Yan Couto

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Yan Couto
Personal information
Full name Yan Bueno Couto[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Braga (on loan from Manchester City)
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2020 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Coritiba 2 (0)
2020– Manchester City 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Girona (loan) 22 (1)
2021– → Braga (loan) 20 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Brazil U17 25 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:33, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2020 (UTC)

Yan Bueno Couto (born 3 June 2002) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for S.C. Braga, on loan from Manchester City F.C.

Club career[]

Coritiba[]

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Couto joined Coritiba's youth setup in 2012, aged ten.[2] In 2019, while still in the youth categories, he was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2019" as one of the 60 best young talents of the world.[3]

Promoted to the main squad for the 2020 season, Couto made his senior debut on 21 February, coming on as a first-half substitute for injured Patrick Vieira in a 2–0 Campeonato Paranaense home win against Cianorte.[4]

Manchester City[]

On 1 March 2020, after being heavily linked to FC Barcelona,[5] Couto agreed to a five-year contract with Premier League side Manchester City, effective as of 1 July.[6] On 25 September, he joined Girona in the Spanish Segunda División on a season-long loan.[7]

International career[]

Couto was an undisputed starter for the Brazil under-17 football team, playing 20 matches and scoring once before being included in the 23-man list for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of 23 August 2021[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental State league Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coritiba 2020 Série A 0 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 — 2 0
Girona (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 22 1 3 0 — — 4[b] 1 29 2
Braga (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 25 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 35 2
  1. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  2. ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Yan Couto: o lateral "The Flash" que encantou Barcelona e City" [Yan Couto: "The Flash" full back who impressed Barcelona and City]. Goal.com. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Vendido ao Manchester City, Yan Couto estreia no Coritiba, e Barroca destaca personalidade" [Sold to Manchester City, Yan Couto debuts at Coritiba, and Barroca highlights his personality] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Barcelona sign Brazilian right-back Yan Couto". Diario AS. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Yan Couto agrees deal". Manchester City FC. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. ^ "El lateral Yan Couto arriba al Girona cedit pel City" [The full-back Yan Couto joins Girona on loan from City] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Yan Couto, o pulmão coxa-branca na Seleção Sub-17" [Yan Couto, the coxa-branca lungs in the Seleção under-17] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  9. ^ Yan Couto at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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