Lyanco
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnovic[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 February 1997 | ||
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[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[]
- ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Saints seal deal for Lyanco". Southampton FC. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Atlético-PR derrota o SP, que chega ao terceiro jogo seguido sem vitória". www.uol.com.br.
- ^ "São Paulo sofre, mas perde chance incrível no fim e empata com o Joinville fora de casa".
- ^ a b "Lyanco al Toro". torinofc.
- ^ "Torino-Lyanco: affare fatto. Bruciata la concorrenza della Juventus". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita.
- ^ "Udinese vs. Torino - 20 September 2017 - Soccerway".
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Bologna, Edera nuovo attaccante rossoblù. Con lui Lyanco" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Lyanco: Southampton sign Brazilian defender from Torino on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Sheffield United 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Rindl, Joe (30 October 2021). "Watford 0–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fuga de avô da Iugoslávia e "não" a rival: Assim beque parou no São Paulo".
- ^ "Lyanco". Ogol. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Lyanco". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Lyanco in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Lyanco in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
- ^ "Récompenses de la dernière édition du Festival". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
External links[]
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Vitória, Espírito Santo
- Association football defenders
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazil youth international footballers
- Serbian footballers
- Serbia youth international footballers
- Brazilian people of Serbian descent
- Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
- Serbian people of Brazilian descent
- Serbian people of Portuguese descent
- São Paulo FC players
- Torino F.C. players
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Serie A players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Premier League players