Ítalo Fernando Assis Gonçalves or simply Ítalo (born 18 February 2002) is a Brazilian
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player who plays as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for Russian club
Ural Yekaterinburg.
Career
On 7 July 2023, Ítalo moved to
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
club
Ural Yekaterinburg on a season-long loan. He made his RPL debut for Ural on 5 August 2023 in a game against
Orenburg
Orenburg (russian: Оренбу́рг, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Ural River, southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is also very close to the Kazakhstan-Russia bor ...
.
On 22 May 2024, Ural exercised their option to buy and signed a three-year contract with Ítalo.
Career statistics
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References
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2002 births
Living people
Footballers from Salvador, Bahia
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Figueirense FC players
São Bernardo Futebol Clube players
C.D. Santa Clara players
FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
Campeonato Catarinense players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Primeira Liga players
Russian Premier League players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
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