Igor Rabello da Costa (born 28 April 1995), known as Igor Rabello, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a central defender.

Igor Rabello
Personal information
Full name Igor Rabello da Costa
Date of birth (1995-04-28) 28 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2011 Fluminense
2012–2015 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Botafogo 92 (6)
2016Náutico (loan) 15 (2)
2019– Atlético Mineiro 136 (6)
International career
2014 Brazil U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024

Club career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rabello joined Botafogo's youth setup in 2012, from rivals Fluminense.[1] Promoted to the first team in December 2015,[2] he made his senior debut the following 29 April by starting in a 1–1 Copa do Brasil home draw against Coruripe.

After being rarely used, Rabello joined Série B side Náutico on 20 May 2016, on loan until the end of the year.[3] He contributed with two goals in 15 appearances for the club, his first coming on 4 September in a 4–3 away loss against Sampaio Corrêa.

Upon returning to Bota, Rabello became a regular starter and made his Série A debut on 15 May 2017, starting in a 2–0 loss at Grêmio. On 5 June, he renewed his contract until the end of 2019.[4]

Rabello scored his first goal in the category on 24 October 2017, netting the winner in a 2–1 home defeat of Corinthians.

On 4 January 2019, Rabello joined Atlético Mineiro on a five-year deal.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 29 May 2024.[6]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Botafogo 2016 Série A 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2017 31 1 7[a] 1 4 0 5[b] 0 47 2
2018 37 2 17[a] 2 1 0 6[c] 0 61 4
Total 68 3 24 3 6 0 11 0 109 6
Náutico (loan) 2016 Série B 15 2 15 2
Atlético Mineiro 2019 Série A 33 0 10[d] 0 4 0 17[e] 0 64 0
2020 24 1 8[d] 2 2 0 1[c] 0 35 3
2021 12 0 13[d] 2 7 0 5[b] 0 37 2
2022 7 1 8[d] 0 3 0 1[b] 0 0 0 19 1
2023 11 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 13 0
2024 4 0 6[d] 0 1 0 2[b] 0 13 0
Total 91 2 45 4 17 0 28 0 0 0 181 6
Career total 174 7 69 7 23 0 39 0 0 0 305 14
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  5. ^ Nine appearances in Copa Libertadores, eight appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

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Club

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Botafogo

Atlético Mineiro

Individual

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  • Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2018[7][8]
  • Campeonato Mineiro Team of the Year: 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Ele trocou o judô pelo futebol e virou o 'General' no Botafogo" [He changed judo for football and became the 'General' at Botafogo] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Sem Renan, Botafogo aposta nas categorias base para montar elenco para 2016" [Without Renan, Botafogo bet on the youth setup to complete the squad for 2016] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Mais um reforço: Náutico acerta com Igor Rabello, zagueiro do Botafogo" [One more addition: Náutico sign Igor Rabello, Botafogo stopper] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Igor Rabello renova com Botafogo até fim de 2019 e passa ter multa de R$ 148 mi" [Igor Rabello renews with Botafogo until the end of 2019 and now has a R$ 148 mi clause] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Zagueirão na área!" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ^ Igor Rabello at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca: Fluminense e Vasco dominam indicações". UOL. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Ferj divulga seleção do carioca com cinco jogadores do Flu e dois do Bota". Globoesporte.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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