Leny Olivier Yoro (born 13 November 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille.
_12.jpg) Yoro with Lille in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leny Olivier Yoro | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Maurice, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Alfortville | ||
| 2012–2017 | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | ||
| 2017–2022 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Lille B | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | Lille | 42 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | France U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | France U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life edit
Leny Yoro was born on 13 November 2005 in Saint-Maurice, France and spent his first years in Alfortville.[1][2] He is of Ivorian descent through his father. At the age of five, he started playing football at Alfortville where he stayed one season before moving with his family in the Lille area. He then pursued his football learning in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, where he grew up, and finally joined Lille's youth system in 2017.[3]
Club career edit
Yoro debuted with Lille reserve team in 2022, and quickly signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 January 2022.[4] He made his professional debut with Lille in a 3–1 Ligue 1 win over Nice on 14 May 2022. At 16 years six months and one day of age, Yoro is the second youngest Lille player, behind Joël Depraeter-Henry and taking the second place from Eden Hazard.[5][6]
On 24 August 2023, Yoro scored his first goal at the club in a 2–1 victory over Rijeka, in the first leg of the 2023–24 Conference League play-off round.[7] A month later, on 16 September, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal for Lille in a 2–2 away draw against Rennes.[8]
International career edit
Yoro is a youth international for France, having represented the France U17s.[4]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 21 April 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Lille | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9[a] | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 56 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References edit
- ^ "Leny Yoro". LOSC (in French). Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Fosseux, Olivier (15 December 2023). "Leny Yoro raconté par sa mère : « Il n'a jamais fait de conneries ! »". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Bja, Rayan (20 April 2022). "Leny Yoro, la force tranquille qui monte". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b Bja, Rayan (10 January 2022). "Officiel : Premier contrat professionnel pour Leny Yoro". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Lemichel, Hugo (15 May 2022). "Nouveau record de précocité au LOSC pour Leny Yoro". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Lafont, Romain (18 September 2022). "Leny Yoro, plus jeune joueur de Lille à être titulaire depuis Oumar Dieng en 1989". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Leny Yoro et Lucas Chevalier, « une fierté » pour Olivier Létang après LOSC – HNK Rijeka" (in French). OneFootball. 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Ligue 1 : Rennes arrache le nul contre Lille (2-2) dans un choc avec l'Europe" (in French). Le Parisien. 16 September 2023.
- ^ Leny Yoro at Soccerway