Yan Couto
Personal information
Full name Yan Bueno Couto[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 21)
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 20
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)
2021–2022 → Braga (loan) 28 (1)
2022– → Girona (loan) 48 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 Brazil U17 25 (1)
2023– Brazil 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Yan Bueno Couto (born 3 June 2002) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Girona, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City, and the Brazil national team.

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]

Couto was named as a substitute by Pep Guardiola in City's 1–0 defeat to Leicester City at Wembley Stadium in the 2021 FA Community Shield, his only first team involvement for the club to date.[8]

Loan to Braga

Couto spent the 2021–22 season on loan at Portuguese side Braga.

Loan to Girona

On 25 July 2022, Couto returned to Girona on a one-year loan deal, with the club now in La Liga.[9]

On 14 July 2023, Couto returned to Girona for a third spell, signing on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[10]

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.[11]

Yan Couto was called up to the senior squad for the first time on 6 October 2023, replacing the injured Vanderson, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Venezuela and Uruguay on 12 and 17 October, respectively.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2024[13]
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coritiba 2020 Série A 0 0 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
Manchester City 2020–21 Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Girona (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 22 1 — 3 0 — — 4[d] 1 29 2
Braga (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 28 0 — 3 0 2 0 9[e] 0 — 42 0
Girona (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 25 1 — 1 0 — — — 26 1
2023–24 La Liga 23 1 — 5 1 — — — 28 2
Total 48 2 — 6 1 — — — 54 3
Career total 98 3 2 0 12 1 2 0 9 0 4 1 127 6
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Paranaense
  2. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal
  3. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  4. ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

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. ^ "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Segona etapa de Yan Couto al Girona FC" [Second spell of Yan Couto at Girona FC] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Yan Couto joins Yangel Herrera in Girona return". Football España. 14 July 2023.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Quem são Yan Couto e Carlos Augusto, convocados por Fernando Diniz para a seleção brasileira" (in Portuguese). globo.com. 6 October 2023.
  13. ^ Yan Couto at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Yan Couto named LALIGA EA SPORTS Under-23 Player of the Month for December". La Liga. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

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