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Leny Olivier Yoro (born 13 November 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille.
Early life
Leny Yoro was born on 13 November 2005 in Saint-Maurice, France. 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.
Club career
Yoro debuted with Lille reserve team in 2022, and quickly signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 January 2022. 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.
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. A month later, on 16 September, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal for Lille in a 2–2 away draw against Rennes.
International career
Yoro is a youth international for France, having represented the France U17s.
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 3 | |
| Total | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 3 | ||
