Lyanco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnović | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitória, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | São Paulo | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Botafogo | ||
| 2015–2016 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015– | São Paulo | 7 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016– | Serbia U19 | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:51, 7 October 2015 (UTC). | |||
Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnović (Serbian Cyrillic: Лијанко Еванжелиста Силвеира Невес Војновић; (born 1 February 1997), simply known as Lyanco, is a Brazilian-born Serbian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo FC as a central defender.
Club career
Lyanco started his youth career at Botafogo and early in 2015 received offers from other Brazilian clubs such as Cruzeiro, Palmeiras and Fluminense and also from Milan, which was cancelled due to a lack of European passport. In the end, Lyanco joined São Paulo.
He made his professional debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Atlético Paranaense.[1] Lyanco started and played the 90 minutes in his third professional match, a 0–0 draw against Joinville.[2]
International career
On 28 January 2016, Lyanco has announced on his official Twitter account that he had agreed with officials from the Football Association of Serbia, to represent Serbia at the international level.[3] He is born in Serbia and Lyanco want to plays for Serbian U-19 team, it stills permits to him, in the future, playing for Brazil.[4]
Personal life
Lyanco paternal grandfather, Jovan Vojnović, was born in the Serbian area of Yugoslavia and moved to Brazil, when he was 7 year old, during the World War II and his maternal family has Portuguese roots.[5]
Honours
Club
- São Paulo
References
- ↑ http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/brasileiro/serie-a/ultimas-noticias/2015/07/01/atletico-pr-x-sao-paulo.htm
- ↑ http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/540386_sao-paulo-sofre-mas-perde-chance-incrivel-no-fim-e-empata-com-o-joinville-fora-de-casa
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Lyanco/status/692368568315465728
- ↑ Zagueiro de 18 anos do SP aceita convite e defenderá a Sérvia em amistoso
- ↑ http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/sao-paulo/noticia/2015/09/fuga-de-avo-da-iugoslavia-e-nao-rival-assim-beque-parou-no-sao-paulo.html
External links
- Lyanco at footballzz.co.uk
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