Yan Couto

Yan Couto
Personal information
Full name Yan Bueno Couto[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002[1]
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Como
(on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
Number 27
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 19 (2)
2026– → Como (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Brazil U17 25 (1)
2023–2024 Brazil 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner2019Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 (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 or right wing-back for Serie A club Como, on loan from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He also plays for the Brazil national team.

Club career

Coritiba

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

On 1 March 2020, despite being heavily linked with La Liga club Barcelona,[5] Couto agreed to a five-year contract with Premier League side Manchester City, effective from 1 July.[6] On 25 September, he joined Spanish club Girona in the 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

Couto spent the 2021–22 season on loan at Portuguese side Braga.[9]

Loan to Girona

On 25 July 2022, Couto returned to Girona on a one-year loan deal, with the club in La Liga.[10] On 14 July 2023, he returned to the club for a third spell, signing on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[11]

Borussia Dortmund

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.[12]

On 10 October 2024, Couto's €30 million release clause was triggered by Borussia Dortmund.[13] On 16 September 2025, he scored his first goal for the club, which was also his debut UEFA Champions League goal, in a 4–4 away draw against Juventus.[14][15]

Loan to Como

On 6 August 2026, Couto moved to Italy and joined Serie A club Como, on a one-year loan for the 2026–27 season.[16][17]

International career

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.[18]

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.[19]

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.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coritiba 2020 Série A 004000———40
Manchester City 2020–21 Premier League 00—0000000000
Girona (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 221—30——4[d]1292
Braga (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 281—30209[e]0—421
Girona (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 251—10———261
2023–24 La Liga 341—51———392
Total 592—61———653
Borussia Dortmund (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 210—10—8[f]05[g]0350
Borussia Dortmund 2025–26 Bundesliga 192—10—7[f]1—273
Dortmund total 402—20—15150623
Como 2026–27 Serie A 10—00—00—10
Career total 15064014120241912039

International

As of match played 8 June 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202320
202420
Total40

Honours

Brazil U17

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Borussia Dortmund (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Barcelona sign Brazilian right-back Yan Couto". Diario AS. 25 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Yan Couto agrees deal". Manchester City FC. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Oficial: Yan Couto é reforço do Sp. Braga por empréstimo do Manchester City" (in Portuguese). Record. 21 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "BVB sign Yan Couto". Borussia Dortmund. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Dortmund trigger obligation to buy in Couto deal". BBC Sport. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Campanale, Susy (16 September 2025). "Champions League | Juventus 4-4 Borussia Dortmund: Vlahovic revives crazy Old Lady". Football Italia.
  15. ↑ "Facts: Yan Couto's first goal overshadowed by crazy Kovac-Tudor re-match". Borussia Dortmund. 17 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "COMO 1907 INGAGGIA IL NAZIONALE BRASILIANO YAN COUTO" (in Italian). Como 1907. 6 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Yan Couto on loan to Como". Borussia Dortmund. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "Quem são Yan Couto e Carlos Augusto, convocados por Fernando Diniz para a seleção brasileira" (in Portuguese). globo.com. 6 October 2023.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. 1 2 Yan Couto at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  22. ↑ "Yan Couto named LALIGA EA SPORTS Under-23 Player of the Month for December". La Liga. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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