Igor Coronado
Coronado with Al-Ittihad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Igor Caique Coronado[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992[1]
Place of birth Londrina, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2011 Milton Keynes Dons
2011–2012 Grasshoppers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Milton Keynes Dons 0 (0)
2012 Banbury United 4 (1)
2012–2016 Floriana 63 (32)
2015–2016 → Trapani (loan) 41 (8)
2016–2017 Trapani 34 (11)
2017–2018 Palermo 42 (9)
2018–2021 Sharjah 62 (41)
2021– Al-Ittihad 62 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Igor Caique Coronado (born 18 August 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Professional League club Al-Ittihad.

Club career

Early years

Coronado joined the academy of English club Milton Keynes Dons at the age of 15 in 2007.[2] On 7 May 2011, at the age of 18, he was named amongst the substitutes for the club's final game of the 2010–11 season against Oldham Athletic.[3]

Following his release from the club after the end of the season, Coronado joined the reserve team of Swiss club Grasshoppers for a brief period before signing for English seventh-tier club Banbury United.[4][5]

Floriana

In November 2012, Coronado joined Maltese Premier League club Floriana.[6] His league debut for Floriana came on 10 November 2012 in a 2–2 away draw with Melita.[7] His first league goal for the club came on 10 December 2012 in a 3–1 home win over Balzan. His goal, the third of the match for Floriana, came in the 48th minute.[8] During his time with the club, Coronado scored a total of 32 goals in 63 league appearances, including three hat-tricks.[9][10][11]

Trapani

On 12 August 2015, Coronado joined Italian Serie B club Trapani on a season-long loan. On 6 September 2015, he made his debut for the club, scoring in a 3–0 home win over Ternana. His first league goal for the club also came in that match, coming in the 52nd minute.[12]

Palermo

On 11 July 2017, Coronado joined newly-relegated Serie B club Palermo on a four-year contract.[13] His league debut came on 26 August 2017 in a 2–0 home win over Spezia Calcio. He picked up an assist in that match, setting up Ilija Nestorovski for his 52nd-minute goal.[14] His first league goal for Palermo came on 9 September 2017 in a 3–3 home draw with Empoli. His goal, assisted by Eddy Gnahoré, came in the 14th minute.[15] His first league hat-trick for Palermo came on 25 March 2018 in a 4–0 victory over Carpi. His goals, the first of which was from the penalty spot, came in the 18th, 47th, and 76th minutes. The second goal was assisted by Andrea Rispoli, and the third came from Gabriele Rolando.[16]

Al-Ittihad

After three years with Sharjah, Coronado joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Ittihad for a reported $12m fee in July 2021.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 December 2023[18]
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Floriana 2012–13 Maltese Premier League 211310———2213
2013–14 311410———3214
2014–15 11500———115
Total 633220———6532
Trapani (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 41810———428
Trapani 2016–17 341121———3612
Total 751931———7820
Palermo 2017–18 Serie B 29610———306
Sharjah 2018–19 UAE Pro League 26173032—003219
2019–20 11720534[lower-alpha 3]21[lower-alpha 4]02312
2020–21 251732003[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]03219
Total 6241728472208649
Al-Ittihad 2021–22 Saudi Pro League 19520——1[lower-alpha 5]0225
2022–23 28630——2[lower-alpha 6]0336
2023–24 13500—0050185
Total 601650—00807316
Career total 2881141838472100332123

Honours

Sharjah

Al-Ittihad

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Al Ittihad FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Released by MK Dons, Igor Coronado now lined up for Watford switch". HITC Sport. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Oldham Athletic 1-2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "FOOTBALL: Ashton gets Banbury off mark". Oxford Mail. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Igor Coronado Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vaughan Jr appointed Floriana president". Times of Malta. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Melita vs. Floriana – 20 November 2012". Soccerway.
  8. ↑ "Floriana vs. Balzan – 10 December 2012". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ "Coronado treble floors Spartans". Times of Malta. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Dazzling Coronado knocks out Magpies". Times of Malta. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Coronado strikes to tame the Lions". Times of Malta. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Game Report". Soccerway. 6 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "IGOR CORONADO E' DEL PALERMO". U.S. Città di Palermo. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Palermo vs. Spezia – 26 August 2017". Soccerway.
  15. ↑ "Palermo vs. Empoli – 9 September 2017". Soccerway.
  16. ↑ "Palermo vs. Carpi – 25 March 2018". Soccerway.
  17. ↑ "From MK Dons to Al-Ittihad via Sharjah; how Igor Coronado became the most expensive signing in Gulf football history". arabnews.com. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Igor Coronado". Soccerway UK. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  19. ↑ "Coronado best player for October". Times of Malta. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "رزيتش مدرب ضمك وحارسه، وكورنادو وبوشل يحصدون جوائز شهر سبتمبر".
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