Yuri Alberto

Yuri Alberto
Personal information
Full name Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva
Date of birth (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001
Place of birth São José dos Campos, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 29
Youth career
2013–2017 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Santos 10 (0)
National team‡
2017 Brazil U17 12 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 October 2017

Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva (born 18 March 2001), known as Yuri Alberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as a forward.

Club career

Santos

Born in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Yuri Alberto joined Santos' youth setup in 2013 at the age of twelve.[1] On 28 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a signed a three-year deal.[2]

On 1 November 2017, Yuri Alberto was promoted to the main squad by interim manager Elano.[3] He made his first team – and Série A – debut fifteen days later, coming on as a substitute for Renato in a 3–1 away loss against Bahia.

Yuri Alberto scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2018, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away loss against Grêmio Novorizontino; aged 16 years, 11 months and 20 days, he became the sixth youngest to score for Peixe in their history.[4] He made his Copa Libertadores debut on 24 May, replacing Vitor Bueno in a 0–0 home draw against Real Garcilaso.[5]

International career

On 16 February 2017, Yuri Alberto was called up to Brazil under-17s for the year's South American Under-17 Football Championship.[6] He also featured in the Montaigu Tournament[7] and in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.[8]

On 7 March 2018, Yuri Alberto and Santos teammate Rodrygo were called up to the under-20s,[9] but both were cut from the squad six days later after a request from his club's president.[10]

Career statistics

As of 13 October 2018[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2017 Série A 20————20
2018 8041211[lower-alpha 1]03[lower-alpha 2]0182
Total 10041211030202
Career total 10041211030202
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

Honours

International

Brazil U17

References

  1. ↑ "Perto de renovar, atacante de 16 anos treinará entre os profissionais do Santos" [Near to renewing, 16-year-old forward will train with the first team] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Atacante Yuri Alberto assina seu primeiro contrato profissional com o Santos FC" [Forward Yuri Alberto signs his first professional contract with Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Elano anuncia promoção de Rodrygo e Yuri Alberto ao time profissional do Santos" [Elano announces promotion of Rodrygo and Yuri Alberto to the first team of Santos] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Em estreia como titular, Yuri Alberto é o sexto mais jovem a marcar pelo Santos" [In debut as a starter, Yuri Alberto is the sixth youngest to score for Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Santos empata com Real Garcilaso e vai às oitavas da Libertadores como líder do grupo" [Santos draw against Real Garcilaso and go to Libertadores' round of 16 as group leaders] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "CBF divulga convocação para Sul-Americano sub-17; SP e Fla dominam a lista" [CBF release call-up for South American Under-17; SP and Fla dominate the list] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Seleção Sub-17 convocada para Torneio de Montaigu" [Under-17 national team called up for the Montaigu Tournament] (in Portuguese). CBF. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Com Vinicius Junior, Brasil convoca 21 jogadores para o Mundial Sub-17" [With Vinicius Junior, Brazil calls up 21 players for the World Cup] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rodrygo e Yuri Alberto, do Santos, substituem joias do Flamengo na seleção sub-20" [Rodrygo and Yuri Alberto, from Santos, replace Flamengo's pearls in the national under-20 team] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Após ida de Peres ao Rio, CBF libera Rodrygo e Yuri Alberto da seleção" [After Peres' trip to Rio, CBF release Rodrygo and Yuri Alberto from the national team] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Yuri Alberto at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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