Stéfano Yuri

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is Almeida.

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

Stéfano Yuri

Stéfano Yuri in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Stéfano Yuri Gonçalves Almeida
Date of birth	(1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Vazante, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Goiânia
Youth career
2009–2012	Uberlândia
2012–2014	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Santos	8	(0)
2015	→ Náutico (loan)	4	(1)
2016	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)	0	(0)
2017	→ Vila Nova (loan)	0	(0)
2018	→ São Caetano (loan)	3	(0)
2018–2019	São Caetano	0	(0)
2020–2021	Muangkan United	8	(0)
2021	Pattani	5	(0)
2023–	Goiânia	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Vazante, Minas Gerais, Stéfano Yuri joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2012, after starting his youth career with Uberlândia EC in 2009, aged 15.^[1] He soon earned plaudits for his performances with the under-20s, being the club's top goalscorer in 2014 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior with nine goals.

On 29 January 2014 Stéfano Yuri made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gabriel in a 5–1 home routing over Corinthians for the Campeonato Paulista championship.^[2] On 6 February he scored his first professional goal, netting the winner in a 2–1 away success over Linense.^[3]

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 Coritiba.

On 20 January 2015 Stéfano Yuri was loaned to Série B's Náutico.^[4] He only appeared in four league matches during the campaign, after struggling with injuries.

On 22 January 2016, Stéfano Yuri joined Botafogo-SP, on loan until the end of the year's Paulistão.^[5] 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.^[6]

On 23 February 2018, after spending a period training with the main squad, Stéfano Yuri was loaned to São Caetano for two months.^[7] His loan was later extended until 31 August, when his contract with Santos expired; subsequently, he signed for Azulão permanently.

Career statistics

As of 3 February 2021^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2014	Série A	8	0	8	2	3	0	—		—		19	2
	2015		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	1	0
	Subtotal		8	0	8	2	3	0	—		1	0	20	2
Náutico (loan)	2015	Série B	4	1	1	0	4	0	—		1[b]	0	10	1
Botafogo-SP (loan)	2016	Série C	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Vila Nova (loan)	2017	Série B	0	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
São Caetano	2018	Paulista	—		3	0	—		—		2[a]	0	5	0
	2019	Série D	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Subtotal		0	0	3	0	—		—		2	0	5	0
Muangkan United	2020	Thai League 3	3	0	—		2	1	—		0	0	5	1
Total			15	1	15	2	9	1	0	0	4	0	38	3

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Santos

• Copa do Brasil Sub-20: 2013
• Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2013, 2014