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{{Short description|French footballer (born 2005)}}
{{Short description|French footballer (born 2005)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Leny Yoro
| name = Leny Yoro
| image = Leny yoro QPR VS MANchesterutd(cropped).png
| image = RC Lens - Lille OSC (08-10-2023) 12 (cropped1).jpg
| caption = Yoro with Manchester UTD 2024
| caption = Yoro with [[Lille OSC|Lille]] in 2023
| full_name = Leny Olivier Yoro
| full_name = Leny Jean-Luc Yoro
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2005|11|13}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2005|11|13}}
| birth_place = [[Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne|Saint-Maurice]], France
| birth_place = [[Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne|Saint-Maurice]], France
| height = 1.90 m<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/118591/Leny-Yoro/overview |title=Leny Yoro: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref>
| height = 1.9m
| position = [[Centre-back]]
| position = [[Centre-back]]
| currentclub = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| currentclub = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
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| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2023–
| nationalteam5 = [[France Olympic football team|France U23]]
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update = 23:10, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
| club-update = 23:10, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:09, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 18:30, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
}}
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'''Leny Jean-Luc Yoro''' (born 13 November 2005) is a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for [[Premier League]] club [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].


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A [[Lille OSC|Lille]] academy graduate, Yoro joined the club as a child and then became one of the youngest first-team players when he made his professional [[Ligue 1]] debut in May 2022, at the age of 16 years, six months and one day. After a [[2022–23 Lille OSC season|first senior season]] in which he was mainly used as a substitute, he became one of Lille's cornerstones as a teenager in [[2023–24 Lille OSC season|his second full season]] and made his [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|European]] debut in August 2023. In 2024, he signed for Manchester United for a fee of €62&nbsp;million (£52.2&nbsp;million), making him the most expensive player aged 18 or younger{{efn-ur|name=fn1|Although [[Kylian Mbappé]] signed for [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in 2017, he initially joined the club on loan before his €180 million transfer was completed the following summer, after he had turned 19 years old.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37557579/kylian-mbappe-now-fully-contract-psg-loan-expires |title=Kylian Mbappe now fully under contract at PSG as loan expires |last=Johnson |first=Jonathan |date=1 July 2018 |website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref>}} and one of the most expensive centre-backs in history.
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'''Leny Olivier Yoro''' (born 13 November 2005) is a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for [[Premier League]] club [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. He is widely considered one of the best prospects and young centre-backs in the world.


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Yoro represented France at [[France national under-17 football team|under-17]], [[France national under-18 football team|under-18]], [[France national under-19 football team|under-19]], [[France national under-21 football team|under-21]] and [[France Olympic football team|under-23]] levels.
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A [[Lille OSC|Lille]] academy graduate, Yoro joined the club as a child and then became one of the youngest first-team players when he made his professional [[Ligue 1]] debut in May 2022, at the age of 16 years, 6 months and 1 day. After a [[2022–23 Lille OSC season|first senior season]] in which he was mainly used as a substitute, he became one of Lille's cornerstones as a teenager in [[2023–24 Lille OSC season|his second full season]] and made his [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|European]] debut in August 2023. In 2024, he signed for Manchester United for a fee of €62&nbsp;million (£52.2&nbsp;million), making him the most expensive player aged 18 or younger{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Although [[Kylian Mbappé]] signed for [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in 2017, he initially joined the club on loan before his €180 million transfer was completed the following summer, after he had turned 19 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monaco star Mbappe completes €180 million Paris Saint-Germain move |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/monaco-star-mbappe-completes-180-million-paris-saint-germain-move/13k7x4cozao191hcdgpw1kkrrt |access-date=19 July 2024 |date=31 August 2017 |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |lang=en}}</ref>}} and one of the most expensive centre-backs in history.

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Yoro represented France at [[France national under-17 football team|under-17]], [[France national under-18 football team|under-18]], [[France national under-19 football team|under-19]] and [[France national under-21 football team|under-21]] levels.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Leny Yoro was born on 13 November 2005 in [[Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne|Saint-Maurice]], France and spent his first years in [[Alfortville]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/effectif/lille/76/leny-yoro |title=Leny Yoro |website=[[Lille OSC|LOSC]] |access-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218050139/https://www.losc.fr/effectif/lille/76/leny-yoro |archive-date=18 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fosseux |first=Olivier |date=15 December 2023 |title=Leny Yoro raconté par sa mère : « Il n'a jamais fait de conneries ! » |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1409300/article/2023-12-15/leny-yoro-raconte-par-sa-mere-etant-plus-jeune-il-avait-mal-au-ventre-avant-d |access-date=8 January 2024 |newspaper=[[La Voix du Nord]] |language=fr}}</ref> He is of Ivorian descent through his father. At the age of five, he started playing football at [[UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole|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 OSC|Lille]]'s youth system in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/04/20/leny-yoro |title=Leny Yoro, la force tranquille qui monte |last=Bja |first=Rayan |date=20 April 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref>
Leny Jean-Luc Yoro<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4110099 |title=2024/25 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=13 September 2024 |access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref> was born on 13 November 2005<ref name="PremProfile"/> in [[Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne|Saint-Maurice]], France and spent his first years in [[Alfortville]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/effectif/lille/76/leny-yoro |title=Leny Yoro |website=[[Lille OSC|LOSC]] |access-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218050139/https://www.losc.fr/effectif/lille/76/leny-yoro |archive-date=18 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="VDN1223">{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1409300/article/2023-12-15/leny-yoro-raconte-par-sa-mere-etant-plus-jeune-il-avait-mal-au-ventre-avant-d |title=Leny Yoro raconté par sa mère : " Il n’a jamais fait de conneries ! " |last=Fosseux |first=Olivier |date=15 December 2023 |newspaper=[[La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=23 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He is the son of Alain Yoro, a former footballer of Ivorian descent who played for [[Lille OSC|Lille]] reserve team,<ref name="ManUtdProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/leny-yoro |title=Leny Yoro {{!}} Manchester United |publisher=Manchester United |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240722235740/https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/leny-yoro |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lepopulaire.fr/limoges-87000/football/tournoi-lafarge-foot-avenir-de-limoges-a-la-decouverte-de-la-pepite-leny-yoro_14190468 |title=Tournoi Lafarge Foot Avenir de Limoges : à la découverte de la pépite Leny Yoro |date=24 September 2022 |newspaper=Le Populaire du Centre |access-date=23 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/leny-yoro-europes-best-sign-lille-new-william-saliba/blt87598d5c933102c5#cs3897178d74facd4a |title=Leny Yoro: Why Man Utd have gone all out to sign Lille's 'new William Saliba' |last=Martin |first=Richard |date=19 July 2024 |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |access-date=23 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and Flore Baugnies who is of French ancestry.<ref name="VDN1223"/> At the age of five, he started playing football at [[UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole|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.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/04/20/leny-yoro |title=Leny Yoro, la force tranquille qui monte |last=Bja |first=Rayan |date=20 April 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref>


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Lille===
===Lille===
====2022–23: Debut as a professional player====
====2022–23: Debut as a professional player====
{{quote box|width=21%|align=left|quote="Leny at that time was still 16 and the idea then was that it would just be for pre-season. After just two days I said, ‘No, no he will stay with us here’. For me, players don’t have age if they have talent. [...] It was so easy to understand that he would be important to the team. In all my years as a coach, I’ve never seen such a young player with so much maturity. He has so much class, so much elegance. He’s a beautiful player."|source=– [[Paulo Fonseca]] about Yoro's first steps<ref name="Athletic0424">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5393540/2024/04/11/leny-yoro-lille-real-madrid-profile-ligue-1 |title=Leny Yoro is one of Europe's best talents. No wonder Manchester United and Real Madrid are on the case |last=Stafford-Bloor |first=Sebastian |date=11 April 2024 |website=[[The Athletic]] |access-date=17 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>}}
{{quote box|width=23%|align=left|quote="Leny at that time was still 16 and the idea then was that it would just be for pre-season. After just two days I said, ‘No, no he will stay with us here’. For me, players don’t have age if they have talent. [...] It was so easy to understand that he would be important to the team. In all my years as a coach, I’ve never seen such a young player with so much maturity. He has so much class, so much elegance. He’s a beautiful player."|source=– [[Paulo Fonseca]] about Yoro's first steps<ref name="Athletic0424">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5393540/2024/04/11/leny-yoro-lille-real-madrid-profile-ligue-1 |title=Leny Yoro is one of Europe's best talents. No wonder Manchester United and Real Madrid are on the case |last=Stafford-Bloor |first=Sebastian |date=11 April 2024 |website=[[The Athletic]] |access-date=17 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>}}


Yoro debuted with [[Lille OSC|Lille]] reserve team in 2022, and quickly signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 January 2022.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/01/10/officiel-premier-contrat-professionnel-pour-leny-yoro |title=Officiel : Premier contrat professionnel pour Leny Yoro |last=Bja |first=Rayan |date=10 January 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> He made his professional debut with Lille in a 3–1 [[Ligue 1]] win over [[OGC Nice|Nice]] on 14 May 2022 in the penultimate match of the season. At 16 years six months and one day of age, Yoro is the second youngest Lille player, behind [[Joël Henry (footballer)|Joël Depraeter-Henry]] and taking the second place from [[Eden Hazard]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/05/15/nouveau-record-de-precocite-au-losc-pour-leny-yoro |title=Nouveau record de précocité au LOSC pour Leny Yoro |last=Lemichel |first=Hugo |date=15 May 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="Equipe180922">{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Leny-yoro-plus-jeune-joueur-de-lille-a-etre-titulaire-depuis-oumar-dieng-en-1989/1354864 |title=Leny Yoro, plus jeune joueur de Lille à être titulaire depuis Oumar Dieng en 1989 |last=Lafont |first=Romain |date=18 September 2022 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> In early August, he extended his contract with his club until June 2025.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/index.php/node/9686 |title=Leny Yoro prolonge avec le LOSC jusqu'en 2025 ! |date=2 August 2022 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>
Yoro debuted with [[Lille OSC|Lille]] reserve team in 2022, and quickly signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 January 2022.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/01/10/officiel-premier-contrat-professionnel-pour-leny-yoro |title=Officiel : Premier contrat professionnel pour Leny Yoro |last=Bja |first=Rayan |date=10 January 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> He made his professional debut with Lille in a 3–1 [[Ligue 1]] win over [[OGC Nice|Nice]] on 14 May 2022 in the penultimate match of the season. At 16 years six months and one day of age, Yoro is the second youngest Lille player, behind [[Joël Henry (footballer)|Joël Depraeter-Henry]] and taking the second place from [[Eden Hazard]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/05/15/nouveau-record-de-precocite-au-losc-pour-leny-yoro |title=Nouveau record de précocité au LOSC pour Leny Yoro |last=Lemichel |first=Hugo |date=15 May 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="Equipe180922">{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Leny-yoro-plus-jeune-joueur-de-lille-a-etre-titulaire-depuis-oumar-dieng-en-1989/1354864 |title=Leny Yoro, plus jeune joueur de Lille à être titulaire depuis Oumar Dieng en 1989 |last=Lafont |first=Romain |date=18 September 2022 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> In early August, he extended his contract with his club until June 2025.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/index.php/node/9686 |title=Leny Yoro prolonge avec le LOSC jusqu'en 2025 ! |date=2 August 2022 |website=LOSC |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>


[[2022–23 Lille OSC season|Next season]], he became a permanent member of the professional squad named to play in the [[2022–23 Ligue 1]]. For his first professional jersey number, he opted for number 15.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2022/08/08/leny-yoro-portera-le-numero-15-cette-saison-avec-le-losc |title=Leny Yoro portera le numéro 15 cette saison avec le LOSC |last=Lemichel |first=Hugo |date=8 August 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> On 17 September, he played his first professional match as a starter in a 2–1 home win against [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]].<ref name="Equipe180922"/> His then-manager [[Paulo Fonseca]] stated: "Leny deserved this start, given the way he worked with the team. He deserved to have an opportunity. He had a good match. [...] Being 16 years old, he gave a solid performance, with a lot of character."<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2022/09/18/paulo-fonseca-apres-losc-toulouse-fc-leny-yoro-meritait-cette-titularisation |title=Paulo Fonseca après LOSC – Toulouse FC : « Leny Yoro méritait cette titularisation » |last=Da Rocha |first=Joseph |date=18 September 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> Fourth centre-back behind veteran and captain [[José Fonte]], [[Tiago Djaló]] and [[Alexsandro (footballer, born 1999)|Alexsandro]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/club/team/24-lille/2022-2023 |title=Lille - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 22/23 |website=Football Database |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> he ended the season with 13 Ligue 1 appearances, including 8 starts, and a total of more than 750 minutes played.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|leny-yoro/782130|access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
[[2022–23 Lille OSC season|Next season]], he became a permanent member of the professional squad named to play in the [[2022–23 Ligue 1]]. For his first professional jersey number, he opted for number 15.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2022/08/08/leny-yoro-portera-le-numero-15-cette-saison-avec-le-losc |title=Leny Yoro portera le numéro 15 cette saison avec le LOSC |last=Lemichel |first=Hugo |date=8 August 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> On 17 September, he played his first professional match as a starter in a 2–1 home win against [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]].<ref name="Equipe180922"/> His then-manager [[Paulo Fonseca]] stated: "Leny deserved this start, given the way he worked with the team. He deserved to have an opportunity. He had a good match. [...] Being 16 years old, he gave a solid performance, with a lot of character."<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2022/09/18/paulo-fonseca-apres-losc-toulouse-fc-leny-yoro-meritait-cette-titularisation |title=Paulo Fonseca après LOSC – Toulouse FC : " Leny Yoro méritait cette titularisation " |last=Da Rocha |first=Joseph |date=18 September 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> Fourth centre-back behind veteran and captain [[José Fonte]], [[Tiago Djaló]] and [[Alexsandro (footballer, born 1999)|Alexsandro]], he ended the season with 13 Ligue 1 appearances, including 8 starts, and a total of more than 750 minutes played.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|leny-yoro/782130|access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>


====2023–24: Breakthrough and first European matches====
====2023–24: Breakthrough and first European matches====
[[File:RC Lens - Lille OSC (08-10-2023) 28.jpg|thumb|right|Yoro with [[Lille OSC|Lille]] in 2023]]
[[File:RC Lens - Lille OSC (08-10-2023) 28.jpg|thumb|right|Yoro with [[Lille OSC|Lille]] in 2023]]
For his second whole season as professional, Yoro became a full-time starter as a right centre-back and played 32 matches out of [[2023–24 Ligue 1|34 Ligue 1 fixtures]].<ref name="soccerway"/><ref name="LPL2704">{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/05/27/leny-yoro-losc-2e-joueur-le-plus-utilise-a-son-poste-dans-lhexagone |title=Leny Yoro (LOSC), 2e joueur le plus utilisé à son poste dans l'Hexagone |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=27 May 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> He was the second most used French championship player with a total of 3690 minutes in all competitions at only 18 years old.<ref name="LPL2704"/> On 24 August 2023, Yoro scored his first goal at the club in a 2–1 victory over [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]], in the first leg of the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24 Conference League]] play-off round.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/ligue-europa/ligue-europa-conference-grace-au-premier-but-d-yoro-en-pro-lille-prend-l-avantage-sur-rijeka-20230824 |title=Ligue Europa Conférence : grâce au premier but d'Yoro en pro, Lille prend l'avantage sur Rijeka |last=Henninot |first=Julien |date=25 August 2023 |newspaper=[[Le Figaro]] |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> A month later, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal for Lille with a cross-shot [[Volley (association football)|volley]] in a 2–2 away draw against [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1/ligue-1-rennes-arrache-le-nul-contre-lille-2-2-dans-un-choc-avec-leurope-16-09-2023-6INIVYTLUJDOVHWMJ4EGMLM75Y.php |title=Ligue 1 : Rennes arrache le nul contre Lille (2-2) dans un choc avec l'Europe |date=16 September 2023 |newspaper=[[Le Parisien]] |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> He scored his first goal before his supporters at [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]] with a header on 12 November 2023 in a 1–1 draw against Toulouse FC.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/node/12145 |title=LOSC-TFC (1-1) : pousser n'est pas gagner |last=Pousset |first=Maxime |date=12 November 2023 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> In April 2024, he started and played every minute in the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase|UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-finals]] two legs against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in which Lille nearly made it to the semi-finals but lost on penalties.<ref name="soccerway"/> Finishing with his team in 4th place, he contributed to the successful domestic season and the new European qualification of the Mastiffs which is led to play the [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2024-05-19/losc-nice-le-compte-rendu |title=LOSC-Nice (2-2) : L'Europe est au bout du chemin malgré tout |last=Pousset |first=Maxime |date=19 May 2024 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>
For his second whole season as professional, Yoro became a full-time starter as a right centre-back and played 32 matches out of [[2023–24 Ligue 1|34 Ligue 1 fixtures]].<ref name="soccerway"/><ref name="LPL2704">{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/05/27/leny-yoro-losc-2e-joueur-le-plus-utilise-a-son-poste-dans-lhexagone |title=Leny Yoro (LOSC), 2e joueur le plus utilisé à son poste dans l'Hexagone |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=27 May 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> He was the second most used French championship player with a total of 3690 minutes in all competitions at only 18 years old.<ref name="LPL2704"/> On 24 August 2023, Yoro scored his first goal at the club in a 2–1 victory over [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]], in the first leg of the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24 Conference League]] play-off round.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/ligue-europa/ligue-europa-conference-grace-au-premier-but-d-yoro-en-pro-lille-prend-l-avantage-sur-rijeka-20230824 |title=Ligue Europa Conférence : grâce au premier but d'Yoro en pro, Lille prend l'avantage sur Rijeka |last=Henninot |first=Julien |date=25 August 2023 |newspaper=[[Le Figaro]] |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> A month later, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal for Lille with a cross-shot [[Volley (association football)|volley]] in a 2–2 away draw against [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1/ligue-1-rennes-arrache-le-nul-contre-lille-2-2-dans-un-choc-avec-leurope-16-09-2023-6INIVYTLUJDOVHWMJ4EGMLM75Y.php |title=Ligue 1 : Rennes arrache le nul contre Lille (2-2) dans un choc avec l'Europe |date=16 September 2023 |newspaper=[[Le Parisien]] |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> He scored his first goal before his supporters at [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]] with a header on 12 November 2023 in a 1–1 draw against Toulouse FC.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/node/12145 |title=LOSC-TFC (1-1) : pousser n'est pas gagner |last=Pousset |first=Maxime |date=12 November 2023 |website=LOSC |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> In April 2024, he started and played every minute in the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase|UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-finals]] two legs against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in which Lille nearly made it to the semi-finals but lost on penalties.<ref name="soccerway"/> Finishing with his team in 4th place, he contributed to the successful domestic season and the new European qualification of the Mastiffs which is led to play the [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2024-05-19/losc-nice-le-compte-rendu |title=LOSC-Nice (2-2) : L'Europe est au bout du chemin malgré tout |last=Pousset |first=Maxime |date=19 May 2024 |website=LOSC |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>


According to studies published in October 2023, Leny Yoro is the second defender to win the most duels among all the players playing in Europe this season, across all age groups with 89% of defensive duels won.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2023/10/11/leny-yoro-deuxieme-meilleur-defenseur-central-deurope-en-termes-de-duels-remportes |title=Leny Yoro, deuxième meilleur défenseur central d'Europe en termes de duels remportés |last=Lécrigny |first=Gabin |date=11 October 2023 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> Yoro was also the best player under 23 in defensive ground duels won.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2023/10/04/leny-yoro-maitre-dans-les-duels-au-sol-avec-le-losc |title=Leny Yoro, maître dans les duels au sol avec le LOSC |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=4 October 2023 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> Alongside [[Virgil van Dijk]], he was the only defender across all European leagues to be both a top 10% player in defensive duel success rate and top 10% in aerial duel success rate.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2023/11/06/losc-leny-yoro-seul-virgil-van-dijk-legale-en-europe |title=LOSC : Leny Yoro, seul Virgil Van Dijk l'égale en Europe |last=Lécrigny |first=Gabin |date=6 November 2023 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> As of March 2024, Yoro was also one of the Ligue 1 best passing players with a total of 1537 passes made – the seventh in the league across all positions – and a completion rate of 92.3%.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/03/24/losc-yoro-andre-alexsandro-parmi-les-joueurs-qui-font-et-reussissent-le-plus-de-passes-en-ligue-1 |title=LOSC : Yoro, André, Alexsandro parmi les joueurs qui font et réussissent le plus de passes en Ligue 1 |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=24 March 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>
According to studies published in October 2023, Leny Yoro is the second defender to win the most duels among all the players playing in Europe this season, across all age groups with 89% of defensive duels won.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2023/10/11/leny-yoro-deuxieme-meilleur-defenseur-central-deurope-en-termes-de-duels-remportes |title=Leny Yoro, deuxième meilleur défenseur central d'Europe en termes de duels remportés |last=Lécrigny |first=Gabin |date=11 October 2023 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> Yoro was also the best player under 23 in defensive ground duels won.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2023/10/04/leny-yoro-maitre-dans-les-duels-au-sol-avec-le-losc |title=Leny Yoro, maître dans les duels au sol avec le LOSC |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=4 October 2023 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> Alongside [[Virgil van Dijk]], he was the only defender across all European leagues to be both a top 10% player in defensive duel success rate and top 10% in aerial duel success rate.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2023/11/06/losc-leny-yoro-seul-virgil-van-dijk-legale-en-europe |title=LOSC : Leny Yoro, seul Virgil Van Dijk l'égale en Europe |last=Lécrigny |first=Gabin |date=6 November 2023 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> As of March 2024, Yoro was also one of the Ligue 1 best passing players with a total of 1537 passes made – the seventh in the league across all positions – and a completion rate of 92.3%.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/03/24/losc-yoro-andre-alexsandro-parmi-les-joueurs-qui-font-et-reussissent-le-plus-de-passes-en-ligue-1 |title=LOSC : Yoro, André, Alexsandro parmi les joueurs qui font et réussissent le plus de passes en Ligue 1 |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=24 March 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>


At the end of the season, Yoro was nominated for the 2023–24 [[Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year]]<ref>{{cite AV media |date=30 April 2024 |title=Football - Trophées UNFP : Les nommés pour le meilleur Espoir de L1 |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/tv/replay/les-nommes-pour-le-meilleur-espoir-de-l1/20190123 |access-date=17 July 2024 |publisher=L'Équipe |via=[[Dailymotion]]}}</ref> and elected in the [[Trophées UNFP du football#2023–24|Team of the Year]].<ref name="Equipe130524">{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Trophees-unfp-sept-joueurs-du-psg-dans-l-equipe-type-de-la-saison-2023-2024-en-ligue-1/1467415 |title=Trophées UNFP : sept joueurs du PSG dans l'équipe type de la saison 2023-2024 en Ligue 1 |date=13 May 2024 |newspaper=L'Équipe |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> Widely regarded as one of the best young prospects and a future world class great defender,<ref name="Athletic0424"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/nxgn-2024-best-wonderkids-football/bltc65fc7aa012056f4 |title=NXGN 2024: The 50 best wonderkids in football |last1=Maston |first1=Tom |last2=Gambino |first2=Simone |date=19 March 2024 |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://talksport.com/football/1970743/leny-yoro-manchester-united-kylian-mbappe-eden-hazard-record |title='Kylian Mbappe of defenders' Leny Yoro is 6ft 3in teenager who beat Eden Hazard record and now set for Manchester United move |last=Johnson |first=James |date=17 July 2024 |website=[[Talksport]] |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |last=Ogden |first=Mark |date=17 July 2024 |title='One of the BEST young defenders!' Leny Yoro set to join Man United? {{!}} ESPN FC |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaqKzRUmPAQ |access-date=17 July 2024 |publisher=[[ESPN FC]] |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> he stated after the UNFP awards ceremony: "It’s a bit of a childhood dream that has come true. It ends a awesome season that we had with the supporters, the staff and the team which has been incredible. [...] It’s an honour to have so much attention. When you're a footballer, you have to expect it a little. We know that our performances are examined. Afterwards, I play my football. If there are people watching, it's honestly positive for me and it doesn't impact me on the pitch in any way. I play like I've always played, no matter who is watching me or will watch me."<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/05/14/emotion-reconnaissance-et-fierte-5-minutes-avec-leny-yoro-losc-apres-la-ceremonie-des-trophees-unfp |title=Émotion, reconnaissance et fierté, 5 minutes avec Leny Yoro (LOSC) après la cérémonie des Trophées UNFP |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=14 May 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>
At the end of the season, Yoro was nominated for the 2023–24 [[Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year]]<ref>{{cite AV media |date=30 April 2024 |title=Football - Trophées UNFP : Les nommés pour le meilleur Espoir de L1 |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/tv/replay/les-nommes-pour-le-meilleur-espoir-de-l1/20190123 |access-date=17 July 2024 |publisher=L'Équipe |via=[[Dailymotion]]}}</ref> and named in the [[Trophées UNFP du football#2023–24|Team of the Year]].<ref name="Equipe130524">{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Trophees-unfp-sept-joueurs-du-psg-dans-l-equipe-type-de-la-saison-2023-2024-en-ligue-1/1467415 |title=Trophées UNFP : sept joueurs du PSG dans l'équipe type de la saison 2023-2024 en Ligue 1 |date=13 May 2024 |newspaper=L'Équipe |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> Widely regarded as one of the best young prospects and a future world class great defender,<ref name="Athletic0424"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/nxgn-2024-best-wonderkids-football/bltc65fc7aa012056f4 |title=NXGN 2024: The 50 best wonderkids in football |last1=Maston |first1=Tom |last2=Gambino |first2=Simone |date=19 March 2024 |website=Goal |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://talksport.com/football/1970743/leny-yoro-manchester-united-kylian-mbappe-eden-hazard-record |title='Kylian Mbappe of defenders' Leny Yoro is 6ft 3in teenager who beat Eden Hazard record and now set for Manchester United move |last=Johnson |first=James |date=17 July 2024 |website=[[Talksport]] |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |last=Ogden |first=Mark |date=17 July 2024 |title='One of the BEST young defenders!' Leny Yoro set to join Man United? {{!}} ESPN FC |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaqKzRUmPAQ |access-date=17 July 2024 |publisher=[[ESPN FC]] |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> he stated after the UNFP awards ceremony: "It’s a bit of a childhood dream that has come true. It ends a awesome season that we had with the supporters, the staff and the team which has been incredible. [...] It’s an honour to have so much attention. When you're a footballer, you have to expect it a little. We know that our performances are examined. Afterwards, I play my football. If there are people watching, it's honestly positive for me and it doesn't impact me on the pitch in any way. I play like I've always played, no matter who is watching me or will watch me."<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/05/14/emotion-reconnaissance-et-fierte-5-minutes-avec-leny-yoro-losc-apres-la-ceremonie-des-trophees-unfp |title=Émotion, reconnaissance et fierté, 5 minutes avec Leny Yoro (LOSC) après la cérémonie des Trophées UNFP |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=14 May 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>


===Manchester United===
===Manchester United===
On 18 July 2024, Yoro officially signed for [[Premier League]] major club [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on a five-year contract running until 2029 with the option of an additional year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/Transfer-news-Leny-Yoro-joins-Man-Utd-from-Lille |title=Transfer news: Yoro signs from Lille |date=18 July 2024 |website=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2024-07-18/bonne-route-leny-yoro-dogue-pour-toujours |title=Bonne route Leny Yoro, Dogue pour toujours |date=18 July 2024 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref> According to various columnists and reporters, the financial details of the transfer include an initial and base fee of €62 million (£52.2 million) and a maximum of €8 million (£6.7 million) add-ons depending on sporting conditions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5626457/2024/07/17/leny-yoro-manchester-united-transfer |title=Leny Yoro undergoing Manchester United medical ahead of proposed transfer |last=Ornstein |first=David |date=17 July 2024 |website=The Athletic |access-date=18 July 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717143155/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5626457/2024/07/17/leny-yoro-manchester-united-transfer |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Comment-yoro-est-devenu-un-diable-rouge-de-manchester-united/1483285 |title=Mercato : comment Yoro est devenu un Diable Rouge de Manchester United |last1=Degorre |first1=Damien |last2=Tanzi |first2=Loïc |date=17 July 2024 |newspaper=L'Équipe |access-date=18 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="SkySportDE">{{cite news |language=de |url=https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/manchester-united-steht-vor-transfer-von-leny-yoro-vom-osc-lille/13179325/34130 |title=Manchester United steht vor Transfer von Leny Yoro vom OSC Lille |last=Plettenberg |first=Florian |date=17 July 2024 |website=[[Sky Sport (Germany)|Sky Sport]] |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/07/17/manchester-united-leny-yoro-transfer-lille-real-madrid |title=Manchester United on verge of major coup in £58.8m deal for teenager Leny Yoro |last=Ducker |first=James |date=17 July 2024 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=18 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.manchesterworld.uk/sport/football/manchester-united/what-manchester-united-leny-yoro-deal-means-for-matthijs-de-ligt-move-4707291 |title=What Manchester United Leny Yoro deal means for Matthijs de Ligt move |last=Fay |first=Rich |date=18 July 2024 |website=Manchester World |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref> His contract includes an annual salary around £5.9 million gross plus £1.7 million in possible bonus payments per season.<ref name="SkySportDE"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-utd/man-utd-leny-yoro-transfers-premier-league-real-madrid-879286-20240717 |title=New details of Man Utd's contract offer to Leny Yoro emerge that helped see off Real Madrid and Liverpool |last=Kenmare |first=Jack |date=17 July 2024 |website=[[SPORTbible]] |access-date=18 July 2024 |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717163524/https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-utd/man-utd-leny-yoro-transfers-premier-league-real-madrid-879286-20240717 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was given the squad number 15 – the same one he had in Lille – which was previously worn by club legend [[Nemanja Vidić]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://onefootball.com/fr/news/manchester-united-complete-signing-of-highly-rated-lille-defender-39772868 |title=Manchester United complete signing of highly-rated Lille defender |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Peter |date=18 July 2024 |website=[[OneFootball]] |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://strettynews.com/2024/07/18/leny-yoro-set-for-iconic-shirt-number-at-manchester-united |title=Leny Yoro set for iconic shirt number at Manchester United |last=O'Donnell |first=Dale |date=18 July 2024 |website=Stretty News |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref> Before eventually choosing to join Manchester United, Yoro was also targetted by [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] and England rivals [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1/mercato-manchester-united-et-le-real-madrid-en-concurrence-pour-la-signature-de-leny-yoro-14-07-2024-GWGJNQ7CYRDQXODL6M7EW6LPEU.php |title=Mercato : Manchester United et le Real Madrid en concurrence pour la signature de Leny Yoro |last=Quarez |first=Benjamin |date=14 July 2024 |newspaper=Le Parisien |access-date=18 July 2024 |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717165207/https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1/mercato-manchester-united-et-le-real-madrid-en-concurrence-pour-la-signature-de-leny-yoro-14-07-2024-GWGJNQ7CYRDQXODL6M7EW6LPEU.php |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/07/18/leny-yoro-ineos-learning-from-mistakes-of-man-utd-past |title=Leny Yoro deal shows Ineos are learning from mistakes of Man Utd's past |last=Ducker |first=James |date=18 July 2024 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=18 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
On 18 July 2024, Yoro officially signed for [[Premier League]] major club [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on a five-year contract running until 2029 with the option of an additional year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/Transfer-news-Leny-Yoro-joins-Man-Utd-from-Lille |title=Transfer news: Yoro signs from Lille |date=18 July 2024 |website=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2024-07-18/bonne-route-leny-yoro-dogue-pour-toujours |title=Bonne route Leny Yoro, Dogue pour toujours |date=18 July 2024 |website=LOSC |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref> According to various columnists and reporters, the financial details of the transfer include an initial and base fee of €62 million (£52.2 million) and a maximum of €8 million (£6.7 million) add-ons depending on sporting conditions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5626457/2024/07/17/leny-yoro-manchester-united-transfer |title=Leny Yoro undergoing Manchester United medical ahead of proposed transfer |last=Ornstein |first=David |date=17 July 2024 |website=The Athletic |access-date=18 July 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717143155/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5626457/2024/07/17/leny-yoro-manchester-united-transfer |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Comment-yoro-est-devenu-un-diable-rouge-de-manchester-united/1483285 |title=Mercato : comment Yoro est devenu un Diable Rouge de Manchester United |last1=Degorre |first1=Damien |last2=Tanzi |first2=Loïc |date=17 July 2024 |newspaper=L'Équipe |access-date=18 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="SkySportDE">{{cite news |language=de |url=https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/manchester-united-steht-vor-transfer-von-leny-yoro-vom-osc-lille/13179325/34130 |title=Manchester United steht vor Transfer von Leny Yoro vom OSC Lille |last=Plettenberg |first=Florian |date=17 July 2024 |website=[[Sky Sport (Germany)|Sky Sport]] |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/07/17/manchester-united-leny-yoro-transfer-lille-real-madrid |title=Manchester United on verge of major coup in £58.8m deal for teenager Leny Yoro |last=Ducker |first=James |date=17 July 2024 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=18 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.manchesterworld.uk/sport/football/manchester-united/what-manchester-united-leny-yoro-deal-means-for-matthijs-de-ligt-move-4707291 |title=What Manchester United Leny Yoro deal means for Matthijs de Ligt move |last=Fay |first=Rich |date=18 July 2024 |website=Manchester World |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref> This move made him the most expensive player aged 18 or younger{{efn-ur|name=fn1}} and one of the most expensive centre-backs in history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.football365.com/news/most-expensive-premier-league-teenagers-ever-man-utd-liverpool |title=The most expensive Premier League teenagers ever: Only Chelsea signing pricier than Yoro |last=Stead |first=Matt |date=19 July 2024 |website=[[Football365]] |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.givemesport.com/most-expensive-defenders-football-soccer-history |title=20 Most Expensive Defenders in Football History |last=Bishop |first=Callum |date=19 July 2024 |website=GiveMeSport |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://twentytwo13.my/sports/leny-yoro-an-expensive-gamble-for-manchester-united-but-worth-a-punt |title=Leny Yoro – an expensive gamble for Manchester United, but worth a punt |date=19 July 2024 |website=Twenty Two 13 |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> His contract includes an annual salary around £5.9 million gross plus £1.7 million in possible bonus payments per season.<ref name="SkySportDE"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-utd/man-utd-leny-yoro-transfers-premier-league-real-madrid-879286-20240717 |title=New details of Man Utd's contract offer to Leny Yoro emerge that helped see off Real Madrid and Liverpool |last=Kenmare |first=Jack |date=17 July 2024 |website=[[SPORTbible]] |access-date=18 July 2024 |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717163524/https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-utd/man-utd-leny-yoro-transfers-premier-league-real-madrid-879286-20240717 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was given the squad number 15 – the same one he had in Lille – which was previously worn by club legend [[Nemanja Vidić]].<ref name="ManUtdProfile"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://onefootball.com/fr/news/manchester-united-complete-signing-of-highly-rated-lille-defender-39772868 |title=Manchester United complete signing of highly-rated Lille defender |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Peter |date=18 July 2024 |website=[[OneFootball]] |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://strettynews.com/2024/07/18/leny-yoro-set-for-iconic-shirt-number-at-manchester-united |title=Leny Yoro set for iconic shirt number at Manchester United |last=O'Donnell |first=Dale |date=18 July 2024 |website=Stretty News |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref> Before eventually choosing to join Manchester United, Yoro was also targeted by [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] and English rivals [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1/mercato-manchester-united-et-le-real-madrid-en-concurrence-pour-la-signature-de-leny-yoro-14-07-2024-GWGJNQ7CYRDQXODL6M7EW6LPEU.php |title=Mercato : Manchester United et le Real Madrid en concurrence pour la signature de Leny Yoro |last=Quarez |first=Benjamin |date=14 July 2024 |newspaper=Le Parisien |access-date=18 July 2024 |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717165207/https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1/mercato-manchester-united-et-le-real-madrid-en-concurrence-pour-la-signature-de-leny-yoro-14-07-2024-GWGJNQ7CYRDQXODL6M7EW6LPEU.php |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/07/18/leny-yoro-ineos-learning-from-mistakes-of-man-utd-past |title=Leny Yoro deal shows Ineos are learning from mistakes of Man Utd's past |last=Ducker |first=James |date=18 July 2024 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=18 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Two weeks after his signing, he broke his foot during a pre-season friendly match against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/07/17/manchester-united-leny-yoro-transfer-lille-real-madrid |title=Double injury blow may force Man Utd to accelerate signings |last=Ducker |first=James |date=1 August 2024 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=3 November 2024 |url-access=registration}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Leny Yoro represents the [[France national under-17 football team]]. He made his debut on August 21, 2021, against the [[Spain national under-17 football team|Spain U17 team]], starting in a 6-0 loss.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistiques avec les moins de 17 ans |url=https://www.transfermarkt.fr/leny-yoro/nationalmannschaft/spieler/923831/verein_id/10831 |website=transfermarkt.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
Yoro is a youth international for France, having played for every France youth team from the [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]]s to the [[France Olympic football team|France U23]]s.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="FFF">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10204-yoro-leny/fiche.html |title=Leny Yoro |website=[[French Football Federation|FFF]] |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>


In August 2021, he began his international career when he made an appearance for France U17s, at the age 15 years 9 months and 8 days.<ref name="FFF"/> The following year, he was called up to the [[France national under-18 football team|France under-18 team]], playing his first match against [[Estonia national youth football team|Estonia]] on 21 September 2022<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/en/node/9918 |title=Internationaux : Yoro et Burlet victorieux, Virginius accroché |date=22 September 2022 |website=LOSC |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> and making five appearances in total at this level.<ref name="FFF"/> Yoro then played at [[France national under-19 football team|under-19 level]] when he was called up for [[2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification#Elite round|UEFA European Championship qualifying competition]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.fff.fr/article/9859-tour-elite-vingt-joueurs-convoques.html |title=Tour Élite : vingt joueurs convoqués |last=Mayen |first=Philippe |date=16 March 2023 |website=FFF |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> He made his debut against [[Norway national under-19 football team|Norway]] on 25 March.<ref name="FFF"/> The same year, he quickly took a step up and was called-up to the [[France national under-21 football team|France under-21 squad]] by coach [[Thierry Henry]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Tanguy-kouassi-forfait-leny-yoro-le-remplace/1417751 |title=Tanguy Kouassi forfait, Leny Yoro le remplace |date=3 September 2023 |newspaper=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> He earned his first cap on 7 September in a 4–1 home win against [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark]] at 17 years 9 months and 25 days old.<ref name="FFF"/> He then played three games in the [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H|2025 UEFA European Championship qualification]].<ref name="FFF"/>
In 2022, he was selected for the [[France national under-18 football team|U18 team]] for the Limoges International Tournament and played one match, a 3-0 victory over Estonia on September 21, where he started.<ref>{{cite web|date=18 September 2022 |lang=fr |title=Leny Yoro, plus jeune joueur de Lille à être titulaire depuis Oumar Dieng en 1989 |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/09/21/une-premiere-journee-reussie-pour-les-dogues-internationaux/ |website=www.lequipe.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>


On 22 March 2024, Yoro made his debut at under-23 level in a friendly match against [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] in the wake of the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in France, starting alongside his then-[[Lille OSC|Lille]] teammates [[Lucas Chevalier]] and [[Bafodé Diakité]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.fff.fr/article/12201-a-reaction-face-la-cote-d-ivoire-3-2-.html |title=À réaction face la Côte d’Ivoire (3-2) |last=Loyant |first=Richard |date=22 March 2024 |website=FFF |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> Next month, he was called up for the [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Olympics football tournament]] in a preliminary list<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.fff.fr/article/12621-la-pre-liste-pour-les-jo.html |title=La pré-liste pour les JO |last=Mayen |first=Philippe |date=3 June 2024 |website=FFF |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> but was eventually retained by Lille due to the [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round]] played in August before the start of the Ligue 1 season.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.eurosport.fr/football/paris-2024/2024/paris-2024-le-losc-refuserait-de-liberer-chevalier-yoro-et-diakite-pour-les-jo_sto20007670/story.shtml |title=Paris 2024 : Le LOSC refuserait de libérer Chevalier, Yoro et Diakité pour les JO |last=Lemaître |first=Clément |date=29 May 2024 |website=[[Eurosport]] |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref>
On March 16, 2023, Yoro was called up for the first time to the [[France national under-19 football team|U19 team]] by coach [[Lionel Rouxel]].<ref>{{cite web|date=16 March 2023 |lang=fr |title=LENY YORO APPELÉ EN EQUIPE DE FRANCE U19 |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2023-03-16/leny-yoro-appele-en-equipe-de-france-u19 |website=www.losc.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>{{,}}<ref>{{cite web|date=16 March 2023 |lang=fr |title=ÉQUIPE DE FRANCE U19 : LA LISTE DE LIONEL ROUXEL POUR LE TOUR ÉLITE DES ÉLIMINATOIRES DE L'EURO 2023 |url=https://www.foot-national.com/equipe-de-france/jeunes/equipe-de-france-u19--la-liste-de-lionel-rouxel-pour-le-tour-elite-des-eliminatoires-de-l-euro-2023-816087 |website=www.foot-national.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

He participated in the [[Maurice Revello Tournament]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-18 |title=Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon |url=https://www.tournoimauricerevello.com/ |website=www.tournoimauricerevello.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> with the French youth team in June 2023.

On September 3, 2023, Yoro received his first call-up to the [[France national under-21 football team|France U21 team]] by coach [[Thierry Henry]]. He replaced [[Tanguy Kouassi]], who was initially on the list.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 September 2023 |lang=fr |title=Tanguy Kouassi forfait, Leny Yoro le remplace |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Tanguy-kouassi-forfait-leny-yoro-le-remplace/1417751 |website=www.lequipe.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>{{,}}<ref>{{cite web|date=4 September 2023 |lang=fr |title=LOSC: Leny Yoro chez les Espoirs! |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1368805/article/2023-09-04/losc-leny-yoro-chez-les-espoirs |website=www.lavoixdunord.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

On June 3, 2024, [[Thierry Henry]] included him in a preliminary list of 25 players for the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Olympics in Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-06-03 |language=fr |title=DIRECT. La première liste de l'équipe de France pour les JO de Paris 2024 : revivez la conférence de presse de Thierry Henry en vidéo |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/actu-en-direct/la-premiere-liste-de-l-equipe-de-france-pour-les-jo-de-paris-2024-live/11135 |website=L'Équipe}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
After studying within Lille academy, Yoro graduated from high school in [[Baccalauréat technologique#The 8 current sections|management sciences]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.sofoot.com/breves/leny-yoro-a-recu-son-baccalaureat |title=Leny Yoro a reçu son baccalauréat |date=24 April 2024 |website=So Foot |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>
After studying within Lille academy, Yoro graduated from high school in [[Baccalauréat technologique#The 8 current sections|management sciences (STMG)]].<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.sofoot.com/breves/leny-yoro-a-recu-son-baccalaureat |title=Leny Yoro a reçu son baccalauréat |date=24 April 2024 |website=So Foot |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 19 May 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|leny-yoro/782130}}</ref>
{{updated|match played 19 May 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|leny-yoro/782130|access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref>


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!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]]}}
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!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
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!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
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|rowspan="3"|[[Lille OSC|Lille B]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Lille OSC|Lille B]]
|[[2021–22 Championnat National 3|2021–22]]
|[[2021–22 Championnat National 3|2021–22]]
|[[Championnat National 3]]
|[[Championnat National 3]]
|9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
|-
|[[2022–23 Championnat National 3|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 Championnat National 3|2022–23]]
|Championnat National 3
|Championnat National 3
|4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!13!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!13!!0
!13!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!13!!0
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Lille OSC|Lille]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Lille OSC|Lille]]
|[[2021–22 Lille OSC season|2021–22]]
|[[2021–22 Lille OSC season|2021–22]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0
|-
|-
|[[2022–23 Lille OSC season|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 Lille OSC season|2022–23]]
|Ligue 1
|Ligue 1
|13||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||15||0
|13||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0
|-
|-
|[[2023–24 Lille OSC season|2023–24]]
|[[2023–24 Lille OSC season|2023–24]]
|Ligue 1
|Ligue 1
|32||2||3||0||9{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]|name=UECL}}||1||44||3
|32||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||9{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]|name=UECL}}||1||44||3
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!46!!2!!5!!0!!9!!1!!60!!3
!46!!2!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!9!!1!!60!!3
|-
|-
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[2024–25 Manchester United F.C. season|2024–25]]
|[[2024–25 Manchester United F.C. season|2024–25]]
|[[Premier League]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|[[Premier League]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!colspan="3"|Career total
!59!!2!!5!!0!!9!!1!!73!!3
!59!!2!!5!!0!!0!!0!!9!!1!!73!!3
|}
|}

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== Honours ==
==Honours==

'''Individual'''
'''Individual'''
*[[Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels|UNFP]] [[Ligue 1]] [[Trophées UNFP du football#Team of the Year|Team of the Year]]: [[2023–24 Ligue 1|2023–24]]<ref name="Equipe130524"/>
*[[Ligue 1 Team of the Year]]: [[2023–24 Ligue 1|2023–24]]<ref name="Equipe130524"/>

==Notes==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.losc.fr/effectif/lille/76/leny-yoro Lille OSC profile]
*[https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/leny-yoro Profile] at the Manchester United F.C. website
* [https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10204-yoro-leny/fiche.html FFF profile]
*{{FFF player}}
*{{UEFA player}}


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Latest revision as of 19:53, 3 November 2024

Leny Yoro
Yoro with Lille in 2023
Personal information
Full name Leny Jean-Luc Yoro
Date of birth (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Saint-Maurice, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
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)
2022–2024 Lille 46 (2)
2024– Manchester United 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 France U17 1 (0)
2022 France U18 5 (0)
2023– France U19 2 (0)
2023– France U21 4 (0)
2023– France U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:30, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Leny Jean-Luc Yoro (born 13 November 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United.

A Lille academy graduate, Yoro joined the club as a child and then became one of the youngest first-team players when he made his professional Ligue 1 debut in May 2022, at the age of 16 years, six months and one day. After a first senior season in which he was mainly used as a substitute, he became one of Lille's cornerstones as a teenager in his second full season and made his European debut in August 2023. In 2024, he signed for Manchester United for a fee of €62 million (£52.2 million), making him the most expensive player aged 18 or younger[I] and one of the most expensive centre-backs in history.

Yoro represented France at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.

Early life

[edit]

Leny Jean-Luc Yoro[3] was born on 13 November 2005[1] in Saint-Maurice, France and spent his first years in Alfortville.[4][5] He is the son of Alain Yoro, a former footballer of Ivorian descent who played for Lille reserve team,[6][7][8] and Flore Baugnies who is of French ancestry.[5] 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.[9]

Club career

[edit]

Lille

[edit]

2022–23: Debut as a professional player

[edit]

"Leny at that time was still 16 and the idea then was that it would just be for pre-season. After just two days I said, ‘No, no he will stay with us here’. For me, players don’t have age if they have talent. [...] It was so easy to understand that he would be important to the team. In all my years as a coach, I’ve never seen such a young player with so much maturity. He has so much class, so much elegance. He’s a beautiful player."

– Paulo Fonseca about Yoro's first steps[10]

Yoro debuted with Lille reserve team in 2022, and quickly signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 January 2022.[11] He made his professional debut with Lille in a 3–1 Ligue 1 win over Nice on 14 May 2022 in the penultimate match of the season. 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.[12][13] In early August, he extended his contract with his club until June 2025.[14]

Next season, he became a permanent member of the professional squad named to play in the 2022–23 Ligue 1. For his first professional jersey number, he opted for number 15.[15] On 17 September, he played his first professional match as a starter in a 2–1 home win against Toulouse.[13] His then-manager Paulo Fonseca stated: "Leny deserved this start, given the way he worked with the team. He deserved to have an opportunity. He had a good match. [...] Being 16 years old, he gave a solid performance, with a lot of character."[16] Fourth centre-back behind veteran and captain José Fonte, Tiago Djaló and Alexsandro, he ended the season with 13 Ligue 1 appearances, including 8 starts, and a total of more than 750 minutes played.[17]

2023–24: Breakthrough and first European matches

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Yoro with Lille in 2023

For his second whole season as professional, Yoro became a full-time starter as a right centre-back and played 32 matches out of 34 Ligue 1 fixtures.[17][18] He was the second most used French championship player with a total of 3690 minutes in all competitions at only 18 years old.[18] 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.[19] A month later, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal for Lille with a cross-shot volley in a 2–2 away draw against Rennes.[20] He scored his first goal before his supporters at Stade Pierre-Mauroy with a header on 12 November 2023 in a 1–1 draw against Toulouse FC.[21] In April 2024, he started and played every minute in the UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-finals two legs against Aston Villa in which Lille nearly made it to the semi-finals but lost on penalties.[17] Finishing with his team in 4th place, he contributed to the successful domestic season and the new European qualification of the Mastiffs which is led to play the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.[22]

According to studies published in October 2023, Leny Yoro is the second defender to win the most duels among all the players playing in Europe this season, across all age groups with 89% of defensive duels won.[23] Yoro was also the best player under 23 in defensive ground duels won.[24] Alongside Virgil van Dijk, he was the only defender across all European leagues to be both a top 10% player in defensive duel success rate and top 10% in aerial duel success rate.[25] As of March 2024, Yoro was also one of the Ligue 1 best passing players with a total of 1537 passes made – the seventh in the league across all positions – and a completion rate of 92.3%.[26]

At the end of the season, Yoro was nominated for the 2023–24 Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year[27] and named in the Team of the Year.[28] Widely regarded as one of the best young prospects and a future world class great defender,[10][29][30][31] he stated after the UNFP awards ceremony: "It’s a bit of a childhood dream that has come true. It ends a awesome season that we had with the supporters, the staff and the team which has been incredible. [...] It’s an honour to have so much attention. When you're a footballer, you have to expect it a little. We know that our performances are examined. Afterwards, I play my football. If there are people watching, it's honestly positive for me and it doesn't impact me on the pitch in any way. I play like I've always played, no matter who is watching me or will watch me."[32]

Manchester United

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On 18 July 2024, Yoro officially signed for Premier League major club Manchester United on a five-year contract running until 2029 with the option of an additional year.[33][34] According to various columnists and reporters, the financial details of the transfer include an initial and base fee of €62 million (£52.2 million) and a maximum of €8 million (£6.7 million) add-ons depending on sporting conditions.[35][36][37][38][39] This move made him the most expensive player aged 18 or younger[I] and one of the most expensive centre-backs in history.[40][41][42] His contract includes an annual salary around £5.9 million gross plus £1.7 million in possible bonus payments per season.[37][43] He was given the squad number 15 – the same one he had in Lille – which was previously worn by club legend Nemanja Vidić.[6][44][45] Before eventually choosing to join Manchester United, Yoro was also targeted by Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and English rivals Liverpool.[46][47] Two weeks after his signing, he broke his foot during a pre-season friendly match against Arsenal.[48]

International career

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Yoro is a youth international for France, having played for every France youth team from the France U17s to the France U23s.[11][49]

In August 2021, he began his international career when he made an appearance for France U17s, at the age 15 years 9 months and 8 days.[49] The following year, he was called up to the France under-18 team, playing his first match against Estonia on 21 September 2022[50] and making five appearances in total at this level.[49] Yoro then played at under-19 level when he was called up for UEFA European Championship qualifying competition in 2023.[51] He made his debut against Norway on 25 March.[49] The same year, he quickly took a step up and was called-up to the France under-21 squad by coach Thierry Henry.[52] He earned his first cap on 7 September in a 4–1 home win against Denmark at 17 years 9 months and 25 days old.[49] He then played three games in the 2025 UEFA European Championship qualification.[49]

On 22 March 2024, Yoro made his debut at under-23 level in a friendly match against Ivory Coast in the wake of the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, starting alongside his then-Lille teammates Lucas Chevalier and Bafodé Diakité.[53] Next month, he was called up for the Olympics football tournament in a preliminary list[54] but was eventually retained by Lille due to the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round played in August before the start of the Ligue 1 season.[55]

Personal life

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After studying within Lille academy, Yoro graduated from high school in management sciences (STMG).[56]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 May 2024[57]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals 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 32 2 3 0 — 9[c] 1 44 3
Total 46 2 5 0 — 9 1 60 3
Manchester United 2024–25 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 59 2 5 0 0 0 9 1 73 3
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Individual

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Although Kylian Mbappé signed for Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, he initially joined the club on loan before his €180 million transfer was completed the following summer, after he had turned 19 years old.[2]

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