Igor Silveira Gomes
Quick Facts
Biography
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 Tournamentand 2019 South American U-20 Championship.
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 December 2018
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
São Paulo | 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |