Yan Couto

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Buenoand the second or paternal family name is Couto.

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
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)	59	(2)
International career‡
2018–2019	Brazil U17	25	(1)
2023–	Brazil	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 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 for La Liga club Girona, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City, and the Brazil national team.

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 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]

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]

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. ^[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]

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. ^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2024 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league [lower-alpha 1]		National cup [lower-alpha 2]		League cup [lower-alpha 3]		Continental		Other		Total
		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 [lower-alpha 4]	1	29	2
Braga (loan)	2021–22	Primeira Liga	28	0	—		3	0	2	0	9 [lower-alpha 5]	0	—		42	0
Girona (loan)	2022–23	La Liga	25	1	—		1	0	—		—		—		26	1
	2023–24	La Liga	34	1	—		5	1	—		—		—		39	2
	Total		59	2	—		6	1	—		—		—		65	3
Career total			109	3	2	0	12	1	2	0	9	0	4	1	138	6

1. Includes Campeonato Paranaense
2. Includes Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal
3. Includes Taça da Liga
4. Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 8 June 2024 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2023	2	0
	2024	2	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Individual

• La Liga U23 Player of the Month: December 2023 ^[15]

References

1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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.
5. "Barcelona sign Brazilian right-back Yan Couto". Diario AS. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
6. "Yan Couto agrees deal". Manchester City FC. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
7. "El lateral Yan Couto arriba al Girona cedit pel City" [The full-back Yan Couto joins Girona on loan from City] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
8. "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021.
9. "Segona etapa de Yan Couto al Girona FC" [Second spell of Yan Couto at Girona FC] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
10. "Yan Couto vivirá su tercer año en el Girona" (in Spanish). Girona FC. 2023-07-14. Archived from the original on 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
11. "Yan Couto, o pulmão coxa-branca na Seleção Sub-17" [Yan Couto, the coxa-branca lungs in the Seleção under-17] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
12. "Quem são Yan Couto e Carlos Augusto, convocados por Fernando Diniz para a seleção brasileira" (in Portuguese). globo.com. 6 October 2023.
13. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5562916/2024/06/13/brazil-yan-couto-hair/
14. Yan Couto at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
15. "Yan Couto named LALIGA EA SPORTS Under-23 Player of the Month for December". La Liga. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

External links

• Yan Couto at BDFutbol