"Playing with Sharjah is a very important stage, which is the best in his career so far, and that compensated him for the difficulties he experienced at the beginning of his career in Brazil and then England, before playing in different levels in Italy," said Sharjah player, Igor Cornado.
Last season, the best player in the Arab Gulf League revealed that he had to travel at the age of 13 with his parents to England, and he told the Brazilian newspaper “Bayernews”: “I was very close to getting away from football. I moved from my hometown of Londrina in Brazil at a young age with my family to England, as my father went to work there, which contributed to the difficulty in practicing my favorite hobby in the beginning, before I started the challenge with a third-class club, while my contract with the team ended, and I did not have a business manager to increase my mission difficult ».
He added: «I had a great insistence on continuing my dream, and I was ready to play in exchange for any salary that would be granted to me, so I decided to go to Italy and play in Floriana, then Trapani, before I had the opportunity to play at high levels by joining Palermo.
The Sharjah player confirmed that his lack of progression in the teams of the Sunni stages in Brazil contributed to his difficult career, and he said: “Traveling to England without a CV in Brazil made my job difficult, but I undoubtedly am happy with my career, which has reached an important stage, through what “I am presenting it with Sharjah now, which has compensated me for these difficulties.”
"He is happy that his decision to move to Sharjah was successful, after his previous career with Italian Palermo," he added, adding: "I live a fascinating moment in my life and my career with football in Sharjah." He stressed that he had become fully adapted to life in the Emirates, explaining: "It was difficult for me at the beginning, but I found a wonderful reception from the club and the fans, and great support in overcoming this stage and appearing at a good level."
He added: «The presence of three Brazilian players in the ranks of Sharjah also contributed to the rapid adaptation, while the good results of the team, and winning the league title, after an absence of more than 20 years, to make my first season with Sharjah exceptional, was completed by obtaining the title of best foreign player in the league ».
Cornado deserved to be named the best foreign player in the Arab Gulf League, last season, after he participated with Sharjah in all of his 26 league matches, and the total number of minutes he played 2338 minutes, which is considered the second most Sharjah player in terms of the total minutes played After goalkeeper Adel Al Hosani 2340 minutes, Igor fired nine penalty kicks, eight of which were scored, he wasted only one, scored 17 goals, and made 26 of the 57 goals of Sharjah until round 26.
“We won the league title last season, while we started the current season by winning the Super Gulf Cup title, and the team is currently in fifth place in the league, while the competition stopped due to the pandemic of the outbreak of the new Corona virus, and we have chances to compete, but we have to We adhere to safety precautions, until we overcome this difficult stage, which has negatively affected all countries of the world in all fields ».
Cornado revealed that he always travels to his hometown of the city of Londrina in Brazil, and said: «Although I live constantly outside Brazil, I always travel to Londrina whenever I get a vacation, and I also hope to play with the city’s team in the future.
It is noteworthy that Igor Cornado presented himself last season to the Arab Gulf League, in his first appearance with Sharjah, after he led the team to achieve a historic achievement by winning the league title for the first time in the history of professionalism, and the sixth in the history of "King" after a long absence since winning the title in 1996.
It is noteworthy that Cornado did not present the current season the distinguished level he appeared in last season, as he was severely affected by injuries, as he missed eight games after participating in 11 games with a rate of 871 minutes, while he scored only seven goals, to finish seventh in the league's top scorer list, A big difference from the leader, Al Ain, the Togolese player, Lapa Kudjo, who scored 18 goals.
"I live a fascinating moment in my life in Sharjah .. I wish to play in the Brazilian Londria."
He traveled to England with his parents at the age of 13, without a spherical CV.