Yuri Souza Almeida (born 7 May 1995), commonly known as Yuri Mamute, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série D club CRAC.

Yuri Mamute
Personal information
Full name Yuri Souza Almeida
Date of birth (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
CRAC
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2012 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Grêmio 26 (3)
2014Botafogo (loan) 17 (0)
2016Panathinaikos (loan) 7 (0)
2016Náutico (loan) 11 (0)
2017Aktobe (loan) 15 (3)
2017–2018Juventude (loan) 13 (1)
2019 Água Santa 2 (0)
2019 Figueirense 12 (0)
2020–2021 Sagamihara 54 (9)
2022 Azuriz 9 (2)
2023 Brasiliense 14 (8)
2023 Haiphong 6 (2)
2024 Joinville 0 (0)
2024– CRAC 0 (0)
International career
2013–2015 Brazil U20 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023

Club career edit

Yuri made his professional debut at Grêmio in 2011. In 2014, he was loaned to Botafogo. He returned to the "Tricolor Gaúcho" in early 2015 and became a starter in the team under Luiz Felipe Scolari, going on to play a bigger role in the tactics of the squad during Roger Machado's tenure. However, an injury to his ankle ligaments in July 2015 was a key factor keeping him out of action for about a month. Following his return from injury, he struggled to regain a starting position in the squad.[1]

In January 2016, Panathinaikos and Grêmio confirmed a loan agreement was in place for Yuri who signed a half-year loan contract with the Greek club. The agreement included a fee of €100,000 for the first half season, rising to €200,000 if he were to play in the 2016–17 season. Panathinaikos secured the option to sign Yuri permanently either in the summer of 2016 for €4 million or at the end of the 18-month loan for €7 million.[2][3] After three months with the club, Yuri was reportedly not deemed to be a suitable replacement for previous striker Nikolaos Karelis and rumoured to return to Grêmio at the end of the season.[4]

In February 2017, Yuri went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Aktobe,[5] signing for the club on loan, on 18 February 2017.[6]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 28 June 2017[7]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio 2011 Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2013 8 0 3 0 0 0 6 2 17 2
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1
2015 15 3 4 0 0 0 11 1 30 4
Total 24 3 7 0 0 0 23 4 54 7
Botafogo (loan) 2014 Série A 17 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
Total 17 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
Panathinaikos (loan) 2015–16 Superleague Greece 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Náutico (loan) 2016 Série B 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Aktobe (loan) 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Total 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Career total 75 5 10 1 0 0 23 4 108 11

Honours edit

National edit

Brazil U20

Individual edit

References edit

  1. ^ Grêmio libera empréstimo de Yuri Mamute para o futebol árabe Retrieved 8 December 2015
  2. ^ Ξανά σε ρυθμούς Σελε...ΠΑΟ! Retrieved 7 January 2016
  3. ^ Grêmio acerta empréstimo de atacante Yuri Mamute a clube grego Retrieved 6 January 2016
  4. ^ "Mamute to leave Panathinaikos this summer" Retrieved 17 April 2016
  5. ^ "ИУРИ МАМУТЕ ПРИБЫЛ В РАСПОЛОЖЕНИЕ ФК АКТОБЕ В ТУРЦИИ". fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Иури Мамуте стал игроком ФК Актобе". fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Yuri Mamute statistics". Soccerway.

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