Yuri Alberto

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Monteiro and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva (born 18 March 2001), known as Yuri Alberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Corinthians and the Brazil national team.

Yuri Alberto

Yuri Alberto with Zenit in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva
Date of birth	(2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	São José dos Campos, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	9
Youth career
2013–2019	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Santos	20	(2)
2020–2022	Internacional	70	(27)
2022–2023	Zenit Saint Petersburg	11	(4)
2022–2023	→ Corinthians (loan)	20	(8)
2023–	Corinthians	111	(42)
International career‡
2017	Brazil U17	12	(6)
2020–	Brazil U23	2	(0)
2023–	Brazil	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:40, 11 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2023

Club career

Santos

Yuri Alberto with Santos U20 in 2019

Born in the northern neighbourhood of Vila Cristina in São José dos Campos, Yuri Alberto joined Santos' youth setup in 2013 at the age of twelve.^[1] On 28 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal.^[2]

On 1 November 2017, Yuri Alberto was promoted to the main squad by interim manager Elano.^[3] He made his first team – and Série A – debut fifteen days later, coming on as a substitute for Renato in a 3–1 away loss against Bahia.^[4]

Yuri Alberto scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2018, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away loss against Grêmio Novorizontino; aged 16 years, 11 months and 20 days, he became the sixth youngest to score for Peixe in their history.^[5] He made his Copa Libertadores debut on 24 May, replacing Vitor Bueno in a 0–0 home draw against Real Garcilaso.^[6]

After featuring sparingly during the 2018 campaign, Yuri Alberto only managed to appear twice under Jorge Sampaoli in 2019. In March 2020, he returned to the first team under new manager Jesualdo Ferreira, but still rejected a contract renewal from the club and opted to leave in July.^[7]

Internacional

On 16 July 2020, it was announced that Yuri Alberto agreed to a five-year contract with fellow top-tier side Internacional, effective as of 1 August. This led to a conflict with Santos, as the club claimed a clause in Yuri Alberto's contract granted them priority for the renewal.^[8] Shortly after the announcement in the media, Internacional released an official statement regretting the "leak" of the offer.^[9]

On 3 August 2020, after releasing a note two days earlier stating that the club "wished him success on his career playing for Santos",^[10] Internacional announced the signing of Yuri Alberto on a five-year deal.^[11] The following 20 January, he scored a second-half hat-trick and made an assist in a 5–1 away routing of São Paulo, taking his tally up to ten league goals in only 16 matches.^[12] On 8 August 2021, he scored his second hat-trick for Internacional in a 4–0 away win over Flamengo, reaching his fourth goal in the Série A season.^[13]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 30 January 2022, Yuri Alberto signed a five-year deal with Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.^[14]

Corinthians

Yuri Alberto with Corinthians in 2023

On 29 June 2022, Zenit announced an agreement with Corinthians under which Yuri Alberto would move to Corinthians on loan, and Ivan and Gustavo Mantuan would move on loan in the opposite direction.^[15]

In January 2023, he signed a permanent five-year deal with the Brazilian club, the transfer seeing Robert Renan and Du Queiroz moving in the opposite direction.^[16]

International career

On 16 February 2017, Yuri Alberto was called up to Brazil under-17s for the year's South American Under-17 Football Championship.^[17] He also featured in the Montaigu Tournament^[18] and in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[19]

On 7 March 2018, Yuri Alberto and Santos teammate Rodrygo were called up to the under-20s,^[20] but both were cut from the squad six days later after a request from his club's president.^[21] Alberto made his senior international debut on 25 March 2023 in a friendly game against Morocco. He replaced Lucas Paquetá in the 85th minute as Brazil lost 2-1 at the Venue Grand Stade de Tanger in Tanger.^[22][23]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 August 2025^[24]

Club	Season	League			State league[a]		National cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2017	Série A	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2018		9	0	4	1	2	1	1[c]	0	3[d]	0	19	2
	2019		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2020		0	0	3	1	0	0	2[c]	0	—		5	1
	Total		11	0	9	2	2	1	3	0	3	0	28	3
Internacional	2020	Série A	23	10	—		3	1	3[c]	0	—		29	11
	2021		33	12	13	4	2	0	7[c]	3	—		55	19
	2022		—		1	1	—		—		—		1	1
	Total		56	22	14	5	5	1	10	3	0	0	85	31
Zenit Saint Petersburg	2021–22	Russian Premier League	11	4	—		2	2	2[e]	0	—		15	6
	Total		11	4	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	15	6
Corinthians (loan)	2022	Série A	20	8	—		6	3	2[c]	0	—		28	11
Corinthians	2023	Série A	34	8	10	4	8	1	11[f]	2	—		63	15
	2024		29	15	11	5	7	2	10[g]	9	—		57	31
	2025		13	5	14	5	4	1	9[c]	2	—		40	13
	Total		96	36	35	14	25	7	32	13	0	0	188	70
Career total			174	62	58	21	34	11	47	16	3	0	316	110

1. Includes Campeonato Paulista
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Russian Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
4. Appearances in Copa Paulista
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and two goals in Copa Sudamericana
7. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2021–22^[25]

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 2025^[26]

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Top scorer: 2024
• Troféu Mesa Redonda Team of the Year: 2024^[27]