Yairo Armando Glaize Yau (born 7 September 1989) is a

Panamanian Panamanians (Spanish: ''Panameños'') are people identified with Panama, a transcontinental country in Central America (a region within North America) and South America, whose connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For mo ...

footballer who currently plays as a winger for Quiché FC in Guatemala

Career

Early career

In 2009, at the age of 19, Yau began his senior career at Panamanian club Alianza before moving to

Sporting San Miguelito Academia de Futbol Sporting San Miguelito is a Panamanian professional football team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol (the highest level of Panamanian football). Founded in 1989, it is based in San Miguelito District of Panamá Province. H ...

a year later where he made 17 appearances before being loaned out to

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...

in 2011 and Australian club

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was fo ...

in 2012. The move to Sydney FC is Yau's first move outside of Central or South America so far in his short career.

Club career

On July 11, 2012, it was announced that he had joined

on a one year loan deal from Panamanian club

with the option to make the move permanent throughout the season. After a solid first season which yielded 6 goals in 18 games, Sydney FC announced that they would be extending the loan for an additional year. On 7 January 2014, Sydney FC announced that they would be releasing Yau from the remaining months of his loan deal to allow him to undergo treatment for

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in his legs. He was released by Sporting in summer 2015 and Yau moved to Mexico to play for

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side

Coras de Tepic Coras Fútbol Club commonly known as Coras de Tepic is a football club that plays in the Mexican football league system Mexican Liga Premier (third-tier). The club was founded in the late 1950s as Deportivo Tepic and is based in Tepic, Nayarit, Me ...

. In January 2020 Yau moved to Guatemala and joined Quiché FC.

International career

Yau has represented

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at U21, U23 and senior level in recent years. He made one appearance for the U21 team in the 2010 CAC Games and also made 5 appearances overall for Panama at U23 level, scoring 1 goal in their CONCACAF Under 23 Olympic Qualifying campaign. On 8 September 2010 he made his senior international debut for

in a match against

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coming of the bench to replace

Luis Rentería Luis Gabriel Rentería (September 13, 1988 – March 6, 2014) was a Panamanian football forward, who played at the end of his professional career for Tauro in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. Club career Nicknamed ''Matagatos'' (Catkiller), Re ...

in the 67' minute of the game. In May 2012 he scored his first goal for

in a match against

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International goals

Under-23

Full international

Career statistics

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yau, Yairo 1989 births Living people Footballers from Panama City Men's association football wingers Panamanian men's footballers Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Panama men's international footballers Alianza F.C. footballers Sporting San Miguelito players Deportivo Cali footballers Sydney FC players Coras FC footballers San Francisco F.C. players C.S. Cartaginés players Club Deportivo del Este players Categoría Primera A players A-League Men players Liga Panameña de Fútbol players Ascenso MX players Liga FPD players Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala