Glaybson Yago Souza Lisboa (born 5 June 1992), known as Yago Pikachu, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for Série A club

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Club career

Paysandu

Born in

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, Yago Pikachu joined Paysandu's youth setup in 2005 at the age of 13, after starting it out at Tuna Luso. He earned the nickname

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for his short stature and speed. After being promoted to the main squad, he made his senior debut on 14 January 2012, starting in a 1–2

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home loss against

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. Yago Pikachu scored his first senior goal on 25 January, netting the first in a 1–2 away loss against Águia de Marabá. He finished the tournament with four goals, and also scored regularly in the year's Série C, as his side returned to Série B after six years. Yago Pikachu made his debut in the second division on 25 May 2013, starting in a 1–1 home draw against

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. He scored his first goal in the category six days later, netting the first against América-RN which ended in the same scoreline. Despite scoring nine goals, Yago Pikachu could not avoid his team's relegation as it finished 18th. He again helped the side in its promotion the following year, contributing with four goals in 22 matches. On 12 June 2015 Yago Pikachu scored an

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in a 2–0 away win against

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. He completed 200 games for Paysandu on 15 August, but in a 3–1 home win against Oeste.

Vasco da Gama

On 16 December 2015, Yago Pikachu signed a three-year deal with fellow second-tier club

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. Mainly used as a substitute in the midfield during the year, he contributed with three goals in 27 matches as his side achieved promotion to Série A. Yago Pikachu made his top tier debut on 14 May 2017, starting in a 4–0 away loss against

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. Seven days later he scored his first goal in the division, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win against

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. He completed the 2017 season with two goals in 27 games.

Career statistics

Honours

Paysandu *

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Vasco da Gama *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Fortaleza *

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: 2021,

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Individual

Team of the Year:

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

Team or the Year:

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* Best Right-back in Brazil:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pikachu, Yago 1992 births Living people Footballers from Belém Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football fullbacks Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Paysandu Sport Club players CR Vasco da Gama players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players J1 League players Shimizu S-Pulse players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Japan 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen