Yuri (footballer, born August 1994)

Yuri

Yuri with Juventude in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Yuri Oliveira Lima
Date of birth	(1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mirassol
Youth career
	Joerg Bruder
2007–2014	Audax
2013–2014	→ Palmeiras (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Audax	14	(0)
2015	→ Audax Rio (loan)	5	(0)
2016–2017	→ Santos (loan)	42	(1)
2018–2019	Santos	13	(0)
2019	→ Fluminense (loan)	25	(0)
2020–2022	Fluminense	28	(0)
2021	→ Cuiabá (loan)	21	(0)
2022	→ Juventude (loan)	24	(0)
2023–	→ Mirassol (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Yuri Oliveira Lima (born 5 August 1994), simply known as Yuri, is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play a central defender.

Club career

Audax

Born in São Paulo, Yuri joined Grêmio Osasco Audax in 2007, when the club was still known as PAEC. ^[1] After a one-year loan at Palmeiras' under-20 side, he was promoted to the first team in 2015.

Yuri made his professional debut on 9 April 2015, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away win against Bragantino. ^[2] A day later, he was loaned to Audax Rio de Janeiro, a club which had the same ownership. ^[3]

Returning to his parent club, Yuri was made a starter by Fernando Diniz during the 2016 campaign, as Audax reached the finals of Paulistão for the first time in their history. He contributed with 13 appearances during the tournament, as his side finished second.

Santos

Yuri with Santos in 2017

On 13 May 2016, Yuri was involved in a negotiation with Santos, being linked to a loan move to the club. ^[4] He would only sign his 18-month loan deal on 7 June, after renewing with Audax until 2020. ^[5]

Yuri made his Série A debut on 15 June 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Caju in a 2–0 home win against Sport Recife. ^[6] On 3 July he scored his first professional goal, netting the third in a 3–0 home win against Chapecoense. ^[7]

Yuri started the 2017 campaign as a centre back, mainly as a cover to the absences of Gustavo Henrique, Luiz Felipe and David Braz, all injured. On 27 March of that year, Santos activated the buyout clause of R$ 800,000 on his contract and signed him permanently. His new contract will start after the expiration of the loan deal. ^[8]

Yuri made his Copa Libertadores debut on 19 April 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Bruno Henrique in a 0–0 away draw against Independiente Santa Fe. ^[9] He spent the rest of the campaign as a backup to Alison, Renato and new signing Matheus Jesus.

On 14 January 2018, Yuri extended his contract with Santos until December 2020, after cutting ties with Audax. ^[10] However, he was rarely used by managers Jair Ventura and Cuca during the campaign.

Fluminense

On 8 May 2019, despite featuring more regularly under new manager Jorge Sampaoli, Yuri was loaned to fellow first division side Fluminense, until December. ^[11] On 30 December, his agent confirmed a permanent three-year deal with Flu. ^[12]

Cuiabá (loan)

On 26 May 2021, Yuri was loaned to fellow top tier Cuiabá until the end of the season. ^[13]

Personal life

Yuri's twin brother Yan is also a footballer. Also a midfielder, he too was groomed at Audax. ^[14] He's also the boyfriend of the famous singer Iza. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 6 February 2022 ^[16]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Audax	2013	Paulista A2	—		0	0	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2015	Paulista	—		1	0	—		—		5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	2016		—		13	0	—		—		—		13	0
	Subtotal		—		14	0	—		—		6	0	20	0
Audax Rio (loan)	2015 [17]	Carioca Série B	—		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Santos	2016	Série A	22	1	—		1	0	—		—		23	1
	2017		11	0	9	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		23	0
	2018		6	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
	2019		0	0	7	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		11	0
	Subtotal		39	1	16	0	6	0	4	0	—		65	1
Fluminense	2019	Série A	25	0	—		—		—		—		25	0
	2020		16	0	7	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		26	0
	2021		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Subtotal		41	0	9	0	2	0	1	0	—		53	0
Cuiabá (loan)	2021	Série A	21	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	21	0
Career total			101	1	44	0	8	0	5	0	6	0	164	1

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

1. "Da base ao profissional: Yuri vê sonho se tornar realidade" [From the youth setup to the professionals: Yuri sees dream become true] (in Portuguese). Grêmio Osasco Audax. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
2. "Já rebaixado, Bragantino leva virada do Audax em despedida da elite" [Already relegated, Bragantino suffer comeback from Audax in the elite's farewell] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
3. "Audax se reforça com quatro jogadores oriundos de São Paulo" [Audax bolster with four São Paulo-based players] (in Portuguese). Super Gol. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
4. "Santos chega a acordo com o Audax e terá volante Yuri por empréstimo" [Santos reach agreement with Audax and will have the defensive midfielder Yuri on loan] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
5. "Yuri reforça o Santos FC e comemora: "A ficha ainda não caiu"" [Yuri bolsters Santos FC and celebrates: "It has not really sunk in yet"] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
6. "Santos vence o Sport na Vila Belmiro e entra no G-4; Leão segue em penúltimo" [Santos defeat Sport at the Vila Belmiro and get into G-4; Leão remain second-last] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
7. "Com boa atuação de Copete, Santos vence a Chapecoense na Vila e volta ao G-4" [With a great display from Copete, Santos defeat Chapecoense at the Vila and return to G-4]. Globo Esporte. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
8. "Santos se antecipa e acerta compra de volante com o Audax" [Santos anticipate themselves and agree the purchase of defensive midfielder Yuri with Audax] (in Portuguese). Terra. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
9. "Com um a menos, Santos empata com o Santa Fe e lidera grupo na Libertadores" [With one man down, Santos draw with Santa Fe and lead group in the Libertadores] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
10. "Irmãos gêmeos, Yuri e Yan ganham novo contrato no Santos" [Twins, Yuri and Yan earn new contract at Santos] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
11. "Volante Yuri chega para encorpar meio-campo Tricolor" [Defensive midfielder Yuri arrives to bolster the Tricolor midfield] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
12. "Empresário de Yuri confirma que volante fica no Flu: 'Tudo acertado'" [Yuri's agent confirms that defensive midfielder stays at Flu: 'All agreed'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
13. "Cuiabá assina com Yuri, ex-Fluminense, para a disputa do Brasileirão" [Cuiabá sign with Yuri, formerly of Fluminense, for the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cuiabá EC. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
14. "Alvo do Santos é curinga, tem irmão gêmeo "craque" e mora na periferia" [Santos' target is a wildcard, has a "skillful" twin brother and lives in the suburb] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
15. "Rolê de segunda: Iza assiste a Mirassol x Ituano ao lado do namorado Yuri; veja o vídeo". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
16. Yuri at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
17. "GPA Audax Rio EC" (in Portuguese). FFERJ . Retrieved 5 May 2016.

External links

• Santos FC profile (in Portuguese)
• Yuri at Soccerway