Ygor Maciel Santiago (born 1 June 1984), commonly known as Ygor, is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder.
Career
Born in
Santana do Livramento, Ygor started his career with
Vasco da Gama
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His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
.
In February 2007, he was transferred to
Start
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*St ...
of Norway for about €1 million. He signed a four-year contract with the club and made his
league
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debut on 9 April 2007 against
Aalesund. He scored his first goal for the club six days later in a 1–1 draw against
Viking, which was the opening game of Start's new stadium
Sør Arena
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. Ygor featured in all of Start's league games in the 2007 season. Following the club's relegation from the
Norwegian Premier League in 2007, he was loaned out to
Fluminense for the 2008 season in Brazil. After a year in Fluminense, he went on loan to
Portuguesa, and stayed at ''Lusa'' for one year. His contract with Start was terminated in March 2010. After this, Ygor signed with
Figueirense
Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...
.
Honours
;Internacional
*
Campeonato Gaúcho:
2013
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,
2014
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;Goiás
*
Campeonato Goiano
The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil.
Format
First Division
First stage
*Teams are divided in two groups of six teams.
*Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fro ...
: 2015
References
1984 births
Living people
People from Santana do Livramento
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
CR Vasco da Gama players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Fluminense FC players
Expatriate footballers in Norway
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
IK Start players
Eliteserien players
Figueirense FC players
Sport Club Internacional players
Goiás Esporte Clube players
Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Al Salmiya SC players
Association football midfielders
Kuwait Premier League players
Expatriate footballers in Kuwait
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul
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