Yan Bueno Couto (born 3 June 2002) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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, and the Brazil national team.

Club career

Coritiba

Born in

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, Paraná, Couto joined Coritiba's youth setup in 2012, aged ten. In 2019, while still in the youth categories, he was included in

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's "Next Generation 2019" as one of the 60 best young talents of the world. 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

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in a 2–0

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home win against Cianorte.

Manchester City

On 1 March 2020, after being heavily linked to

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, Couto agreed to a five-year contract with

side

, effective as of 1 July. On 25 September, he joined

in the Spanish

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on a

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-long loan. Couto was named as a substitute by

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in City's 1–0 defeat to Leicester City at

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in the

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, his only first team involvement for the club to date. Couto spent the 2021–22 season on loan at Portuguese side S.C. Braga. On 25 July 2022, he returned to Girona on a one-year loan deal, with the club now in

. On 14 July 2023, Couto returned to Girona for a third spell, signing on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.

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

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. Yan Couto was called up to the senior squad for the first time on 6 October 2023, replacing the injured

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, for the

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matches against

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and

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on 12 and 17 October, respectively.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Couto, Yan 2002 births Living people Footballers from Curitiba Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Manchester City F.C. players Girona FC players S.C. Braga players Segunda División players Primeira Liga players La Liga players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal