Igor Silveira Gomes

Igor Silveira Gomes (born 17 March 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo FC as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in São José do Rio Preto, Igor represented América-SP and Tanabi as a youth, before joining the youth setup of São Paulo FC at the age of 14. At early 2016, he was promoted to the under-17 side; and was promoted to the under-20 team at the end of the year. In 2018, he won the Copa do Brasil Sub-20 with the reserves. On 11 September, his contract was extended until 31 March 2023.

On 26 September 2018, Igor along with Helinho and Antony was promoted to the senior team On 26 November, he made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute for Felipe Araruna in a 0–0 draw against Sport.

On March 24th, 2019, Gomes scored twice in the 2-1 victory of Tricolor over Ituano. He has been compared to Kaká, that also was formed as player by São Paulo's youth sistem.

International career

Igor has been capped by Brazil at under-20 level, representing the team at 2017 Toulon Tournament and 2019 South American U-20 Championship.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 December 2018