Igor Marques Paciência Cardoso (born 8 January 1999), known as Igor Formiga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Portimonense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Marques Paciência Cardoso | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portimonense | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Nova Iguaçu | ||
| 2018 | → Corinthians (loan) | ||
| 2019 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Nova Iguaçu | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Corinthians | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Coimbra (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Ponte Preta | 31 | (0) |
| 2023 | Cruzeiro | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Portimonense | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:54, 28 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editIgor Formiga was born in Rio de Janeiro, and represented Nova Iguaçu as a youth. He made his first team debut for the side on 22 April 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 Série D away loss against Mirassol.
Igor Formiga moved to Corinthians in July 2018, being initially assigned to the under-20 team.[1] On 4 January 2020, he was loaned to Coimbra for the year's Campeonato Mineiro.[2]
After just one match for Coimbra, Igor Formiga returned to Timão and played mainly for their under-23 team. On 24 January 2022, he was presented at Ponte Preta on loan until the end of the year.[3]
On 13 April 2022, despite playing just three matches in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista, Igor Formiga signed a permanent contract with Ponte until December 2023.[4] He was a regular starter in the 2022 Série B, as the club avoided relegation.
On 13 December 2022, Igor Formiga agreed to a deal with Cruzeiro, newly promoted to the Série A.[5] He made his top tier debut the following 14 May, replacing William in a 4–0 away routing of América Mineiro.[6]
On 21 July 2023, Primeira Liga side Portimonense announced the signing of Formiga on a three-year contract.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of 28 May 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nova Iguaçu | 2018 | Série D | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Coimbra | 2020 | Mineiro | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Corinthians | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ponte Preta | 2022 | Série B | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2023 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Conheça os relacionados do Corinthians para a Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. 2019" [Know the list of players from Corinthians for the 2019 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr.] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Corinthians empresta lateral-direito Igor Formiga para o Coimbra" [Corinthians loan right-back Igor Formiga to Coimbra] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Ponte Preta anuncia oficialmente o lateral-direito Igor Formiga" [Ponte Preta officially announce the right-back Igor Formiga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Igor Formiga assina em definitivo com a Ponte Preta" [Igor Formiga signs permanently with Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Após liberar 12 campeões da Série B, Cruzeiro fecha com ex-Corinthians para 2023; veja quem é" [After releasing 12 Série B champions, Cruzeiro sign with former Corinthians man for 2023; see who he is] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Cruzeiro goleia, põe fim a tabu, volta ao G-4 e afunda América-MG na lanterna do Brasileirão" [Cruzeiro hit four, end taboo, return to the G-4 and sink América-MG in the last position of the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Formiga é reforço para a defesa do Portimonense" [Formiga is reinforcement for Portimonense's defence]. Portimonense SAD (in Portuguese). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Igor Formiga at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2023.