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.
Personal information | |||
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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 | 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) | 55 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Brazil U17 | 25 | (1) |
2023– | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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]
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]
Couto spent the 2021–22 season on loan at Portuguese side Braga.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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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 | 30 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||||
Total | 55 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 61 | 3 | ||||||
Career total | 105 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 134 | 6 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Brazil | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Individual