Igor Siqueira Pessanha

Igor
Personal information
Full name Igor Siqueira Pessanha
Date of birth (1988-06-14) June 14, 1988
Place of birth Campos, RJ, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Santo André
Youth career
Cruzeiro
2004-2006 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006-2007 Corinthians 3 (0)
2006 → Juventude (loan) 2 (0)
2007 Adap Galo
2007-2010 Sevilla Atlético 15 (1)
2009 → Belenenses (loan) 3 (0)
2010 Atlético-PR 0 (0)
2011– Santo André
National team
Brazil U-15
2005 Brazil U-17

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Igor Siqueira Pessanha or simply Igor (born 14 June 1988 in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro state) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Santo André in Brazil.

Club career

Igor moved to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C club, Adap Galo Maringá from Corinthians for the 2007 season. He was transferred to Sevilla on 1 August 2007 on a five-year contract.

International career

He participated in the 2005 FIFA World U-17 Cup for Brazil, and played the whole final where they lost 3-0 to Mexico. He was joint runner-up to the golden boot, bagging four goals in the tournament.

He has played for various levels at the national set-up from U-15 to U-17, scoring a total of 37 goals in 50 games .


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