Lyanco

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Lyanco
Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnović 2017.jpg
Lyanco with Brazil U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnovic[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Vitória, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2014 Botafogo
2015–2016 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 São Paulo 21 (1)
2017–2021 Torino 46 (0)
2019 → Bologna (loan) 13 (1)
2021– Southampton 8 (0)
National team
2016 Serbia U19 4 (0)
2016–2017 Brazil U20 9 (0)
2019–2020 Brazil U23 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:33, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Лијанко Еванжелиста Силвеира Невеш Војновић, born 1 February 1997), known as Lyanco, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Southampton and the Brazil national under-23 team.

Club career[]

Early Career[]

Born in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Lyanco started his youth career at Botafogo.[2]

São Paulo[]

In January 2015, he signed a four-year deal with São Paulo. Lyanco made his professional debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Atlético Paranaense.[3] He started and played the 90 minutes in his third professional match, a 0–0 draw against Joinville.[4]

Torino[]

On 29 March 2017, it was announced that Lyanco had signed a five-year contract with Serie A club Torino, for a reported fee of €6 million plus bonuses.[2][5][6] He immediately moved to Turin to begin training with the team, and facilitate his acclimatisation to the club, at the orders of Siniša Mihajlović.[5] His league debut came on 20 September 2017 in a 3–2 victory over Udinese Calcio.[7]

Bologna[]

On 31 January 2019, Lyanco joined Bologna on loan until 30 June 2019.[8]

Southampton[]

On 25 August 2021, Lyanco joined Southampton on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[2][9] On 21 September 2021, Lyanco made his first appearance for Southampton in the EFL Cup against Sheffield United which ended 2–2, with Southampton advancing 4–2 on penalties.[10] On 30 October 2021, Lyanco made his first Premier League appearance, replacing Oriol Romeu in Southampton’s 1–0 win against Watford at Vicarage Road.[11]

International career[]

On 28 January 2016, Lyanco announced on his official Twitter account that he had agreed with officials from the Football Association of Serbia, to represent Serbian youth teams at international level.[12] He featured for Serbia U19 in the qualifiers for the U19 European Championship.[12] Subsequently, he accepted a call up by Brazil U20 boss Rogério Micale and switched his allegiance back to Brazil.[12]

Personal life[]

Lyanco is of Portuguese and Serbian descent. His maternal family has Portuguese roots.[13] Lyanco's paternal grandfather, Jovan Vojnović, was an ethnic Serb born in the part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia that is now in present-day Serbia and moved to Brazil at the age of 7, during World War II.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of 15 December 2021[14][15]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Paulo 2015 Série A 9 0 2 0 – – – 11 0
2016 Série A 12 1 1 0 – – 0 0 13 1
2017 Série A 0 0 1 0 – – 0 0 1 0
Total 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
Torino 2017–18 Serie A 4 0 2 0 – – – 6 0
2018–19 Serie A 2 0 2 0 – – – 4 0
2019–20 Serie A 17 0 1 0 – 0 0 – 18 0
2020–21[16] Serie A 23 0 2 1 – – – 25 1
Total 46 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 1
Bologna (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 13 1 0 0 – – – 13 1
Southampton 2021–22[17] Premier League 8 0 0 0 2 0 – – 10 0
Career total 88 2 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 101 3

Honours[]

São Paulo U20

Brazil U23

Individual

  • Toulon Tournament Silver Ball: 2019[19]

References[]

  1. ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Saints seal deal for Lyanco". Southampton FC. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Atlético-PR derrota o SP, que chega ao terceiro jogo seguido sem vitória". www.uol.com.br.
  4. ^ "São Paulo sofre, mas perde chance incrível no fim e empata com o Joinville fora de casa".
  5. ^ a b "Lyanco al Toro". torinofc.
  6. ^ "Torino-Lyanco: affare fatto. Bruciata la concorrenza della Juventus". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita.
  7. ^ "Udinese vs. Torino - 20 September 2017 - Soccerway".
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: Bologna, Edera nuovo attaccante rossoblù. Con lui Lyanco" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Lyanco: Southampton sign Brazilian defender from Torino on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Sheffield United 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  11. ^ Rindl, Joe (30 October 2021). "Watford 0–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d "Lyanco, who played for Serbia in U19 European Championship qualifiers, accepts the invitation from Brazil U20". Samba Foot. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Fuga de avô da Iugoslávia e "não" a rival: Assim beque parou no São Paulo".
  14. ^ "Lyanco". Ogol. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Lyanco". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Lyanco in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Lyanco in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  19. ^ "Récompenses de la dernière édition du Festival". festival-foot-espoirs.com.

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