Yan Souto
Brazilian footballer
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Yan da Cruz Souto (born 5 October 2001), known as Yan Souto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Criciúma, on loan from Juventude.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yan da Cruz Souto | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Criciúma (on loan from Juventude) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017 | União ABC | ||
| 2018–2021 | Londrina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | União ABC | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Boston City Brasil | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Floresta | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Goiás | 34 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Vitória (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Juventude | 4 | (1) |
| 2025 | → CRB (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Criciúma (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Yan Souto began his career with hometown club União ABC before joining Londrina in 2018. He left the club in 2021 and returned to União ABC, making his senior debut during that year’s Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense.[1]
On 7 January 2022, after a short spell with Boston City Brasil, Souto signed for Floresta, reuniting with manager Ricardo Drubscky.[2] After making five appearances, he was announced as a new signing for Goiás, a Série A club, on 11 March 2022.[3]
Souto made his Série A debut on 19 June 2022, starting in a 1–0 away defeat to Corinthians. He was loaned to Vitória in Série B on 27 March 2023,[4] where he helped the club win the league and secure promotion as champions.
Returning to Goiás for the 2024 campaign, now back in the second division, Souto featured regularly before transferring to top-flight side Juventude on 19 July 2024, signing a contract until 2026.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 24 July 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| União ABC | 2021 | Sul-Mato-Grossense | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Boston City Brasil | 2021 | Mineiro 2ª Divisão | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Floresta | 2022 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Goiás | 2022 | Série A | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Série B | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Vitória (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Juventude | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 26 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
Honours
Vitória