Ligger

Ligger Moreira Malaquias (born 18 May 1988), simply known as Ligger, is a Brazilian football player who plays as a central defender for Remo.

Ligger

Personal information
Full name	Ligger Moreira Malaquias
Date of birth	(1988-05-18) 18 May 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Santo Amaro, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Remo
Youth career
2004–2005	Ipitanga
2006–2008	Icasa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Icasa	1	(0)
2010	Guarani de Juazeiro	15	(2)
2011–2012	Cianorte	49	(4)
2012–2017	Oeste	139	(6)
2014–2015	→ Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)	8	(0)
2016–2017	→ Joinville (loan)	25	(0)
2017–2018	Fortaleza	72	(2)
2019	Red Bull Brasil	14	(1)
2019–2021	Bragantino	76	(0)
2021–2022	Bahia	3	(0)
2022	São Bernardo	9	(0)
2022–2023	Novorizontino	52	(1)
2024–	Remo	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2023

Club career

Ligger started his career with Guarani de Juazeiro before representing Cianorte in 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. He signed for Oeste after the 2012 Série D campaign, and played the last ten game of the title-winning 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C season.^[1] He signed a five-year extension with Oeste in May 2013.^[2]

On 24 June 2014, Ligger was loaned to Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol on a six-month deal with the option of making the move permanent.^[3] He returned to Oeste for the 2015 season, and was loaned to Joinville for the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B season, where he was a regular starter, and one of the main players or the team.^[1]

In December 2016 Ligger signed for Fortaleza for the 2017 season.^[1] He was a regular starter as the team finished runner-up in 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and gained promotion, and a regular player the following season as the team were champions of 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.^[4]

Ligger signed for Red Bull Brasil in January 2019, and transitioned to the new Red Bull Bragantino when the merger with Clube Atlético Bragantino took place.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 24 October 2021.^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Icasa	2008	Série C	0	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		3	0
	2009		0	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	5	0	—		—		6	0
Guarani de Juazeiro	2010	Cearense	—		15	2	—		—		3[a]	0	18	2
Cianorte	2011	Série D	4	0	11	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2012		11[b]	0	23	4	—		—		—		34	4
	Total		15	0	34	4	—		—		—		49	4
Oeste	2012	Série C	10	0	—		—		—		—		10	0
	2013	Série B	32	0	19	2	—		—		—		51	2
	2014		7	1	14	1	—		—		—		21	2
	2015		33	1	18	1	—		—		—		51	2
	2016		1	0	5	0	—		—		—		6	0
	Total		83	2	56	4	—		—		—		139	6
Sheriff (loan)	2014–15	Moldovan National Division	8	0	—		1	0	4[c]	0	1[d]	0	14	0
Joinville (loan)	2016	Série B	25	0	—		—		—		—		25	0
Fortaleza	2017	Série C	21	0	9	0	1	0	—		5[e]	0	36	0
	2018	Série B	30	2	12	0	—		—		—		42	2
	Total		51	2	21	0	1	0	—		5	0	78	2
Red Bull Brasil	2019	Paulista	—		14	1	—		—		—		14	1
Bragantino	2019	Série B	30	0	—		—		—		—		30	0
	2020	Série A	29	0	11	0	2	0	—		—		42	0
	2021		1	0	5	0	0	0	2[f]	0	—		8	0
	Total		60	0	16	0	2	0	2	0	—		80	0
Bahia	2021	Série A	3	0	—		0	0	—		—		3	0
Career Total			245	4	157	11	9	0	6	0	9	0	426	15

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
2. Note: Soccerway shows only one appearance in the summary table, but clicking through shows 11.
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in Moldovan Super Cup
5. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
6. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Oeste

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2012

Sheriff

• Moldovan Super Cup: 2014

Fortaleza

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2018

Red Bull Bragantino

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2019