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Igor Rabello

Igor Rabello da Costa, known as Igor Rabello, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fluminense as a central defender.

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Igor Rabello
Personal information
Full name Igor Rabello da Costa
Date of birth (1995-04-28) 28 April 1995
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Fluminense
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2011 Fluminense
2012–2015 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Botafogo 92 (6)
2016 → Náutico (loan) 15 (2)
2019–2025 Atlético Mineiro 153 (6)
2025– Fluminense 4 (0)
International career
2014 Brazil U20 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025

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

Club career

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 contract.5 In seven seasons at the club, he made 202 official appearances and won nine trophies, including the Série A and Copa do Brasil in the team's treble-winning 2021 season.

On 22 August 2025, Rabello signed a deal with Fluminense running until December 2027.6

Career statistics

As of 14 August 2025.7
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 7a 1 4 0 5b 0 — 47 2
2018 37 2 17a 2 1 0 6c 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 10d 0 4 0 17e 0 — 64 0
2020 24 1 8d 2 2 0 1c 0 — 35 3
2021 12 0 13d 2 7 0 5b 0 — 37 2
2022 7 1 8d 0 3 0 1b 0 0 0 19 1
2023 11 0 0 0 0 0 2b 0 — 13 0
2024 16 0 6d 0 1 0 3b 0 — 26 0
2025 4 0 1d 0 2 1 1c 0 — 8 1
Total 107 2 46 4 19 1 30 0 0 0 202 7
Career total 190 7 70 7 25 1 41 0 0 0 326 15
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  5. Nine appearances in Copa Libertadores, eight appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Club

Botafogo

Atlético Mineiro

Individual

  • Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 201889
  • Campeonato Mineiro Team of the Year: 2021
References

References

  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. "Fluminense acerta a contratação de Igor Rabello" (in Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  7. Igor Rabello at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  8. "Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca: Fluminense e Vasco dominam indicações". UOL. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  9. "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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