Yan Bueno Couto (born 3 June 2002) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Girona FC, on loan from English club Manchester City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yan Bueno Couto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club 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) | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2018–2019 | Brazil U17 | 25 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 25 July 2022 (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 spent the 2021–22 season on loan at Portuguese side S.C. Braga. On 25 July 2022, he returned to Girona on a one-year loan deal, with the club now in La Liga.[8]
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.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State league | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Braga (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 2 | ||
Girona FC – current squad | |
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