Mumbai City FC secure loan move for Brazilian forward Ygor Catatau

This will be the 26-year-old's first experience of playing outside of Brazil.

Mumbai City FC have secured the signing of forward Ygor Catatau on a season-long loan from Brazilian side Madureira Esporte Clube. 

The Brazilian striker started his professional career with Madureira before making the jump to the first team in 2015 and was loaned out to clubs like Barra da Tijuca and Boa Esporte in his initial years. Catatau then signed on a one-season loan deal with CR Vasco da Gama, where he featured in the Brasileiro Série A and Copa do Brasil during the 2020/21 season. 

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Earlier in March 2021, the 26-year-old player was loaned to Série B side EC Vitoria, where he made 27 appearances for the club and scored three goals, including one assist to his name. Catatau's move to Mumbai City FC will be his first experience playing outside of his native Brazil. 

Words from the player

"Joining Mumbai City and coming to the ISL is a new challenge for me in my career and I'm extremely excited about it. For all of us at the club, we want to deliver in what I'm aware is going to be an important season for us. I'm ready to give my very best to our fans and I hope we can enjoy great moments together," Ygor Catatau said, after signing with the Islanders.

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The Brazilian will pair up with ISL 2020-21 Golden Boot winner Igor Angulo at the club this season. It will be interesting to see how the Igor-Ygor combination will work out for the reigning champions, who have also qualified for the AFC Champions League (ACL) 2022.

The signing of Ygor Catatau also means that Mumbai City FC have completed the foreign contingent for the 2021-22 edition of the league. Apart from Igor and Ygor, the club have also roped in Bradden Inman and Cassio Gabriel, while Ahmed Jahouh and Mourtada Fall have been retained from last season.

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