Yan Couto

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Yan Couto
Personal information
Full name Yan Bueno Couto [1]
Date of birth (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right-back/right wing-back, right winger
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund (on loan from Manchester City)
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2020 Coritiba
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Coritiba 2 (0)
2020– Manchester City 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Girona (loan) 22 (1)
2021–2022 → Braga (loan) 28 (1)
2022–2024 → Girona (loan) 59 (2)
2024– → Borussia Dortmund (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Brazil U17 25 (1)
2023– Brazil 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2019 Brazil Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Yan Bueno Couto (born 3 June 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back, right wing-back or right winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City. He also plays for the Brazil national team.

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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 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 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]

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

On 3 August 2024, Couto joined Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund on loan for the 2024–25 season, with a buy option clause that could be automatically triggered given certain playing criteria. [11]

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. [12]

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. [13]

In June 2024, Couto revealed that he had changed from his pink hairdo in Girona to his natural hair color upon a request in the national team. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState league [lower-alpha 1] National cup [lower-alpha 2] League cup [lower-alpha 3] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coritiba 2020 Série A 002000———20
Manchester City 2020–21 Premier League 00—0000000000
Girona (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 221—30——4 [lower-alpha 4] 1292
Braga (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 281—30209 [lower-alpha 5] 0—421
Girona (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 251—10———261
2023–24 La Liga341—51———392
Total592—61———653
Borussia Dortmund (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 10—10—000020
Career total1103201312090411406

International

As of match played 8 June 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202320
202420
Total40

Honours

Brazil U17

Individual

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  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.
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  10. ↑ "Yan Couto vivirá su tercer año en el Girona" (in Spanish). Girona FC. 14 July 2023. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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