Igor Paixão

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is Paixão.

Igor Guilherme Barbosa da Paixão (Brazilian Portuguese: [iˈɡɔʁ pajˈʃɐ̃w̃]; born 28 June 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Eredivisie club Feyenoord.

Igor Paixão

Paixão with Feyenoord in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Igor Guilherme Barbosa da Paixão
Date of birth	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Macapá, Brazil
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Feyenoord
Number	14
Youth career
2014–2018	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Coritiba	58	(11)
2020–2021	→ Londrina (loan)	20	(3)
2022–	Feyenoord	71	(18)
International career‡
2023–	Brazil U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Career

Coritiba

Beginnings

Born in Curiaú, a quilombola neighborhood in Macapá, Amapá,^[1] Igor Paixão joined Coritiba's youth setup in 2014, after a trial period.^[2] On 26 October 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club.^[3]

Igor Paixão was promoted to the first team in January 2019, after playing in the 2019 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.^[4] He made his professional debut on 27 January, coming on as a second-half substitute for Giovanni in a 0–0 Campeonato Paranaense home draw against Toledo.^[5] In April 2019, he was demoted back to the under-20 team by new manager Umberto Louzer.^[4]

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.^[6] 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 Londrina until the end of the season.^[7] He scored on his club debut just hours later, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home success over PSTC.^[8]

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.^[9]

Breakthrough

Igor Paixão celebrating a goal with Coritiba in 2022

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.^[10] 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.^[11] He made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 10 April, starting in a 3–0 home win over Goiás.

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 Atlético Mineiro.

Feyenoord

On 17 August 2022, Paixão signed a five-year contract with Feyenoord in the Netherlands.^[12] On 15 January 2023, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring the first goal in a 3–0 away win over FC Groningen.^[13] Feyenoord went on to win 2022–23 Eredivisie, with Paixão scoring 7 goals in 26 matches, including the third goal in a 3–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles to secure the league title.^[14] On 7 April 2024, he scored a brace for his club in a 6–0 victory over Ajax in De Klassieker, to be their opponent's worst defeat in the Eredivisie history.^[15] On 21 April 2024, Paixão scored the one and only goal in the 2024 KNVB Cup final.^[16] On 2 September 2024, Paixao was awarded the Eredivisie Goal of the Season award for this goal against FC Utrecht 31 March 2024.^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league[a]		National cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coritiba	2019	Série B	6	0	5	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	2021		34	7	10	3	3	0	—		—		47	10
	2022	Série A	18	4	16	7	3	0	—		—		37	11
	Total		58	11	31	10	6	0	—		—		95	21
Londrina (loan)	2020	Série C	20	3	10	1	1	0	—		—		31	4
Feyenoord	2022–23	Eredivisie	28	7	—		3	1	6[c]	1	—		37	9
	2023–24		31	9	—		5	2	8[d]	1	1[e]	0	45	11
	2024–25		12	2	—		0	0	4[f]	0	1[e]	0	17	2
	Total		71	18	—		8	3	18	2	2	0	99	22
Career total			149	32	42	12	14	2	18	2	2	0	225	47

1. Includes Campeonato Paranaense
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, KNVB Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2022^[1]

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 2022–23^[14]
• KNVB Cup: 2023–24^[16]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2024

Individual

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: April 2023^[19]
• Eredivisie Goal of the Season: 2023–24^[17]

References

1. "Atacante Igor Paixão dedica título estadual do Coritiba à família de origem quilombola do Amapá" [Forward Igor Paixão dedicates state league title of Coritiba to his family from a quilombola origin in Amapá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
2. "A história de vida de Igor Paixão, a promessa de R$ 100 milhões do Coritiba" [The life story of Igor Paixão, the R$ 100 million prospect from Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
3. "Igor Paixão firma primeiro contrato profissional" [Igor Paixão signs first professional contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
4. "Atacantes Igor Paixão e Pablo Thomaz descem para a equipe sub-20 no Coritiba" [Forwards Igor Paixão and Pablo Thomaz are demoted to the under-20 team at Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 16 April 2019.
5. "Argel promove as estreias de Giovanni e Paixão, mas Coritiba não consegue superar o Toledo" [Argel promotes the debuts of Giovanni and Paixão, but Coritiba cannot overcome Toledo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 27 January 2019.
6. "Em noite polêmica, Wilson reabilita Coxa no fim e aumenta calvário do Guarani" [In a controversial night, Wilson rehabilitates Coxa in the end and increase Guarani's calvary] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 June 2019.
7. "Cedido pelo Coritiba, amapaense Igor Paixão defende o Londrina no Campeonato Paranaense" [On loan from Coritiba, amapaense Igor Paixão will play for Londrina in the Campeonato Paranaense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
8. "Igor Paixão sai do banco, garante vitória do Londrina e ganha elogios de Alemão" [Igor Paixão leaves the bench, gives a win to Londrina and receives praise from Alemão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
9. "Amapaense Igor Paixão volta ao Coritiba após participar do acesso do Londrina à Série B" [Igor Paixão returns to Coritiba after taking part of Londrina's promotion to the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
10. "O primeiro gol de Igor Paixão" [The first goal of Igor Paixão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
11. "Coritiba renova contrato do atacante Igor Paixão até 2024" [Coritiba renew contract of forward Igor Paixão until 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paraná Portal. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
12. "Paixão tekent tot 2027 bij Feyenoord" [Paixão signs until 2027 with Feyenoord] (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
13. "Feyenoord slaat gat met concurrentie via eenvoudige zege in Groningen" [Feyenoord increased gap to competitors after simple win in Groningen]. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
14. "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
15. "Ajax suffer worst Eredivisie defeat EVER as Feyenoord romp to 6-0 De Klassieker victory in shockingly one-sided game - with Jordan Henderson's side also equalling unwanted club record". Goal.com. 7 April 2024.
16. "Als rook is opgetrokken, wint Feyenoord bekerfinale van NEC" [As smoke clears, Feyenoord wins cup final against NEC] (in Dutch). 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
17. "Big winners of the Eredivisie Awards: Luuk de Jong, Tessa Wullaert, Johan Bakayoko, and Lily Yohannes". 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
18. Igor Paixão at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
19. "Eight clubs represent the Eredivisie Team of the Month for April". Eredivisie. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

External links

• Igor Paixão at Soccerway.com
• Igor Paixão at Soccerbase.com
• Igor Paixão at kicker (in German)
• Igor Paixão at L'Équipe (in French)
• Coritiba profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)