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.

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.

[4][5] He is the son of Alain Yoro, a former footballer of Ivorian descent who played for Lille reserve team,[6][7][8] and Flore Baugnies who is of French ancestry.

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.

"[16] Fourth centre-back behind veteran and captain José Fonte, Tiago Djaló and Alexsandro, he ended the season with 13 Ligue 1 appearances, including 8 starts, and a total of more than 750 minutes played.

[18] 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.

[21] In April 2024, he started and played every minute in the UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-finals two legs against Aston Villa in which Lille nearly made it to the semi-finals but lost on penalties.

[17] Finishing with his team in 4th place, he contributed to the successful domestic season and the new European qualification of the Mastiffs which is led to play the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.

as one of the best young prospects and a future world class great defender,[10][29][30][31] he stated after the UNFP awards ceremony: "It’s a bit of a childhood dream that has come true.

"[32] On 18 July 2024, Yoro officially signed for Premier League major club Manchester United on a five-year contract running until 2029 with the option of an additional year.

[6][41][42] Before eventually choosing to join Manchester United, Yoro was also targeted by Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and English rivals Liverpool.

[47] On 22 March 2024, Yoro made his debut at under-23 level in a friendly match against Ivory Coast in the wake of the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, starting alongside his then-Lille teammates Lucas Chevalier and Bafodé Diakité.

[51] Next month, he was called up for the Olympics football tournament in a preliminary list[52] but was eventually retained by Lille due to the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round played in August before the start of the Ligue 1 season.