![]() Paixão with
Feyenoord in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Igor Guilherme Barbosa da Paixão | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Macapá, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2018 | Coritiba | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2022 | Coritiba | 58 | (11) |
2020–2021 | → Londrina (loan) | 20 | (3) |
2022– | Feyenoord | 59 | (16) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Brazil U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:09, 20 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 |
Igor Guilherme Barbosa da Paixão (Brazilian Portuguese: [iˈɡɔʁ pajˈʃɐ̃w̃]; born 28 June 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Eredivisie 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. [4]
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. [14] 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. [15] On 21 April 2024, Paixão scored the one and only goal in the 2024 KNVB Cup final. [16]
Club | Season | League | State league [a] | National cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 [c] | 1 | — | 37 | 9 | ||
2023–24 | 31 | 9 | — | 5 | 2 | 8 [d] | 1 | 1 [e] | 0 | 45 | 11 | |||
Total | 59 | 16 | — | 8 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 20 | |||
Career total | 137 | 30 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 45 |
Coritiba
Feyenoord
Individual
![]() Paixão with
Feyenoord in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Igor Guilherme Barbosa da Paixão | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Macapá, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2018 | Coritiba | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2022 | Coritiba | 58 | (11) |
2020–2021 | → Londrina (loan) | 20 | (3) |
2022– | Feyenoord | 59 | (16) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Brazil U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:09, 20 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 |
Igor Guilherme Barbosa da Paixão (Brazilian Portuguese: [iˈɡɔʁ pajˈʃɐ̃w̃]; born 28 June 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Eredivisie 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. [4]
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. [14] 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. [15] On 21 April 2024, Paixão scored the one and only goal in the 2024 KNVB Cup final. [16]
Club | Season | League | State league [a] | National cup [b] | 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 [c] | 1 | — | 37 | 9 | ||
2023–24 | 31 | 9 | — | 5 | 2 | 8 [d] | 1 | 1 [e] | 0 | 45 | 11 | |||
Total | 59 | 16 | — | 8 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 20 | |||
Career total | 137 | 30 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 45 |
Coritiba
Feyenoord
Individual