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Igor Silva
Right-Back / Brazil / FC Lorient
45 OVR
Profile
Key strength: Pace and recovery
Overlapping full-back
In the crowded mid-table scramble of Ligue 1, FC Lorient occupy 9th place—a position that flatters to deceive. Two wins from their last five outings (LWDLW) paints a picture of inconsistency under Régis Le Bris, yet through the fluctuating results, one figure has remained stubbornly reliable. Igor Silva, the 29-year-old Brazilian right-back, has been ever-present this season. Seventeen appearances and 1,469 minutes testify to a body that refuses to break. While flashier teammates grab headlines—Pablo Pagis leading the line, Jean-Victor Makengo pulling strings—Silva offers something rarer: certainty. His numbers tell a story of disciplined aggression: 1 goal, 2 assists, and remarkably, just one yellow card. The São Paulo native has mastered the modern full-back's tightrope—overlapping to provide width, recovering with pace when moves break down. That €1.5 million valuation feels almost disrespectful for a prime-aged defender who rarely misses minutes and reads danger before it arrives. As Les Merlus seek to convert frustrating draws into climbing-the-table victories, Silva's quiet consistency may prove their most undervalued asset.