Lyanco

Lyanco
Personal information
Full name Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnović
Date of birth (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997
Place of birth Vitória, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Torino
Number 3
Youth career
2011–2014 Botafogo
2015–2016 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 São Paulo 21 (1)
2017– Torino 4 (0)
National team
2016 Serbia U19 4 (0)
2016– Brazil U20 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2017

Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnović (Serbian Cyrillic: Лијанко Еванжелиста Силвеира Невеш Војновић, pronounced [ʋǒːjnoʋitɕ]; born 1 February 1997), simply known as Lyanco, is a Brazilian-Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian club Torino and the Brazil national under-20 team.

Club career

Born in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Lyanco started his youth career at Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. In January 2015, he signed a four-year deal with São Paulo FC. Lyanco made his professional debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Atlético Paranaense.[1] He started and played the 90 minutes in his third professional match, a 0–0 draw against Joinville.[2]

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.[3][4] He immediately moved to Turin to begin training with the team, and facilitate his acclimatisation to the club, at the orders of Siniša Mihajlović.[3] His league debut came on 20 September 2017 in a 3-2 victory over Udinese Calcio.[5]

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.[6] In the future, he could still decide to play for Brazil.[7]

Personal life

Lyanco's paternal grandfather, Jovan Vojnović, was born in the Serbian area of Yugoslavia and moved to Brazil, when he was 7 years old, during World War II. His maternal family has Portuguese roots.[8]

Club statistics

As of 14 February 2018[9]
Club Season League Cup CONMEBOL[10] Other[11] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Paulo 2015 9020110
2016 12110131
2017 001010
Total21140251
Torino 2017–18 402060
Career Total 25160311

Honours

Club

São Paulo

References

  1. http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/brasileiro/serie-a/ultimas-noticias/2015/07/01/atletico-pr-x-sao-paulo.htm
  2. http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/540386_sao-paulo-sofre-mas-perde-chance-incrivel-no-fim-e-empata-com-o-joinville-fora-de-casa
  3. 1 2 "Lyanco al Toro". torinofc.
  4. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercato/24-03-2017/torino-lyanco-affare-fatto-bruciata-concorrenza-juventus-190268494293.shtml
  5. https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/20/italy/serie-a/udinese-calcio/torino-fc/2538826/
  6. https://twitter.com/Lyanco/status/692368568315465728
  7. Zagueiro de 18 anos do SP aceita convite e defenderá a Sérvia em amistoso
  8. http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/sao-paulo/noticia/2015/09/fuga-de-avo-da-iugoslavia-e-nao-rival-assim-beque-parou-no-sao-paulo.html
  9. "Lyanco". Ogol. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. Includes Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  11. Includes Campeonato Paulista, Recopa Sudamericana and Suruga Bank
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