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Lyanco

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Neves and the second or paternal family name is Vojnovic.

Lyanco
Lyanco with Brazil U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnovic[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 2
Youth career
2011–2014 Botafogo
2015–2016 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 São Paulo 21 (1)
2017–2021 Torino 46 (0)
2019 → Bologna (loan) 13 (1)
2021–2024 Southampton 36 (1)
2023–2024 → Al-Gharafa (loan) 13 (1)
2024– Atlético Mineiro 13 (0)
International career
2016 Serbia U19 4 (0)
2016–2017 Brazil U20 9 (0)
2019–2020 Brazil U23 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Лијанко Еванжелиста Силвеира Невеш Војновић, born 1 February 1997), known as Lyanco, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro.

Early life

Lyanco is of Portuguese and Serbian descent. His maternal family has Portuguese roots through his mother Carla.[2] Lyanco's paternal grandfather, Jovan Vojnović, was an ethnic Serb born in the part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that is now in present-day Serbia and moved to Brazil at the age of seven, during World War II.[3]

Club career

Early career

Born in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Lyanco started his youth career at Botafogo.[4]

São Paulo

In January 2015, he signed a four-year deal with São Paulo. Lyanco made his professional debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Atlético Paranaense.[5] He started and played the 90 minutes in his third professional match, a 0–0 draw against Joinville.[6]

Torino

On 29 March 2017, it was announced that Lyanco had signed a five-year contract with Serie A club Torino, for a reported fee of €6 million plus bonuses.[4][7][8] He immediately moved to Turin to begin training with the team, and facilitate his acclimatisation to the club, at the orders of Siniša Mihajlović.[7] His league debut came on 20 September 2017 in a 3–2 victory over Udinese Calcio.[9]

Bologna (loan)

On 31 January 2019, Lyanco joined Bologna on loan until 30 June 2019.[10]

Southampton

On 25 August 2021, Lyanco joined Southampton on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4][11] On 21 September 2021, he made his first appearance for Southampton in the EFL Cup against Sheffield United which ended 2–2, with Southampton advancing 4–2 on penalties.[12] On 30 October 2021, Lyanco made his first Premier League appearance, replacing Oriol Romeu in Southampton's 1–0 win against Watford at Vicarage Road.[13] He was forced off with a hamstring injury in the first half of Southampton's FA Cup match against Coventry City on 5 February 2022, and was expected to be sidelined for up to 12 weeks.[14][15] On 16 April 2022, Lyanco returned from injury and appeared in a 1–0 victory against Arsenal.[16]

On 8 May 2023, Lyanco scored his first Premier League goal in a 4–3 defeat to Nottingham Forest.[17] He went to Istanbul for transfer negotiations with Beşiktaş on 19 July 2023, but the transfer collapsed due to a change in the terms of the agreement proposed to Southampton.[18]

Al-Gharafa (loan)

On 29 August 2023, Lyanco joined Al-Gharafa on a season-long loan.[19] Three days later, he made his debut for the club in a 1–4 victory against Al Ahli.[20] On 28 September 2023, Lyanco was given a red card for violent conduct during a 4–0 defeat to Al Sadd.[21] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 March 2024 in a 0–2 victory against Muaither.[22]

Atlético Mineiro

On 5 July 2024, Lyanco joined Atlético Mineiro for an undisclosed fee.[23]

International career

On 28 January 2016, Lyanco announced on his official Twitter account that he had agreed with officials from the Football Association of Serbia, to represent Serbian youth teams at international level.[3] He featured for Serbia U19 in the qualifiers for the U19 European Championship.[3] Subsequently, he accepted a call up by Brazil U20 boss Rogério Micale and switched his allegiance back to Brazil.[3]

Personal life

Lyanco is married and has a daughter.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024[25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Paulo 2015 Série A 9 0 2 0 — — — 11 0
2016 Série A 12 1 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 13 1
2017 Série A 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 21 1 4 0 — 0 0 0 0 25 1
Torino 2017–18 Serie A 4 0 2 0 — — — 6 0
2018–19 Serie A 2 0 2 0 — — — 4 0
2019–20 Serie A 17 0 1 0 — 0 0 — 18 0
2020–21[27] Serie A 23 0 2 1 — — — 25 1
Total 46 0 7 1 — 0 0 — 53 1
Bologna (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 13 1 0 0 — — — 13 1
Southampton 2021–22[28] Premier League 15 0 1 0 2 0 — — 18 0
2022–23[29] Premier League 21 1 3 0 6 0 — — 30 1
2023–24[30] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 36 1 4 0 9 0 — — 49 1
Al-Gharafa (loan) 2023–24 Qatar Stars League 13 1 2 1 — — 1[c] 0 16 2
Atlético Mineiro 2024 Série A 13 0 6 0 — 5[d] 0 — 24 0
Career total 142 4 23 2 9 0 5 0 1 0 180 6
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, Emir of Qatar Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Qatar Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores

Honours

São Paulo U20

Brazil U23

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "Fuga de avô da Iugoslávia e "não" a rival: Assim beque parou no São Paulo". 4 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lyanco, who played for Serbia in U19 European Championship qualifiers, accepts the invitation from Brazil U20". Samba Foot. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Saints seal deal for Lyanco". Southampton FC. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Atlético-PR derrota o SP, que chega ao terceiro jogo seguido sem vitória". www.uol.com.br.
  6. ^ "São Paulo sofre, mas perde chance incrível no fim e empata com o Joinville fora de casa".
  7. ^ a b "Lyanco al Toro". torinofc.
  8. ^ "Torino-Lyanco: affare fatto. Bruciata la concorrenza della Juventus". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita. 24 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Udinese vs. Torino - 20 September 2017 - Soccerway".
  10. ^ "UFFICIALE: Bologna, Edera nuovo attaccante rossoblù. Con lui Lyanco" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Lyanco: Southampton sign Brazilian defender from Torino on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Sheffield United 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  13. ^ Rindl, Joe (30 October 2021). "Watford 0–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Saints count cost of injuries after scrambling past Coventry". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Lyanco ruled out". Southampton FC. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  16. ^ Howarth, Matthew (16 April 2022). "Southampton 1–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  17. ^ Stone, Simon (8 May 2023). "Nottingham Forest 4–3 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  18. ^ Rees-Julian, George (21 July 2023). "Brazilian defender Lyanco's transfer to Besiktas falls through". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Lyanco completes Al Gharafa loan move". Southampton FC. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Al Ahli 1–4 Al Gharafa". TNT Sports. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  21. ^ "ESL: Al Sadd thump Al Gharafa 4–0; Al Duhail and Arabi claim victories". The Peninsula. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  22. ^ Hussain, Fawad (12 March 2024). "Al Gharafa down Muaither to regain second spot". The Peninsula Qatar. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Lyanco returns to Brazil in permanent move". Southampton FC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  24. ^ Bologna Football Club (13 May 2019). "Lyanco: "A great feeling to score my first Serie A goal, I would like to dedicate it to my family"". Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  25. ^ "Lyanco". Ogol. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  26. ^ "Lyanco". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Lyanco in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Games played by Lyanco in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Lyanco in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  30. ^ "Games played by Lyanco in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  31. ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  32. ^ "Récompenses de la dernière édition du Festival". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  33. ^ "Maurice Revello Tournament 2019 Best XI". Maurice Revello Tournament. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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