Yago (footballer, born 1997)

Yago
Yago in 2025
Personal information
Full name Yago César da Silva
Date of birth (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997
Place of birth Taboão da Serra, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 10
Youth career
Athletico Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Athletico Paranaense 36 (0)
2017 → Juventude (loan) 16 (1)
2018–2019 → BUAP (loan) 21 (3)
2019 → Paços de Ferreira (loan) 3 (0)
2020 → Ituano (loan) 8 (1)
2020–2021 → Cuiabá (loan) 35 (2)
2021 → CSA (loan) 17 (0)
2022 → Guarani (loan) 42 (0)
2023 → Ituano (loan) 10 (1)
2023–2025 FC Anyang 95 (16)
2025– Johor Darul Ta'zim 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 April 2026

Yago César da Silva (born 26 May 1997), known as Yago, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.[1]

Club career

On 29 July 2019, Yago joined Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[2]

In March 2023, Yago signed for K League 2 club FC Anyang.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2025.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Athletico Paranaense 2016 Série A 600000———60
2017 3012020—00—170
2018 0014000—00—140
2021 006000—10—70
Total 9032020—10—440
Juventude (loan) 2017 Série B 161—————161
BUAP (loan) 2018–19 Liga MX 213—00———213
Paços de Ferreira (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 30—1010——50
Ituano (loan) 2020 Série C —81————81
Cuiabá (loan) 2020 Série B 312—40———352
CSA (loan) 2021 Série B 170————00170
Guarani (loan) 2022 Série B 30010020———420
Ituano (loan) 2023 Série B —10110———111
FC Anyang 2023 K League 2 316—10———326
2024 336—10———346
2025 K League 1 314—20———334
Total 9516—40———9916
Career total 2222260214010100029824

References

  1. ↑ "Yago Cesar Da Silva". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "NOVOS REFORÇOS NA MATA REAL" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Paços de Ferreira. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "FC안양, 브라질 측면 공격수 야고 세자르 영입" [FC Anyang signs Brazilian side striker Jago Cesar]. FC Anyang. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Yago at Soccerway
  • Yago at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Yago at Soccerway