Ítalo (footballer, born 2002)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ítalo

| fullname = Ítalo Fernando Assis Gonçalves

| image = Ítalo Fernando Assis Gonçalves (cropped).jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Salvador, Brazil

| height = 1.95 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Ural Yekaterinburg

| clubnumber = 16

| years1 = 2021

| clubs1 = Figueirense

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022

| clubs2 = São Bernardo

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2024

| clubs3 = Santa Clara

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2023–2024

| clubs4 = → Ural Yekaterinburg (loan)

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = Ural Yekaterinburg

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| pcupdate = 25 May 2024

| ntupdate =

}}

Ítalo Fernando Assis Gonçalves or simply Ítalo (born 18 February 2002) is a Brazilian football player who plays as a centre-back for Russian club Ural Yekaterinburg.

Career

On 7 July 2023, Ítalo moved to Russian Premier League club Ural Yekaterinburg on a season-long loan.{{cite web|publisher=FC Ural Yekaterinburg|url=https://fc-ural.ru/novosti/glavnaya-komanda/sostav-urala-popolnil-brazilskij-zashhitnik-italo|title=Состав "Урала" пополнил бразильский защитник Итало!|trans-title=Brazilian defender Italo joined Ural!|date=7 July 2023|language=ru}} He made his RPL debut for Ural on 5 August 2023 in a game against Orenburg.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/match/match_15507.html|title=Orenburg v Ural game report|date=5 August 2023}}

On 22 May 2024, Ural exercised their option to buy and signed a three-year contract with Ítalo.{{cite web|publisher=FC Ural Yekaterinburg|url=https://fc-ural.ru/novosti/glavnaya-komanda/fk-ural-zaklyuchil-tryohletnij-kontrakt-s-italo|title=ФК "Урал" заключил трёхлетний контракт с Итало|date=22 May 2024|language=ru}}

Career statistics

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|League cup !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Figuirense \|2021 \|Série C \|5	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	5{{efn\|Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense}}	0	10	0
São Bernardo \|2022 \|Série D \|18	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	4{{efn\|Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista}}	0	22	0
Santa Clara \|2022–23 \|Primeira Liga \|12	0	0	0	2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	14	0
Ural (loan) \|2023–24 \|Russian Premier League \|24	0	7	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	2{{efn\|Appearances in the relegation play-offs}}	0	33	0
colspan=3\|Career total !59	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	11	0	79	0