Leny Yoro: Man United defender Profile & Stats
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Leny Yoro

Position: defender

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 27 11 6 10 43 43 0 40.74
A 27 7 11 9 42 46 -4 25.93
N 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0.00
TOTALS 55 18 17 20 85 90 -5 32.73

Name: Leny Jean-Luc Yoro
Birthdate: 13-11-2005
Age: 20
Birthplace: Saint-Maurice, France
Height: 6' 3" (1.91m)
Weight: 13st 1lbs (83kg)
Years at Club: 2024-Present*
Signing Info: Transferred from: Lille OSC, 18/07/2024, £42.8m & £10.2m add-ons
Previous Clubs: Lille B, Lille
Debut: 04/12/2024 v Arsenal (A) 0-2 (Premiership)
Farewell:
Passed Away:

Biography

Leny Yoro, a highly-rated French central defender, transferred to Manchester United in 2024 from Lille OSC, where he had established himself as one of the most promising young defenders in European football. Known for his maturity, physical presence, and ability to read the game, Yoro has quickly become a player to watch in the Premier League.

Yoro made his professional debut for Lille during the 2022/23 season, showcasing his strong defensive skills despite his young age. His ability to anticipate danger, make key interceptions, and dominate in aerial duels made him a standout performer in Ligue 1, catching the attention of top European clubs, ultimately leading to his transfer to Manchester United.

At United, Yoro is expected to further develop his skills and contribute to the club's defensive setup. His composure on the ball, combined with his physicality and tactical intelligence, fits well with United's style of play.

Strengths:
Defensive Awareness: Yoro excels in positioning, anticipating opposition movements, and making crucial tackles.
Aerial Ability: His height and strength allow him to dominate in aerial duels, both in defense and during set-pieces.
Ball-Playing Defender: Yoro is comfortable in possession, capable of distributing passes accurately and helping to build attacks from the back.
Physical Presence: Despite his young age, Yoro is strong in physical duels and can hold his own against more experienced attackers.
International Career:
Yoro has represented France at various youth levels and is widely regarded as a future prospect for the senior national team. His impressive performances at club level and his development at Manchester United make him one of the most exciting young talents in European football.

Summary:
Leny Yoro's transfer to Manchester United in 2024 marks an important step in his career. With his defensive intelligence, physicality, and ball-playing ability, Yoro is poised to become a key figure in United's defense for years to come. As he continues to grow and develop, he is expected to play a significant role in both domestic and European competitions, as well as potentially for the French national team
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 2024-2025 0 21 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33
2. 2025-2026 0 21 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
TOTALS 0 42 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 55

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Olympique Lyonnais 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Arsenal 4 0
2. Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 0
3. Nottingham Forest 3 0
4. Manchester City 3 0
5. Tottenham Hotspur 3 0
6. Bournemouth 3 0
7. Newcastle United 3 0
8. Brighton 3 0
9. Fulham 3 0
10. Liverpool 2 0
11. Crystal Palace 2 0
12. Everton 2 0
13. Olympique Lyonnais 2 1
14. Athletic Bilbao 2 0
15. Brentford 2 0
16. West Ham United 2 0
17. Burnley 2 0
18. Southampton 1 0
19. Rangers 1 0
20. FCSB 1 0
21. Leicester City 1 0
22. Ipswich Town 1 0
23. Real Sociedad 1 0
24. Chelsea 1 0
25. Sunderland 1 0
26. Aston Villa 1 0
27. Leeds United 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Arteta, Mikel 4
2. Espirito Santo, Nuno 3
3. Guardiola, Josep 3
4. Iraola, Andoni 3
5. Howe, Eddie 3
6. Hurzeler, Fabian 3
7. Silva, Marco 3
8. Postecoglou, Ange 2
9. Pereira, Vitor 2
10. Slot, Arne 2
11. Glasner, Oliver 2
12. Moyes, David 2
13. Fonseca, Paulo 2
14. Valverde, Ernesto 2
15. Frank, Thomas 2
16. Parker, Scott 2
17. Edwards, Robert 2
18. Juric, Ivan 1
19. Clement, Philippe 1
20. Charalambous, Elias 1
21. van Nistelrooy, Ruud 1
22. McKenna, Kieran 1
23. Alguacil, Imanol 1
24. Potter, Graham 1
25. Maresca, Enzo 1
26. Andrews, Keith 1
27. Le Bris, Regis 1
28. Dyche, Sean 1
29. Emery, Unai 1
30. Farke, Daniel 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Amorim, Ruben 53
2. Fletcher, Darren 2
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 27
2. Anfield 2
3. City Ground, Nottingham 2
4. Craven Cottage 2
5. Eastlands Stadium 2
6. Emirates Stadium 2
7. Estadio San Mames 2
8. Gtech Community Stadium 2
9. Molineux 2
10. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 2
11. Anoeta Stadium 1
12. Arena Nationala 1
13. Elland Road 1
14. Goodison Park 1
15. Groupama Stadium 1
16. Selhurst Park 1
17. St James Park, Newcastle 1
18. Turf Moor 1
19. Villa Park 1
20. Vitality Stadium 1
No Competition Count
1. Premiership 42
2. Europa League 8
3. FA Cup 4
4. League Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. Arsenal 4
2. Wolverhampton Wanderers 4
3. Nottingham Forest 3
4. Manchester City 3
5. Tottenham Hotspur 3
6. Bournemouth 3
7. Newcastle United 3
8. Brighton 3
9. Fulham 3
10. Liverpool 2
11. Crystal Palace 2
12. Everton 2
13. Olympique Lyonnais 2
14. Athletic Bilbao 2
15. Brentford 2
16. West Ham United 2
17. Burnley 2
18. Southampton 1
19. Rangers 1
20. FCSB 1
21. Leicester City 1
22. Ipswich Town 1
23. Real Sociedad 1
24. Chelsea 1
25. Sunderland 1
26. Aston Villa 1
27. Leeds United 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 48
2. Spain 3
3. France 2
4. Scotland 1
5. Romania 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
1. 21-05-2025 Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 Europa League
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 04-12-2024 PL Arsenal L 0-2 A 0 Jurrien Timber 54', William Saliba 73'
2. 07-12-2024 PL Nottingham Forest L 2-3 H 0 Rasmus Hojlund 18', Bruno Fernandes 61' Nikola Milenkovic 2', Morgan Gibbs-White 47', Chris Wood 54'
3. 15-12-2024 PL Manchester City W 2-1 A 0 Bruno Fernandes 88' (pen), Amad Diallo 90' Josko Gvardiol 37'
4. 19-12-2024 LC Tottenham Hotspur L 3-4 A 0 Joshua Zirkzee 63', Amad Diallo 70', Jonny Evans 90'+4 Dominic Solanke 15', 54', Dejan Kulusevski 46', Son Heung-min 88'
5. 22-12-2024 PL Bournemouth L 0-3 H 0 Dean Huijsen 29', Justin Kluivert 61' (pen), Antoine Semenyo 63'
6. 26-12-2024 PL Wolves L 0-2 A 0 *Matheus Cunha 58', Hwang Hee-Chan 90'+9
7. 30-12-2024 PL Newcastle United L 0-2 H 0 Alexander Isak 4', Joelinton 19'
8. 05-01-2025 PL Liverpool D 2-2 A 0 Lisandro Martinez 52', Amad Diallo 80' Cody Gakpo 59', Mohamed Salah 70' (pen)
9. 12-01-2025 FAC Arsenal D 1-1 A 0 Bruno Fernandes 52' Gabriel Magalhães 63'
10. 16-01-2025 PL Southampton W 3-1 H 0 Amad Diallo 82', 90', 90'+4 Manuel Ugarte 43' (o.g.)
11. 19-01-2025 PL Brighton L 1-3 H 0 Bruno Fernandes 23' (pen) Yankuba Minteh 5', Kaoru Mitoma 60', Georginio Rutter 76'
12. 23-01-2025 EL Rangers W 2-1 H 0 *Jack Butland 52' (o.g.), Bruno Fernandes 90'+2 Cyriel Dessers 88'
13. 26-01-2025 PL Fulham W 1-0 A 0 Lisandro Martinez 78'
14. 30-01-2025 EL FCSB W 2-0 A 0 Diogo Dalot 60', Kobbie Mainoo 68'
15. 02-02-2025 PL Crystal Palace L 0-2 H 0 Jean-Philippe Mateta 64', 89'
16. 07-02-2025 FAC Leicester City W 2-1 H 0 Joshua Zirkzee 68', Harry Maguire 90'+3 Bobby De Cordova-Reid 42'
17. 22-02-2025 PL Everton D 2-2 A 0 Bruno Fernandes 72', Manuel Ugarte 80' Beto 19', Abdoulaye Doucoure 33'
18. 26-02-2025 PL Ipswich Town W 3-2 H 0 Sam Morsy 22' (o.g.), Matthijs de Ligt 26', Harry Maguire 47' Jaden Philogene 4', 45'+2
19. 02-03-2025 FAC Fulham D 1-1 H 0 Bruno Fernandes 71' Calvin Bassey 45'+1
20. 06-03-2025 EL Real Sociedad D 1-1 A 0 Joshua Zirkzee 57' Mikel Oyarzabal 70' (pen)
21. 09-03-2025 PL Arsenal D 1-1 H 0 Bruno Fernandes 45'+2 Declan Rice 74'
22. 01-04-2025 PL Nottingham Forest L 0-1 A 0 *Anthony Elanga 5'
23. 06-04-2025 PL Manchester City D 0-0 H 0
24. 10-04-2025 EL Olympique Lyonnais D 2-2 A 1 Leny Yoro 45'+5, Joshua Zirkzee 88' Thiago Almada 25', Rayan Cherki 90'+5
25. 13-04-2025 PL Newcastle United L 1-4 A 0 Alejandro Garnacho 37' Sandro Tonali 24', Harvey Barnes 49', 64', Bruno Guimaraes 77'
26. 17-04-2025 EL Olympique Lyonnais W 5-4 H 0 Manuel Ugarte 10', Diogo Dalot 45'+1, Bruno Fernandes 114' (pen), Kobbie Mainoo 120', Harry Maguire 120'+1 Corentin Tolisso 71', Nicolas Tagliafico 77', Rayan Cherki 104', Alexandre Lacazette 109' (pen)
27. 20-04-2025 PL Wolves L 0-1 H 0 Pablo Sarabia 77'
28. 27-04-2025 PL Bournemouth D 1-1 A 0 Rasmus Hojlund 90'+6 Antoine Semenyo 23'
29. 01-05-2025 EL Athletic Bilbao W 3-0 A 0 Casemiro 30', Bruno Fernandes 37' (pen), 45'
30. 04-05-2025 PL Brentford L 3-4 A 0 Mason Mount 14', Alejandro Garnacho 82', Amad Diallo 90'+5 Luke Shaw 27' (o.g.), Kevin Schade 33', 70', Yoane Wissa 74'
31. 08-05-2025 EL Athletic Bilbao W 4-1 H 0 Mason Mount 72', 90'+1, Casemiro 79', Rasmus Hojlund 85' Mikel Jauregizar 31'
32. 11-05-2025 PL West Ham United L 0-2 H 0 Tomas Soucek 26', Jarrod Bowen 57'
33. 21-05-2025 EL Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 N 0 Brennan Johnson 42'
34. 17-08-2025 PL Arsenal L 0-1 H 0 Riccardo Calafiori 13'
35. 24-08-2025 PL Fulham D 1-1 A 0 Rodrigo Muniz 58' (o.g.) Emile Smith Rowe 73'
36. 30-08-2025 PL Burnley W 3-2 H 0 Josh Cullen 27' (o.g.), Bryan Mbeumo 57', Bruno Fernandes 90'+7 (pen) Lyle Foster 55', Jaidon Anthony 66'
37. 14-09-2025 PL Manchester City L 0-3 A 0 Phil Foden 18', Erling Braut Haaland 53', 68'
38. 20-09-2025 PL Chelsea W 2-1 H 0 Bruno Fernandes 14', Casemiro 37' Trevoh Chalobah 80'
39. 27-09-2025 PL Brentford L 1-3 A 0 Benjamin Šeško 26' Igor Thiago 8', 20', Mathias Jensen 90'+5
40. 04-10-2025 PL Sunderland W 2-0 H 0 Mason Mount 8', Benjamin Šeško 31'
41. 19-10-2025 PL Liverpool W 2-1 A 0 Bryan Mbeumo 2', Harry Maguire 84' Cody Gakpo 78'
42. 25-10-2025 PL Brighton W 4-2 H 0 Matheus Cunha 24', Casemiro 34', Bryan Mbeumo 61', 90'+6 *Danny Welbeck 74', Charalampos Kostoulas 90'+2
43. 01-11-2025 PL Nottingham Forest D 2-2 A 0 Casemiro 34', Amad Diallo 81' Morgan Gibbs-White 48', Nicolo Savona 50'
44. 08-11-2025 PL Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 A 0 Bryan Mbeumo 32', Matthijs de Ligt 90'+6 Mathys Tel 84', Richarlison 90'+1
45. 24-11-2025 PL Everton L 0-1 H 0 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 29'
46. 30-11-2025 PL Crystal Palace W 2-1 A 0 Joshua Zirkzee 54', Mason Mount 63' Jean-Philippe Mateta 36' (pen)
47. 04-12-2025 PL West Ham United D 1-1 H 0 Diogo Dalot 58' Soungoutou Magassa 83'
48. 08-12-2025 PL Wolves W 4-1 A 0 Bruno Fernandes 25', 82' (pen), Bryan Mbeumo 51', Mason Mount 62' Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 45'+2
49. 15-12-2025 PL Bournemouth D 4-4 H 0 Amad Diallo 13', Casemiro 45'+4, Bruno Fernandes 77', Matheus Cunha 79' Antoine Semenyo 40', Evanilson 46', Marcus Tavernier 52', Junior Kroupi 84'
50. 21-12-2025 PL Aston Villa L 1-2 A 0 Matheus Cunha 45'+3 Morgan Rogers 45', 57'
51. 26-12-2025 PL Newcastle United W 1-0 H 0 Patrick Dorgu 24'
52. 30-12-2025 PL Wolves D 1-1 H 0 Joshua Zirkzee 27' Ladislav Krejci 45'
53. 04-01-2026 PL Leeds United D 1-1 A 0 Matheus Cunha 65' Brenden Aaronson 62'
54. 07-01-2026 PL Burnley D 2-2 A 0 Benjamin Šeško 50', 60' Ayden Heaven 13' (o.g.) , Jaidon Anthony 66'
55. 11-01-2026 FAC Brighton L 1-2 H 0 Benjamin Šeško 85' Brajan Gruda 12', Danny Welbeck 64'
 

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