Yago Cariello
Brazilian footballer
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Yago Cariello Ribeiro (born 27 July 1999), sometimes known as Yago Caju, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ulsan HD.
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Cariello in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yago Cariello Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ulsan HD | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | America-RJ | ||
| 2018–2020 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Tupynambás | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Condeixa | 21 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | União Santarém | 24 | (12) |
| 2022–2024 | Portimonense | 25 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Gangwon FC (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2024– | Ulsan HD | 35 | (14) |
| 2025 | → Zhejiang FC (loan) | 14 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2026 | |||
Professional career
Cariello is a youth product of America-RJ, before moving to the youth side of Vasco da Gama in 2018. On 8 January 2020, he transferred to Tupynambás where he began his senior career.[1] He then moved to Europe with a stint at Condeixa in 2020–21, followed by a move to União Santarém for the 2021–22 season where he was one of the top scorers in the Liga 3.[2] On 2 May 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the Primeira Liga side Portimonense.[3] Cariello made his professional debut with Portimonense in a 1–0 Primeira Liga loss to Boavista on 7 August 2022.[4]
On 1 July 2023, Portimonense sent Cariello on a season-long loan to K League 1 side Gangwon FC.[5]
On 6 July 2025, Cariello was loan to Chinese Super League club Zhejiang FC.[6] On 4 January 2026, Ulsan HD announced Cariello's return after the 2025 season.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 May 2026.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tupynambás | 2020 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Condeixa | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||||
| União Santarém | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 24 | 12 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 12 | ||||
| Portimonense | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Gangwon FC (loan) | 2023 | K League 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 10 | ||||||
| Ulsan HD | 2024 | K League 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 20 | 6 | |||
| 2025 | K League 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | K League 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 10 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | ||||
| Zhejiang FC (loan) | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | |||||
| Career total | 142 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 51 | ||