Igor Marques Paciência Cardoso (born 8 January 1999), known as Igor Formiga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Juventude.
Igor Formiga was born in Rio de Janeiro, and represented Nova Iguaçu as a youth. He made his first team debut for the side on 22 April 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 Série D away loss against Mirassol.
Igor Formiga moved to Corinthians in July 2018, being initially assigned to the under-20 team.[1] On 4 January 2020, he was loaned to Coimbra for the year's Campeonato Mineiro.[2]
After just one match for Coimbra, Igor Formiga returned to Timão and played mainly for their under-23 team. On 24 January 2022, he was presented at Ponte Preta on loan until the end of the year.[3]
On 13 April 2022, despite playing just three matches in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista, Igor Formiga signed a permanent contract with Ponte until December 2023.[4] He was a regular starter in the 2022 Série B, as the club avoided relegation.
On 13 December 2022, Igor Formiga agreed to a deal with Cruzeiro, newly promoted to the Série A.[5] He made his top tier debut the following 14 May, replacing William in a 4–0 away routing of América Mineiro.[6]
On 21 July 2023, Primeira Liga side Portimonense announced the signing of Formiga on a three-year contract.[7]
On 13 August 2025, he was acquired by Juventude from Novorizontino.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nova Iguaçu | 2018 | Série D | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Coimbra | 2020 | Mineiro | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Corinthians | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ponte Preta | 2022 | Série B | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2023 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
