Mumbai City FC signs Brazilian Ygor Catatau on loan
Indian Super
League (ISL) champions Mumbai City FC have signed 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, stated a media statement issued by the club on Friday.
Ygor Catatau, on
his part said, "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," he added.
