Stéfano Yuri Gonçalves Almeida (born 27 April 1994), known as Stéfano Yuri, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for

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as a striker.

Club career

Born in

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, Stéfano Yuri joined

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Santos. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo's premier State football lea ...

's youth setup in 2012, after starting his youth career with Uberlândia EC in 2009, aged 15. He soon earned plaudits for his performances with the under-20s, being the club's top goalscorer in 2014

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with nine goals. On 29 January 2014 Stéfano Yuri made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 5–1 home routing over

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for the

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championship. On 6 February he scored his first professional goal, netting the winner in a 2–1 away success over Linense. Stéfano Yuri also scored the winner in a 3–2 home win against Penapolense on 30 March 2014, granting his team's qualification to the finals of ''Paulistão''. He made his Série A debut on 26 April, again replacing Gabriel in 0–0 draw at

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. On 20 January 2015 Stéfano Yuri was loaned to Série B's Náutico. He only appeared in four league matches during the campaign, after struggling with injuries. On 22 January 2016, Stéfano Yuri joined

Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP or Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as ...

, on loan until the end of the year's ''Paulistão''. Upon returning, he was assigned to the B-team, and on 23 March of the following year, he joined Vila Nova also in a temporary deal. On 23 February 2018, after spending a period training with the main squad, Stéfano Yuri was loaned to São Caetano for two months. His loan was later extended until 31 August, when his contract with Santos expired; subsequently, he signed for ''Azulão'' permanently.

Career statistics

Honours

;Santos *

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: 2013 *

: 2013, 2014

References

External links

Santos FC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stefano Yuri 1994 births Living people Footballers from Minas Gerais Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Santos FC players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players São Caetano Futebol players Stefano Yuri Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen