Full name Iago Ângelo Dias Number 7 Height 1.75 m | Playing position 2011–2012 Palmeiras | |
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 23) Current team Coritiba Foot Ball Club (#7 / Forward) | ||
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. 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.
On 21 December 2015 Iago returned to his former club Atibaia. 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. He made his debut in the tournament a day later, replacing Walisson Maia in a 1–1 home draw against Internacional.
Iago scored his first professional goal on 21 August 2016, netting the winner in a 2–1 home win against Santos. 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.
