Italo Ferreira

Italo Ferreira
Personal information
Born (1994-05-06) May 6, 1994
Baía Formosa, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 149 lb (68 kg)
Surfing career
Best year 2015 - Ranked #7 WSL World Tour
Sponsors Billabong,[1] Oakley, Red Nose, T. Patterson Surfboards, FCS Surf Fins, The Box SM, Silver Surf Surfboards [2]
Major achievements 2015 WSL Rookie of the Year
Surfing specifications
Stance Goofy

Italo Ferreira (born June 6, 1994) is a Brazilian professional surfer who competes on the World Surfing League Men's World Tour since 2015, after his 7th-place finish on the 2014 WSL World Qualifying Series season.[3] Ferreira won the Rookie of The Year award after his finish in 7th place on the 2015 WSL World Championship Tour, surpassing fellow 2015 rookies Wiggolly Dantas (15th), Keanu Asing (20th), Ricardo Christie (31st), and Matt Banting (33rd).[4]

Career

Victories

WCT Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
WQS Wins
Year Event Venue Country
Juniors Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2011 Quiksilver Pro Junior Rio de Janeiro  Brazil
2011 Mormaii Pro Junior Garopaba  Brazil

WSL World Championship Tour

Tournament20152016
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 9th 13th
Rip Curl Pro 25th 3rd
Margaret River Pro 13th 3rd
Rio Pro 3rd TBD
Fiji Pro 5th TBD
J-Bay Open 13th TBD
Billabong Pro Teahupoo 5th TBD
Hurley Pro Trestles 9th TBD
Quiksilver Pro France 5th TBD
Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2nd TBD
Billabong Pipeline Masters 13th TBD
Rank 7th 3rd
Earnings $171.000 $60.500

References

  1. "Brazil's High-Flying Italo Ferreira Signs with Billabong". worldsurfleague.com. World Surf League. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  2. "ASP Surfer Profile: Italo Ferreira". ASPWorldTour.com.
  3. "Faces of 2015: Ferreira's Fire". worldsurfleague.com. World Surf League. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. "Adriano de Souza é campeão mundial no Hawaii". worldsurfleague.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

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