My Take
Leny Yoro is one of those players who makes you do a double-take when you look up his birthday — born in November 2005, and already bossing Ligue 1 defenses as a teenager at Lille. A Lille academy lifer from the Paris suburbs, he became one of the youngest players to debut in the French top flight, which tells you everything about how quickly he earned trust from coaches. Standing 190 cm with a composure that looks almost borrowed from someone ten years older, he reads the game like a seasoned veteran rather than a kid who should still be doing homework. His move to Manchester United in 2024 was the transfer that had everyone talking, and honestly, the hype feels completely justified — this guy has the tools, the temperament, and a ceiling so high it's genuinely exciting to think about where he lands in five years.
Overview
Leny Jean-Luc Yoro (born 13 November 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the France under-21 national team. A Lille academy graduate, Yoro joined the club as a child and then became one of the youngest first-team players when he made his professional Ligue 1 debut in May 2022, at the age of 16 years, six months and one day.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Leny Yoro
- Name (Japanese)
- レニー・ヨロ
- Reading
- れにー・よろ
- Born
- November 13, 2005 (age 20)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rooster
- Origin
- Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.