Ignácio (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignácio da Silva Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Currais Novos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fluminense | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015 | Santa Cruz-RN | ||
| 2016 | Itapirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | VOCEM | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Força e Luz | 19 | (2) |
| 2018 | Santa Cruz-RN | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → ASSU (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Bahia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Bahia | 57 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | → CSA (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Sporting Cristal | 49 | (8) |
| 2024– | Fluminense | 34 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
Ignácio da Silva Oliveira (born 1 December 1996), simply known as Ignácio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense.
Career
Born in Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte,[1] Ignácio represented Santa Cruz-RN[2] and Itapirense as a youth,[3] before making his senior debut with VOCEM in 2017.[4] Later in that year, he also played for local side Força e Luz, winning the second division of the Campeonato Potiguar.[2]
On 12 April 2018, after impressing in the year's Potiguar, Ignácio joined Série D side ASSU on loan from Santa Cruz-RN.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] The following 7 January, he signed a permanent deal until 2022 as the club bought 60% of his economic rights.[8]
On 3 October 2020, after being rarely used, Ignácio was loaned to Série B side CSA until the end of the season.[9] The following 28 May, he moved to Chapecoense also in a temporary deal.[10]
Back to Bahia for the 2022 season, Ignácio became an undisputed starter, but still left on 21 December 2022, after failing to agree new terms.[11] He moved abroad three days later, after signing for Peruvian Primera División side Sporting Cristal.[12]
On 19 July 2024, Ignácio returned to his home country after being announced at Fluminense on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 25 August 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VOCEM | 2017 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Sporting Cristal | 2023 | Liga 1 | 31 | 3 | — | — | 12[c] | 2 | — | 43 | 5 | |||
| 2024 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 19 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 8 | — | — | 13 | 2 | — | 62 | 10 | |||||
| Fluminense | 2024 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 13 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 230 | 20 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ^ Ten appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
Força e Luz
Bahia
- Campeonato Baiano: 2019, 2020
References
- ^ "Com ascensão meteórica, Ignácio surge como opção para partida contra o Paraná" [With a meteoric rise, Ignácio appears as an option for the match against Paraná] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b "De reprovado no América-RN a "vilão" do ABC: relembre trajetória de Ignácio no RN" [From rejected at América-RN to ABC's "villain": remember Ignácio's path in the RN] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "ASSU contrata mais um zagueiro revelado no estadual 2018" [ASSU sign another stopper revealed in the 2018 state league] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tatutom Sports. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Ex-VOCEM, Ignácio ajuda por Fluminense entre os 8 melhores times do mundo" [Formerly of VOCEM, Ignácio helps to put Fluminense amongst the 8 best teams in the world] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal da Segunda. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Após bom estadual, Ignácio é contratado pelo ASSU" [After a good state league, Ignácio is signed by ASSU] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Bahia acerta contratação de zagueiro para o time de aspirantes" [Bahia sign stopper for thee under-23 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Conheça Ignácio, zagueiro que estreou no Bahia e mira titularidade" [Know Ignácio, stopper who debuted at Bahia and aim for the starting spot] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio 24 Horas. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Ignácio" (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Bahia anuncia empréstimo do zagueiro Ignácio para o CSA" [Bahia announce loan of stopper Ignácio to CSA] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal A Tarde. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Fechado com a Chape: Ignácio é o novo reforço do Verdão" [Closed with Chape: Ignácio is the new addition of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Sem acordo para renovação de contrato, Ignácio deixa o Bahia" [Without agreement for contract renewal, Ignácio leaves Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Ignácio Da Silva Oliveira será nuevo defensa de Sporting Cristal" [Ignácio da Silva Oliveira will be the new defender of Sporting Cristal] (in Spanish). Ovación. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Fluminense acerta a contratação do zagueiro Ignácio" [Fluminense sign stopper Ignácio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Ignácio at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2021.