Ygor de Oliveira Ferreira (born 1 July 1995), known as Ygor Catatau, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a winger.

Club career

Born in

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, Ygor was a Madureira youth graduate, having joined the side in 2015 at the age of 20. He made his first team debut on 26 August of that year, playing the last 15 minutes of a 1–1 Copa Rio away draw against

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, and scored his first goal on 30 September by netting the second of a 2–0 home win against the same opponent. After failing to establish himself in the main squad, Ygor spent the 2017 season on loan at

Barra da Tijuca Barra da Tijuca () (usually known as Barra) is an upper-middle class neighborhood or bairro in the Rio de Janeiro#West Zone, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra is well known ...

, being the club's top goalscorer in the

Campeonato Carioca Série B1 The Campeonato Carioca Série B1 is the third tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is run by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ). List of champions Following is the list ...

. Upon returning, he featured more regularly in the

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before moving to Boa Esporte also in a temporary deal. In 2019, Ygor returned to Barra da Tijuca also in a loan deal. He returned to Madureira for the

2020 Campeonato Carioca The 2020 Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Carioca de Futebol was the 117th edition of the top division of association football, football in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. The competition was organized by Federação de Futebol d ...

, scoring three goals in the competition. On 30 July 2020, still owned by Madureira, Ygor was announced at Série A side

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. He made his debut in the category on 2 September, starting in a 2–2 away draw against

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. On 24 September 2021, Mumbai City announced that Ygor had joined the

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club on a season-long loan. He scored his debut goal for Mumbai against

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on 22 November, in a 3–0 win. He scored his second goal against

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.ಎಫ್.ಸಿ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club w ...

on 4 December, in their 3–1 win. In September 11, 2023, Ygor was permanently banned from football after being judged in a match-fixing scandal at the time he was playing for

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Catatau, Ygor 1995 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Madureira Esporte Clube players Boa Esporte Clube players CR Vasco da Gama players Esporte Clube Vitória players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Sepahan S.C. footballers Persian Gulf Pro League players Sportspeople banned for life 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen