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
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.[2] 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).[3][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

Tournament201520162017
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 9th 13th 5th
Rip Curl Pro 25th 3rd INJ
Margaret River Pro 13th 3rd -
Rio Pro 3rd 9th -
Fiji Pro 5th 13th -
J-Bay Open 13th 13th -
Billabong Pro Teahupoo 5th 13th -
Hurley Pro Trestles 9th 13th -
Quiksilver Pro France 5th 13th -
Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2nd 13th -
Billabong Pipeline Masters 13th 13th -
Rank 7th 15th 5th
Earnings $171.000 $146.750 $16.500

References

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