Igor Julio
Brazilian footballer (born 1998)
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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 or left-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
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Igor with Liefering in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bom Sucesso, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | |||
| Sind-Ufla | |||
| Portuguesa Santista | |||
| Red Bull Brasil | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Red Bull Brasil | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Liefering | 36 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | SPAL | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Fiorentina | 57 | (0) |
| 2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → West Ham United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 January 2026 | |||
Club career
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] In June 2023 he came on as an 84th minute substitute for Luca Ranieri in the Fiorentina team which finished runner-up in the 2022–23 Europa Conference League, losing 2–1 to West Ham United in the final.[9][10]
On 26 July 2023, Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Igor on a four-year deal,[11] for a reported fee of €17 million.[12] 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.[13]
On 1 September 2025, Igor joined fellow Premier League club West Ham United on a season-long loan.[14] However, on 27 January 2026 the loan was cut short and he return to Brighton having made just four appearances for the London club.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 November 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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[c] | 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[d] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| West Ham United (loan) | 2025–26 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 225 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 269 | 1 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23[17]
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23[18]
