Yan Couto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yan Bueno Couto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Girona (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2020 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Coritiba | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Girona (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Brazil U17 | 25 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:28, 27 January 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 Girona, on loan from Manchester City.
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 25 September 2020[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 | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Paranaense
References
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Barcelona sign Brazilian right-back Yan Couto". Diario AS. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Yan Couto agrees deal". Manchester City FC. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Yan Couto at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.