júnior da Silva Rabelo (born 16 April 2002), simply known as Ivonei, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Born in Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Ivonei joined Santos' youth setup in 2013,[2] from Vila Aurora.[3] On 2 October 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club, until 2021.[4]
In June 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivonei was promoted to the main squad by manager Jesualdo Ferreira.[5] He made his professional – and Série A – debut on 13 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Alison in a 2–0 away loss against Internacional.[6]
Ivonei made his Copa Libertadores debut on 1 October 2020, replacing Jobson in a 3–2 away win against Club Olimpia.[7] On 23 October, he renewed his contract with the club until July 2025.[8]
Ivonei scored his first professional goal on 14 November 2020, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win against Internacional; it was also his first career start.[9] He subsequently featured rarely during the 2021 season before being demoted back to the under-20 squad in March 2022.[10]
Back to the main squad for the 2023 season, Ivonei featured rarely before being separated from the first team squad by new head coach Paulo Turra on 4 July 2023.[11] Eight days later, he was loaned to Série B side Botafogo-SP for the remainder of the year.[12]
After returning from loan, Ivonei was not included in the first team squad of Peixe, and rescinded his contract with the club on 13 June 2024.[13]
On 27 October 2017, Ivonei was called up to Brazil under-15 football team for the 2017 South American U-15 Championship in Argentina.[14] He scored one goal during the competition, in a 3–1 home defeat of Venezuela, as his side finished second.
Ivonei's father Nei was also a footballer, who notably represented Vila Aurora.[2]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Santos | 2020 | Série A | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[15] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[16] | 0 | 2[17] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[18] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| Botafogo-SP (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 1 | |||