Igor Julio
 Igor Julio with Burnley in 2026 | |||
| 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) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| 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 | FC Liefering | 36 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Wolfsberger (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) |
| 2023–2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → West Ham United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Burnley | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:37, 8 November 2026 (UTC) | |||
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 EFL Championship club Burnley.
Club career
Born in Bom Sucesso, Minas Gerais, Igor joined Red Bull Brasil's youth setup from Portuguesa Santista. In July 2016, after impressing with the under-20 side, he moved abroad and joined Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg, being initially assigned to the reserve team.
Igor made his professional debut for FC Liefering on 22 July 2016, starting in a 1–0 Austrian First League home win against SV Horn. 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 Rheindorf Altach.
Igor was promoted to Red Bull Salzburg's main squad on 26 May 2017, but continued to appear mainly with the B-team. On 7 January 2018, he was loaned to fellow top-tier club Wolfsberger, until June.
On 2 July 2018, Igor moved to Austria Wien also in the first division, on a season-long loan deal.
On 26 June 2019, Igor signed with Italian Serie A club SPAL a contract until 2023.
On 31 January 2020, Igor joined Fiorentina on a two-year loan with an obligation to buy. 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.
On 26 July 2023, Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Igor on a four-year deal, for a reported fee of €17 million. 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.
On 1 September 2025, Igor joined fellow Premier League club West Ham United on a season-long loan. However, on 27 January 2026, the loan was cut short and he return to Brighton, having made just four appearances for the London club.
On 1 September 2026, Igor moved to recently relegated EFL Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee on a permanent deal.
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 November 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Brasil | 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Liefering | 2016–17 | Austrian First League | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Austrian First League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Wolfsberger (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 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2021–22 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 110 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 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 | ||
| Burnley | 2026–27 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 235 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 279 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eleven in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23
References
- ↑ "Zagueiro brasileiro troca de clube na Áustria e tenta quebrar hegemonia" [Stopper changes club in Austria and tries to break hegemony] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Na Seleção Sub-20, Igor relembra passado e fala da importância da base do Toro Loko" [In the under-20 national team, Igor remembers past and talks about the importance of Toro Loko's youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Brasil. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg reveal who will play for them next season". Red Bull Salzburg. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Two Salzburg players leave for Carinthia". Red Bull Salzburg. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Igor goes on loan to league rivals". Red Bull Salzburg. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: SPAL, ha firmato il difensore Igor: contratto fino al 2023" (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ↑ "FIORENTINA SIGN IGOR" (Press release). Fiorentina. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "West Ham 2–1 Fiorentina (7 Jun, 2023) Commentary". ESPN. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ↑ "Albion sign Igor Julio from Fiorentina". brightonandhovealbion.com. 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ "Brighton sign Brazilian defender Igor from Fiorentina". Reuters. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ "Dunk's decisive finish earns Albion a point". brightonandhovealbion.com. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ "West Ham United sign Igor Julio on loan | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Igor returns to Seagulls". BBC. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Igor completes Burnley switch". Burnley F.C. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- ↑ Igor Julio at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ↑ Porzio, Francesco (24 May 2023). "Inter win Coppa Italia as Lautaro Martinez brace downs Fiorentina, build momentum for Champions League final". CBS Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
- Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website Archived 10 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Igor Julio at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
- Igor Julio at Premier League (archived)
- Igor Julio at WorldFootball.net
