Luís Neto

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Novo. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.
Luís Neto
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Neto with Portugal at the 2017 Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Luís Carlos Novo Neto[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP (assistant)
Youth career
1998–2006 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Varzim 53 (2)
2011–2012 Nacional 25 (0)
2012–2013 Siena 20 (1)
2013–2019 Zenit St. Petersburg 118 (1)
2017–2018 → Fenerbahçe (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2024 Sporting CP 68 (0)
Total 297 (4)
International career
2008 Portugal U20 4 (1)
2009 Portugal U21 4 (0)
2013–2018 Portugal 19 (0)
Managerial career
2024– Sporting CP (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place 2017 Russia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Carlos Novo Neto (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʒ ˈnɛtu]; born 26 May 1988) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

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Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Neto joined his hometown club Varzim SC's youth ranks at the age of 10. He appeared for them in the Segunda Liga, being a backup or third choice in four of his five seasons.[3][4] His competitive debut came on 10 February 2007 in a 2–1 home win against S.L. Benfica in the sixth round of the Taça de Portugal, when he played two minutes.[5][6]

In July 2011, Neto moved to Primeira Liga side C.D. Nacional on a free transfer. He immediately made an impact for his new team, and attracted interest from the likes of FC Porto and Arsenal during the following off-season;[7][8] Italy's A.C. Siena eventually signed him for €1.7 million.[9][10]

Neto was a starter during the first half of the campaign, scoring his only goal in Serie A in a 1–3 home defeat against AS Roma.[11] On 1 February 2013 he moved again, joining compatriots Bruno Alves and Danny at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[12] He scored his first goal for the Russian club on 19 May, his team's first in the 3–1 home victory over FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.[13]

On 31 August 2017, Neto signed for Fenerbahçe SK in a season-long move.[14] On 11 March 2019, Sporting CP announced that he would join them on a permanent three-year contract on 1 July.[15] He made 22 appearances in his second season (28 in all competitions), as the latter won the national championship for the first time in 19 years.[16][17]

Neto scored his only goal for Sporting on 26 November 2023, opening an eventual 8–0 home rout of Campeonato de Portugal side Dumiense CJPII Futebol SAD in the fourth round of the domestic cup; this was also his first career one in ten years.[18] He contributed seven games during the league campaign to win another title.[19]

After retiring in 2024 aged 36, Neto remained at the club as an assistant manager to newly appointed João Pereira.[20] Following the latter's dismissal, he retained his position under Rui Borges.[21]

International career

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Neto appeared with the Portugal under-21 team at the 2009 Lusofonia Games. He played all four matches during the tournament, as they won the silver medal.[22]

On 4 October 2012, Neto was called up for the first time to the full side, for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Northern Ireland.[23] He made his debut on 6 February of the following year, partnering Zenit teammate Alves in a 2–3 friendly loss to Ecuador in Guimarães.[24]

On 19 May 2014, Neto was named in the final 23-man squad for the tournament in Brazil,[25] but played no games in an eventual group-stage exit. He was also selected for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup by manager Fernando Santos.[26] On 2 July, in his only appearance in the latter competition, he scored an own goal against Mexico in the third place play-off (a 2–1 win in Moscow).[27]

Neto was included in a preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup,[28] but he did not make the final cut.[29]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[30]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Varzim 2006–07 Liga de Honra 0 0 1 0 — — — 1 0
2007–08 Liga de Honra 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2008–09 Liga de Honra 8 0 2 0 0 0 — — 10 0
2009–10 Liga de Honra 12 0 1 0 2 0 — — 15 0
2010–11 Liga de Honra 28 2 3 0 3 0 — — 34 2
Total 53 2 7 0 5 0 — — 65 2
Nacional 2011–12 Primeira Liga 25 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 — 33 1
Siena 2012–13 Serie A 20 1 2 0 — — — 22 1
Zenit 2012–13 Russian Premier League 9 1 2 0 — 3[c] 0 — 14 1
2013–14 Russian Premier League 25 0 2 0 — 7[d] 0 — 34 0
2014–15 Russian Premier League 20 0 2 0 — 8[e] 0 — 30 0
2015–16 Russian Premier League 22 0 5 0 — 7[d] 0 1[f] 0 35 0
2016–17 Russian Premier League 25 0 2 0 — 7[c] 0 1[f] 0 35 0
2017–18 Russian Premier League 4 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 — 6 0
2018–19 Russian Premier League 13 0 2 0 — 6[c] 0 — 21 0
Total 118 1 15 0 — 40 0 2 0 175 1
Fenerbahçe (loan) 2017–18 Süper Lig 13 0 3 0 — — — 16 0
Sporting CP 2019–20 Primeira Liga 12 0 1 0 3 0 5[c] 0 1[g] 0 22 0
2020–21 Primeira Liga 22 0 3 0 1 0 2[c] 0 — 28 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 21 0 4 0 4 0 6[d] 0 0 0 35 0
2022–23 Primeira Liga 6 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 — 7 0
2023–24 Primeira Liga 7 0 4 1 2 0 2[c] 0 — 15 1
Total 68 0 12 1 10 0 16 0 1 0 107 1
Career total 297 4 45 2 17 0 56 0 3 0 418 6
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ a b Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  7. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Honours

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Neto takes a selfie with the trophy after winning the 2015 Russian Super Cup

Zenit St. Petersburg

Sporting CP

Portugal

Individual

References

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