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| Full name | Yan Bueno Couto[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 June 2002[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back, right wing-back, right winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2020 | Coritiba | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Coritiba | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Girona (loan) | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Braga (loan) | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | → Girona (loan) | 59 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Borussia Dortmund (loan) | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Brazil U17 | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Brazil | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:33, 11 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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 and the Brazil national team.
Club career
[edit]Coritiba
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Couto spent the 2021–22 season on loan at Portuguese side Braga.
Loan to Girona
[edit]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]
Borussia Dortmund
[edit]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]
On 10 October 2024, Couto’s €30 million release clause was triggered by Borussia Dortmund.[12]
International career
[edit]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.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 18 August 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Manchester City | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Girona (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 22 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4[d] | 1 | 29 | 2 | |||
| Braga (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 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 | ||||||
| Borussia Dortmund (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 8[f] | 0 | 5[g] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dortmund total | 21 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 130 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 176 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paranaense
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 8 June 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Brazil U17
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Borussia Dortmund (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Barcelona sign Brazilian right-back Yan Couto". Diario AS. 25 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Yan Couto agrees deal". Manchester City FC. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BVB sign Yan Couto". Borussia Dortmund. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Dortmund trigger obligation to buy in Couto deal". BBC. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Quem são Yan Couto e Carlos Augusto, convocados por Fernando Diniz para a seleção brasileira" (in Portuguese). globo.com. 6 October 2023.
- ^ Lang, Jack; Burrows, Ben (14 June 2024). "Brazil's Couto changes pink hair after request from national team". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b Yan Couto at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Yan Couto at BDFutbol
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