Full name Yuri Oliveira Lima Playing position 2007–2014 Audax | Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil Number 25 Height 1.77 m | |
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Date of birth (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 22) Current team Santos FC (#25 / Defender, Midfielder) Similar Jean Mota, Léo Cittadini, Luis Felipe Nascimento dos Santos, Fabián Noguera, Victor Ferraz | ||
Yuri Oliveira Lima (born 5 August 1994), simply known as Yuri, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos, on loan from Audax. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play a central defender.
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Audax
Born in São Paulo, Yuri joined Grêmio Osasco Audax in 2007, when the club was still known as PAEC. After a one-year loan at Palmeiras' under-20 side, he was promoted to the first team in 2015.
Yuri made his professional debut on 9 April 2015, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away win against Bragantino. A day later, he was loaned to Audax Rio de Janeiro, a club which had the same ownership.
Returning to his parent club, Yuri was made a starter by Fernando Diniz during the 2016 campaign, as Audax reached the finals of Paulistão for the first time in their history. He contributed with 13 appearances during the tournament, as his side finished second.
Santos
On 13 May 2016, Yuri was involved in a negotiation with Santos, being linked to a loan move to the club. He would only sign his 18-month loan deal on 7 June, after renewing with Audax until 2020.
Yuri made his Série A debut on 15 June 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Caju in a 2–0 home win against Sport Recife. On 3 July he scored his first professional goal, netting the third in a 3–0 home win against Chapecoense.
Yuri started the 2017 campaign as a centre back, mainly as a cover to the absences of Gustavo Henrique, Luiz Felipe and David Braz, all injured. On 27 March of that year, Santos activated the buyout clause of R$ 800,000 on his contract and signed him permanently. His new contract will start after the expiration of the loan deal.
Personal life
Yuri's twin brother Yan is also a footballer. Also a midfielder, he too was groomed at Audax.