Yuri Alberto

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Monteiroand the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Yuri Alberto

Yuri Alberto with Zenit in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva
Date of birth	(2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	São José dos Campos, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	9
Youth career
2013–2019	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Santos	20	(2)
2020–2022	Internacional	70	(27)
2022–2023	Zenit Saint Petersburg	11	(4)
2022–2023	→ Corinthians (loan)	20	(8)
2023–	Corinthians	59	(17)
International career‡
2017	Brazil U17	12	(6)
2020–	Brazil U23	2	(0)
2023–	Brazil	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:40, 23 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023

Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva (born 18 March 2001), known as Yuri Alberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Corinthians and the Brazil national team.

Club career

Santos

Yuri Alberto with Santos U20 in 2019

Born in the northern neighbourhood of Vila Cristina in São José dos Campos, Yuri Alberto joined Santos' youth setup in 2013 at the age of twelve. ^[1] On 28 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal. ^[2]

On 1 November 2017, Yuri Alberto was promoted to the main squad by interim manager Elano. ^[3] He made his first team – and Série A – debut fifteen days later, coming on as a substitute for Renato in a 3–1 away loss against Bahia. ^[4]

Yuri Alberto scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2018, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away loss against Grêmio Novorizontino; aged 16 years, 11 months and 20 days, he became the sixth youngest to score for Peixe in their history. ^[5] He made his Copa Libertadores debut on 24 May, replacing Vitor Bueno in a 0–0 home draw against Real Garcilaso. ^[6]

After featuring sparingly during the 2018 campaign, Yuri Alberto only managed to appear twice under Jorge Sampaoli in 2019. In March 2020, he returned to the first team under new manager Jesualdo Ferreira, but still rejected a contract renewal from the club and opted to leave in July. ^[7]

Internacional

On 16 July 2020, it was announced that Yuri Alberto agreed to a five-year contract with fellow top-tier side Internacional, effective as of 1 August. This led to a conflict with Santos, as the club claimed a clause in Yuri Alberto's contract granted them priority for the renewal. ^[8] Shortly after the announcement in the media, Internacional released an official statement regretting the "leak" of the offer. ^[9]

On 3 August 2020, after releasing a note two days earlier stating that the club "wished him success on his career playing for Santos", ^[10] Internacional announced the signing of Yuri Alberto on a five-year deal. ^[11] The following 20 January, he scored a second-half hat-trick and made an assist in a 5–1 away routing of São Paulo, taking his tally up to ten league goals in only 16 matches. ^[12] On 8 August 2021, he scored his second hat-trick for Internacional in a 4–0 away win over the Flamengo, reaching his fourth goal in the Série A season. ^[13]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 30 January 2022, Yuri Alberto signed a five-year deal with Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. ^[14]

Corinthians

Yuri Alberto with Corinthians in 2023

On 29 June 2022, Zenit announced an agreement with Corinthians under which Yuri Alberto would move to Corinthians on loan, and Ivan and Gustavo Mantuan would move on loan in the opposite direction. ^[15]

In January 2023, he signed a permanent five year deal with the Brazilian club, the transfer seeing Robert Renan and Du Queiroz moving in the opposite direction. ^[16]

International career

On 16 February 2017, Yuri Alberto was called up to Brazil under-17s for the year's South American Under-17 Football Championship. ^[17] He also featured in the Montaigu Tournament ^[18] and in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. ^[19]

On 7 March 2018, Yuri Alberto and Santos teammate Rodrygo were called up to the under-20s, ^[20] but both were cut from the squad six days later after a request from his club's president. ^[21] Alberto made his senior international debut on 25 March 2023 in a friendly game against Morocco. He replaced Lucas Paquetá in the 85th minute as Brazil lost 2-1 at the Venue Grand Stade de Tanger in Tanger. ^{[22] [23]}

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2024 ^[24]

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2017	Série A	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2018		9	0	4	1	2	1	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	19	2
	2019		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2020		0	0	3	1	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		5	1
	Total		11	0	9	2	2	1	3	0	3	0	28	3
Internacional	2020	Série A	23	10	—		3	1	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		29	11
	2021		33	12	13	4	2	0	7 [lower-alpha 2]	3	—		55	19
	2022		—		1	1	—		—		—		1	1
	Total		56	22	14	5	5	1	10	3	0	0	85	31
Zenit Saint Petersburg	2021–22	RPL	11	4	—		2	2	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	—		15	6
Corinthians (loan)	2022	Série A	20	8	—		6	3	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		28	11
Corinthians	2023		34	8	10	4	8	1	11	2	—		63	15
	2024		4	0	11	5	2	2	5	5	—		22	12
Career total			136	42	44	16	25	10	33	10	3	0	241	78

1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Russian Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearances in Copa Paulista
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2021–22 ^[25]

References

1. "Perto de renovar, atacante de 16 anos treinará entre os profissionais do Santos" [Near to renewing, 16-year-old forward will train with the first team]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
2. Mendes, André (28 July 2017). "Atacante Yuri Alberto assina seu primeiro contrato profissional com o Santos FC" [Forward Yuri Alberto signs his first professional contract with SE Palmeiras]. santosfc.com.br (in Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
3. "Elano anuncia promoção de Rodrygo e Yuri Alberto ao time profissional do Santos" [Elano announces promotion of Rodrygo and Yuri Alberto to the first team of Santos]. espn.com.br (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
4. "West Ham set to hold talks to sign Yuri Alberto". TheHardTackle.com. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
5. Faria, Arthur; dos Santos, Gabriel (7 March 2018). "Em estreia como titular, Yuri Alberto é o sexto mais jovem a marcar pelo Santos" [In debut as a starter, Yuri Alberto is the sixth youngest to score for Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
6. "Santos empata com Real Garcilaso e vai às oitavas da Libertadores como líder do grupo" [Santos draw against Real Garcilaso and go to Libertadores' round of 16 as group leaders]. espn.com.br (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
7. "Yuri Alberto não ficará no Santos e comunica a diretoria" [Yuri Alberto will not remain at Santos and notifies the board]. terra.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
8. Traskini, Eder; Wernek, Jeremias (16 July 2020). "Yuri Alberto acerta com o Internacional após "não" ao Santos" [Yuri Alberto signs with Internacional after "no" to Santos]. uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
9. "Nota oficial: Yuri Alberto" [Official note: Yuri Alberto]. internacional.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
10. "Nota oficial – Yuri Alberto" [Official note – Yuri Alberto]. internacional.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
11. "Inter contrata atacante Yuri Alberto" [Inter sign forward Yuri Alberto]. internacional.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. 3 August 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
12. Huaxia (21 January 2021). "Teenager Yuri Alberto fires Internacional to Brazil Serie A summit". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
13. "Com hat-trick, Yuri Alberto se torna o terceiro maior pontuador do Cartola FC 2021" [With a hat-trick, Yuri Alberto achieves the third highest score of 2021's Cartola FC]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cartola FC. 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
14. "Yuri Alberto is a Zenit player!". fc-zenit.ru. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
15. ""Зенит" и "Коринтианс" достигли соглашения о двусторонней аренде игроков" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
16. "Corinthians chega a acordo com Zenit e Yuri Alberto é do Timão". www.corinthians.com.br (in Portuguese). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
17. "CBF divulga convocação para Sul-Americano sub-17; SP e Fla dominam a lista" [CBF release call-up for South American Under-17; SP and Fla dominate the list]. uol.com.br (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
18. "Seleção Sub-17 convocada para Torneio de Montaigu" [Under-17 national team called up for the Montaigu Tournament]. cbf.com.br (in Portuguese). CBF. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
19. "Com Vinicius Junior, Brasil convoca 21 jogadores para o Mundial Sub-17" [With Vinicius Junior, Brazil calls up 21 players for the World Cup]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
20. "Rodrygo e Yuri Alberto, do Santos, substituem joias do Flamengo na seleção sub-20" [Rodrygo and Yuri Alberto, from Santos, replace Flamengo's pearls in the national under-20 team]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
21. Brino, Gabriela (13 March 2018). "Após ida de Peres ao Rio, CBF libera Rodrygo e Yuri Alberto da seleção" [After Peres' trip to Rio, CBF release Rodrygo and Yuri Alberto from the national team]. lance.com.br (in Portuguese). Lance!. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
22. "Yuri Alberto talks about "a childhood dream" after his debut with the Brazilian National Team". 247 News Agency. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
23. "Morocco vs. Brazil - 25 March 2023". Soccerway. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
24. Yuri Alberto at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
25. "«Зенит» – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!" [Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 April 2022.

External links

• Yuri Alberto at Soccerway