Igor Guilherme Barbosa da Paixão (; born 28 June 2000) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Coritiba

Beginnings

Born in Curiaú, a

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neighborhood in

Macapá Macapá () is a city in Brazil with a population of 512,902 (2020 estimation). It is the capital of Amapá state in the country's North Region. It is located on the northern channel of the Amazon River near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The c ...

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, Igor Paixão joined

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's youth setup in 2014, after a trial period. On 26 October 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club. Igor Paixão was promoted to the first team in January 2019, after playing in the 2019

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. He made his professional debut on 27 January, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 0–0

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home draw against Toledo. In April 2019, he was demoted back to the under-20 team by new manager

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. Igor Paixão returned to the first team on 11 June 2019, replacing Juan Alano late into a 1–0 away win over Guarani, in the 2019 Série B. He featured in five further matches in the league, all of them as a substitute, as his side achieved promotion to the Série A.

Loan to Londrina

On 19 January 2020, Igor Paixão was loaned to Série C side

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until the end of the season. He scored on his club debut just hours later, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home success over

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. Igor Paixão helped ''Tubarão'' in their promotion to the Série B, scoring three goals in the Série C, and returned to his parent club in January 2021.

Breakthrough

Upon returning, Igor Paixão started to feature regularly for Coritiba under manager Gustavo Morínigo, and scored his first goal for the club on 28 March 2021, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win over Cascavel CR. He was also an undisputed starter in the 2021 Série B, scoring seven goals as his side returned to the top tier. On 7 February 2022, after already scoring four goals in the first five matches of the new campaign, Igor Paixão renewed his contract until the end of 2024. He made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 10 April, starting in a 3–0 home win over

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. Igor Paixão scored his first goal in the top tier on 23 April 2022, netting his team's first in a 2–2 draw at

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Feyenoord

On 17 August 2022, Paixão signed a five-year contract with

in the Netherlands. On 15 January 2023, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring the first goal in a 3–0 away win over

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. Feyenoord went on to win

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, with Paixão scoring 7 goals in 26 matches, including the third goal in a 3–0 win over

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to secure the league title. On 7 April 2024, he scored a brace for his club in a 6–0 victory over

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, to be their opponent's worst defeat in the Eredivisie history. On 21 April 2024, Paixão scored the one and only goal in the 2024 KNVB Cup final.

Career statistics

Honours

Coritiba *

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Feyenoord *

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: 2023–24 Individual *

Team of the Month: April 2023

References

External links

Coritiba profile
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