Ignácio (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.

Ignácio da Silva Oliveira (born 1 December 1996), simply known as Ignácio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Serie A club Fluminense.

Ignácio

Personal information
Full name	Ignácio da Silva Oliveira
Date of birth	(1996-12-01) 1 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Currais Novos, Brazil
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Fluminense
Number	4
Youth career
	VOCEM
2016	Itapirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Força e Luz	14	(1)
2018	→ ASSU	6	(0)
2018–2022	Bahia	73	(1)
2020–2021	→ CSA (loan)	3	(0)
2021–2022	→ Chapecoense (loan)	24	(2)
2023–2024	Sporting Cristal	62	(10)
2024–	Fluminense	20	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2024

Club career

Born in Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte,^[1] Ignácio represented VOCEM and Itapirense as a youth^[2] before making his senior debut with local side Força e Luz in 2017, winning the second division of the Campeonato Potiguar.

On 12 April 2018, after impressing in the year's Potiguar, Ignácio joined Série D side ASSU on loan from Santa Cruz-RN.^[3] In July, after his club was knocked out of the competition, he moved to Bahia also on a temporary deal, and was initially assigned to their under-23 team.^[4]

Ignácio made his first team – and Série A – debut on 6 October 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Eric Ramires in a 2–2 away draw against Grêmio.^[5] The following 7 January, he signed a permanent deal until 2022 as the club bought 60% of his economic rights.^[6]

On 3 October 2020, after being rarely used, Ignácio was loaned to Série B side CSA until the end of the season.^[7] The following 28 May, he moved to Chapecoense also in a temporary deal.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 29 December 2022^[9]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Força e Luz	2017	Potiguar 2ª Divisão	—		5	1	—		—		—		5	1
	2018	Potiguar	—		14	1	—		—		—		14	1
	Total		—		19	2	—		—		—		19	2
ASSU	2018	Série D	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
Bahia	2018	Série A	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2019		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2020		0	0	6	1	0	0	—		0	0	6	1
	2021		0	0	8	0	0	0	1[a]	0	2[b]	0	11	0
	2022	Série B	35	3	5	1	4	0	—		8[b]	0	52	4
	Total		36	3	22	2	4	0	1	0	10	0	73	5
CSA (loan)	2020	Série B	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2021		0	0	0	0	—		—		1[b]	0	1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	—		—		1	0	3	0
Chapecoense (loan)	2021	Série A	24	2	—		0	0	—		—		24	2
Career total			68	5	41	4	4	0	1	0	11	0	125	9

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Força e Luz

• Campeonato Potiguar Segunda Divisão: 2017

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2019, 2020