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Yan Couto
Personal information
Full name Yan Bueno Couto[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 24)[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.

Club career

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Coritiba

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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

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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]

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

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

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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, 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]

At Dortmund, Couto struggled for playing time, with Julian Ryerson being the first-choice right-back. On 6 August 2026, Couto joined Serie A club Como on a one-year loan.[16][17][18]

International career

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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.[19]

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.[20]

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.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 August 2026[22]
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

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As of match played 8 June 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202320
202420
Total40

Honours

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Brazil U17

Individual

References

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  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 leaves Borussia Dortmund for Como". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "Quem são Yan Couto e Carlos Augusto, convocados por Fernando Diniz para a seleção brasileira" (in Portuguese). globo.com. 6 October 2023.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. 1 2 Yan Couto at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  23. ↑ "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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