Italo (footballer, born October 2002)
Brazilian footballer
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Italo de Vargas da Rosa (born 13 October 2002), simply known as Italo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, on loan from Chapecoense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Italo de Vargas da Rosa | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Triunfo, Brazil | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (on loan from Chapecoense) | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Oriente-RS | ||
| 2020 | Hercílio Luz | ||
| 2022 | Chapecoense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Brasil de Farroupilha | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Chapecoense | 90 | (8) |
| 2023 | → União Frederiquense (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Galo Maringá (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Paraná (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2026– | → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, Italo joined Chapecoense's youth sides in 2022, after already having made his senior debut with Brasil de Farroupilha the previous year.[1] In June 2023, he was loaned to União Frederiquense for the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2.[2]
On 7 February 2024, Italo was presented at Galo Maringá, also on loan.[3] On 5 March, he moved to Paraná also in a temporary deal.[4]
Back to Chape in August 2024 after helping Paraná to achieve promotion,[5] Italo started to feature with the first team, and scored his first goal for the club on 26 September, in a 2–0 home win over Amazonas.[6] The following 3 April, he renewed his contract until November 2026,[7] and further extended his link until December 2027 on 2 September 2025, after establishing himself as a starter.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 1 June 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brasil de Farroupilha | 2021 | Gaúcho Série A2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Chapecoense | 2023 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 1 | 15 | 3 | |||||
| 2025 | 37 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 49 | 5 | |||||
| 2026 | Série A | 15 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 66 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 97 | 9 | |||
| União Frederiquense (loan) | 2023 | Gaúcho Série A2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Galo Maringá (loan) | 2024 | Paranaense | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Paraná (loan) | 2024 | Paranaense Série Prata | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 66 | 7 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 127 | 13 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sul-Sudeste