Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva (born 18 March 2001), known as Yuri Alberto, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Santos

Born in the northern neighbourhood of Vila Cristina in

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, Yuri Alberto joined Santos' youth setup in 2013 at the age of twelve. On 28 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a signed a three-year deal. On 1 November 2017, Yuri Alberto was promoted to the main squad by interim manager

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. He made his first team – and Série A – debut fifteen days later, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 3–1 away loss against

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. Yuri Alberto scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2018, netting the equalizer in a 2–1

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away loss against

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; aged 16 years, 11 months and 20 days, he became the sixth youngest to score for ''

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'' in their history. He made his

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debut on 24 May, replacing

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in a 0–0 home draw against

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. After featuring sparingly during the 2018 campaign, Yuri Alberto only managed to appear twice under

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. In March 2020, he returned to the first team under new manager

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, but still rejected a contract renewal from the club and opted to leave in July.

Internacional

On 16 July 2020, it was announced that Yuri Alberto agreed to a five-year contract with fellow top-tier side

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, effective as of 1 August. This led to a conflict with Santos, as the club claimed a clause in Yuri Alberto's contract granted them priority for the renewal. Shortly after the announcement in the media, Internacional released an official statement regretting the "leak" of the offer. On 3 August 2020, after releasing a note two days earlier stating that the club "wished him success on his career playing for Santos", Internacional announced the signing of Yuri Alberto on a five-year deal. The following 20 January, he scored a second-half

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and made an assist in a 5–1 away routing of

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, taking his tally up to ten league goals in only 16 matches. On 8 August 2021, he scored his second hat-trick for Internacional in a 4–0 away win over the

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, reaching his fourth goal in the Série A season.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 30 January 2022, Yuri Alberto signed a five-year deal with

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club

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Corinthians

On 29 June 2022, Zenit announced an agreement with

under which Yuri Alberto would move to Corinthians on loan, and

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and Gustavo Mantuan would move on loan in the opposite direction. In January 2023, signed a permanent five year deal with the Brazilian club, the transfer seeing Robert Renan and Du Queiroz moving in the opposite direction.

International career

On 16 February 2017, Yuri Alberto was called up to Brazil under-17s for the year's

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. He also featured in the

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and in the

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. On 7 March 2018, Yuri Alberto and Santos teammate

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were called up to the

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s, but both were cut from the squad six days later after a request from his club's president.

Honours

Club

;Zenit Saint Petersburg *

: 2021–22

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuri Alberto 2001 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Russian Premier League players Brazil youth international footballers Santos FC players Sport Club Internacional players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia