Ygor de Oliveira Ferreira (born 1 July 1995), known as Ygor Catatau, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Sampaio Corrêa, on loan from Madureira.

Club career

Born in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

, Ygor was a Madureira youth graduate, having joined the side in 2015 at the age of 20. He made his first team debut on 26 August of that year, playing the last 15 minutes of a 1–1 Copa Rio away draw against

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, and scored his first goal on 30 September by netting the second of a 2–0 home win against the same opponent. After failing to establish himself in the main squad, Ygor spent the 2017 season on loan at

Barra da Tijuca Barra da Tijuca () (usually known as Barra) is an upper-class neighborhood or bairro in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra is well known for its beaches, its many lake ...

, being the club's top goalscorer in the

Campeonato Carioca Série B1 The Campeonato Carioca Série B1 is the football third level of the First Division annual competition among clubs in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Usually, the champion of the level is promoted in the next season to the Campeonato Carioc ...

. Upon returning, he featured more regularly in the

2018 Campeonato Carioca The 2018 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol was the 115th edition of the top tier of football of FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation). The top four teams in the final standings of th ...

before moving to Boa Esporte also in a temporary deal. In 2019, Ygor returned to Barra da Tijuca also in a loan deal. He returned to Madureira for the

2020 Campeonato Carioca The 2020 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol was the 117th edition of the top division of football in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The competition was organized by FERJ. It began on 22 December 2019 and ended on 15 July 2020. On 16 March 2020, FERJ sus ...

, scoring three goals in the competition. On 30 July 2020, still owned by Madureira, Ygor was announced at Série A side Vasco da Gama. He made his debut in the category on 2 September, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Santos. On 24 September 2021,

Mumbai City Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014, during the inaugural season of ...

announced that Ygor had joined the

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club on a season-long loan. He scored his debut goal for Mumbai against

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on 22 November, in a 3–0 win. He scored his second goal against

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 20 July 2013, and began its first ...

on 4 December, in their 3–1 win.

Career statistics

References

External links

Vasco da Gama profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Catatau, Ygor 1995 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Madureira Esporte Clube players Boa Esporte Clube players CR Vasco da Gama players Esporte Clube Vitória players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players