Yan Couto

Yan Bueno Couto (born 3 June 2002) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Coritiba on loan from Manchester City Football Club as a right back.

Yan Couto
Personal information
Full name Yan Bueno Couto
Date of birth (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Coritiba
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2020 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Coritiba 0 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Brazil U17 25 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:36, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Coritiba

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Couto joined Coritiba's youth setup in 2012, aged ten.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Manchester City

On 1 March 2020, after being heavily linked to FC Barcelona,[4] Couto agreed to a five-year contract with Premier League side Manchester City, effective as of 1 July.[5]

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.[6]

Career statistics
As of 5 March 2020.[7]
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coritiba 2020 Série A 002[lower-alpha 1]000——20
Career total 002000000020
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Campeonato Paranaense

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "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 Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. "Barcelona sign Brazilian right-back Yan Couto". Diario AS. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. "Yan Couto agrees deal". Manchester City FC. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. "Yan Couto, o pulmão coxa-branca na Seleção Sub-17" [Yan Couto, the coxa-branca lungs in the Seleção under-17] (in Portuguese). CBF. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. Yan Couto at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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