Yuri Mamute

Yuri Mamute

Personal information
Full name	Yuri Souza Almeida
Date of birth	(1995-05-07) 7 May 1995
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Panathinaikos
Number	77
Youth career
2007–2011	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Grêmio	54	(7)
2014	→ Botafogo (loan)	17	(0)
2016–	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	8	(0)
International career
2013–2015	Brazil U20	12	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Yuri Souza Almeida (born 7 May 1995), commonly known as Yuri Mamute, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Panathinaikos on loan from Grêmio.

Despite having risen to professionals in 2011, Mamute is still quite young. Since 2013, the player has become more important for the squad in the Campeonato Gaúcho. In 2014, he was loaned to Botafogo. He returned to 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 the ligaments of the ankle in July 2015 was a key factor that kept him out of action for about a month. Following his return from injury, Yuri struggled to regain a starting position in the squad.

According to reports Panathinaikos and Grêmio confirmed a loan agreement was in place for Mamute. The player successfully passed the medical examinations and signed a one and a half year loan contract with the Greek giants. According to Rádio Bandeirantes, the Brazilian international will play until the summer of 2016 for a fee of €100,000, rising to €200,000 if he plays in the 2016-17 season. Panathinaikos have the option to sign Mamute permanently in the summer of 2016 for €4 million, or if they wish to sign him at the end of the 18-month loan they will have to pay €7 million. After three months with the club, the Brazilian had failed to be a suitable replacement for previous striker Nikolaos Karelis and according to various newspapers, is rumoured to return to Grêmio at the end of the season.

Career statistics

As of 10 April 2016.

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	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			48	3	9	1	0	0	23	4	80	8

Honours

National

Brazil U20

• Toulon Tournament: 2013

External links

• Yuri Mamute profile. Portal Oficial do Grêmio.