Igor Silva (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Silva de Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
AEK Larnaca (on loan from Olympiacos) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Comercial | |||
| 2015–2016 | Asteras Tripolis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Comercial | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Asteras Tripolis | 27 | (1) |
| 2018– | Olympiacos | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | → AEK Larnaca (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:35, 26 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Igor Silva de Almeida, simply known as Igor Silva or formerly Igor Carioca, (born 21 August 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca on loan from Greek club Olympiacos as a right back.
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Igor started his professional career with Comercial Futebol Clube in Brazil. In 2013, at the age of 13, he made his first team debut in the Copa Paulista. Two years later, he featured for the team in Paulista A2.[2] In 2015, he moved abroad and joined the academy of Greek club Asteras Tripoli. He was promoted to the senior team in the following season.[2] He spent two seasons with the club, amassing 34 caps, scoring one goal and adding two assists.[1] On 11 January 2018, he joined fellow league club Olympiacos as a replacement for the departing Diogo Figueiras.[3]
However, Igor did not play regularly after being found surplus to requirements by manager Pedro Martins.[4] On 18 July 2018, he joined Cypriot club AEK Larnaca on a season-long loan deal.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 24 September 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Comercial | 2013[5] | Paulista A2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014[5] | Paulista A2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015[5] | Paulista A2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2015–16[5] | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[5] | Superleague Greece | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[5] | Superleague Greece | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2017–18[5] | Superleague Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AEK Larnaca (loan) | 2018–19[5] | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 39 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Style of play
Although Igor Silva started his career as a forward, he switched his position to right back during his stint in the Asteras Tripolis academy.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Igor Silva joins Olympiacos". Olympiacos F.C. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Ex-lateral do Comercial-SP é confirmando como reforço no grego Olympiacos" [Ex-side of Comercial-SP is confirming as reinforcement in the Greek Olympiacos] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "Olympiacos sign defender Igor Silva, search for more squad reinforcements". Agona Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- 1 2 "Igor Silva joins AEK Larnaca on loan from Olympiacos". SDNA. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Igor Carioca". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
External links
- Superleague Greece profile