Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo (born 7 February 1998), known as Igor Julio or simply Igor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for club Burnley.
Club career 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 Premier League.
On 1 September 2025, Igor joined fellow Premier League club West Ham United on a season-long loan. However, on 27 January 2026, the loan was cut short and he return to Brighton, having made just four appearances for the London club.
On 1 September 2026, Igor moved to recently relegated EFL Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee on a permanent deal.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Liefering2016–17Austrian First League250———2502017–18110———110Total360———360Red Bull Salzburg2016–17Austrian Bundesliga10———102017–181020—0030Total2020—0040Wolfsberger (loan)2017–18Austrian Bundesliga150———150Austria Wien (loan)2018–19Austrian Bundesliga27030——300SPAL2019–20Serie A17031——201Fiorentina (loan)2019–20Serie A9000——902020–2121030——240Total30030——330Fiorentina2021–22Serie A30050——3502022–2327030—120420Total57080—120770Brighton & Hove Albion2023–24Premier League2402010603302024–251300030—1602025–26000010—10Total370205060500West Ham United (loan)2025–26Premier League4000——40Burnley2026–27EFL Championship0000——00Career total2250211501802691
Honours Fiorentina Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23
References
External links
Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website Igor Julio at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.