Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo

Born in Bom Sucesso, Minas Gerais, Igor joined Red Bull Brasil's youth setup from Portuguesa Santista. In July 2016, after impressing with the under-20 side, he moved abroad and joined Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg, being initially assigned to the reserve team. Igor made his professional debut for FC Liefering on 22 July 2016, starting in a 1–0 Austrian First League home win against SV Horn. After being a regular starter, he made his first team debut the following 28 May, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat of Rheindorf Altach. Igor was promoted to Red Bull Salzburg's main squad on 26 May 2017, but continued to appear mainly with the B-team. On 7 January 2018, he was loaned to fellow top-tier club Wolfsberger, until June. On 2 July 2018, Igor moved to Austria Wien also in the first division, on a season-long loan deal. On 26 June 2019, Igor signed with Italian Serie A club SPAL a contract until 2023. On 31 January 2020, Igor joined Fiorentina on a two-year loan with an obligation to buy. In June 2023, he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Luca Ranieri in the Fiorentina team which finished runner-up in the 2022–23 Europa Conference League, losing 2–1 to West Ham United in the final. On 26 July 2023, Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Igor on a four-year deal, for a reported fee of €17 million. Igor made his Brighton debut on 8 October 2023, playing sixty-three minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Liverpool in the…

As of match played 22 November 2025

Fiorentina

Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23