Leny Yoro

Leny Olivier Yoro (born 13 November 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille.

Leny Yoro
Yoro with Lille in 2023
Personal information
Full name Leny Olivier Yoro
Date of birth (2005-11-13) 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– Lille B 13 (0)
2022– Lille 18 (1)
International career‡
2021 France U17 1 (0)
2022 France U18 1 (0)
2023– France U19 2 (0)
2023– France U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:37, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Early life

Leny Yoro was born on 13 November 2005 in Saint-Maurice, France.[1] 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.[2]

Club career

Yoro debuted with Lille reserve team in 2022, and quickly signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 January 2022.[3] 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.[4][5]

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.[6] A month later, on 16 September, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal for Lille in a 2–2 away draw against Rennes.[7]

International career

Yoro is a youth international for France, having represented the France U17s.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 September 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2021–22 National 3 9 0 — — 9 0
2022–23 National 3 4 0 — — 4 0
Total 13 0 — — 13 0
Lille 2021–22 Ligue 1 10000 010
2022–23 Ligue 1 13020—150
2023–24 Ligue 1 41002[lower-alpha 1] 162
Total 181202 1222
Career total 3112021352
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Leny Yoro". LOSC (in French). Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. Bja, Rayan (20 April 2022). "Leny Yoro, la force tranquille qui monte". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. Bja, Rayan (10 January 2022). "Officiel : Premier contrat professionnel pour Leny Yoro". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. Lemichel, Hugo (15 May 2022). "Nouveau record de précocité au LOSC pour Leny Yoro". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. "Leny Yoro et Lucas Chevalier, « une fierté » pour Olivier Létang après LOSC – HNK Rijeka" (in French). OneFootball. 25 August 2023.
  7. "Ligue 1 : Rennes arrache le nul contre Lille (2-2) dans un choc avec l'Europe" (in French). Le Parisien. 16 September 2023.
  8. "Leny Yoro: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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