Iago Dias

Iago Dias
Personal information
Full name Iago Ângelo Dias
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993
Place of birth São João Nepomuceno, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Coritiba
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2012 Palmeiras
2012–2013 Atibaia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Grêmio Barueri 6 (1)
2016– Atibaia 22 (6)
2016– → Coritiba (loan) 15 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2016.


Iago Ângelo Dias (born 6 May 1993), known as Iago Dias or simply Iago, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Coritiba as an forward.

Club career

Born in São João Nepomuceno, Minas Gerais, Iago represented Palmeiras as a youth before moving to Atibaia in 2012.[1] In 2014 he moved to Grêmio Barueri, and made his senior debut on 20 February of that year by coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 away loss against Batatais.[2]

On 21 December 2015 Iago returned to his former club Atibaia.[3] He was an undisputed starter for the club during the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 championship, scoring six goals in 22 matches as his side reached the latter stages of the tournament.

On 22 June 2016, Iago signed a one-year loan deal with Série A side Coritiba, after impressing on a trial period.[4] He made his debut in the tournament a day later, replacing Walisson Maia in a 1–1 home draw against Internacional.[5]

Iago scored his first professional goal on 21 August 2016, netting the winner in a 2–1 home win against Santos.[6] Ten days later, he scored the game's only in a home success over Vitória, taking Coxa to the following round of the year's Copa Sudamericana.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Meia revelado pelo Palmeiras é emprestado ao Coritiba até maio de 2017" [Midfielder groomed by Palmeiras is loaned to Coritiba until May 2017] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Batatais 1 x 0 Grêmio Barueri - Fantasma embala e entra no G4" [Batatais 1–0 Grêmio Barueri — Phantom get on form and get inside G4] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Atibaia apresenta mais três jogadores para disputa do Paulista da Série A3" [Atibaia present three more players for the Paulista Série A3] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Atacante Iago é opção" [Forward Iago is an option] (in Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Defesas falham na bola aérea, e Coritiba e Inter empatam no Couto Pereira" [Defences fail in the aerial play, and Coritiba and Inter draw at the Couto Pereira] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Golaço dá vitória de virada ao Coritiba contra o Santos, que pode deixar o G-4" [Great goal gives comeback victory to Coritiba over Santos, which may leave G-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Coritiba perde Kleber, mas marca gol com substituto e elimina o Vitória" [Coritiba lose Kleber, but score goal with substitute and knock out Vitória] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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