Neto Borges

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Borges and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos. "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.
Neto Borges
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Neto with Middlesbrough in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto
Date of birth (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Saubara, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
(on loan from Middlesbrough)
Number 21
Youth career
Boca Júnior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Boca Júnior 13 (0)
2017 Itabaiana 5 (0)
2017 Atlético Tubarão 0 (0)
2018–2019 Hammarby 26 (0)
2019–2022 Genk 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 19 (0)
2021–2022 → Tondela (loan) 29 (1)
2022–2024 Clermont 61 (3)
2024– Middlesbrough 35 (1)
2025– → Bristol City (loan) 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto (born 13 September 1996), commonly known as Neto Borges or simply Borges, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Bristol City on loan from Middlesbrough.

Career

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Brazil

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Neto Borges emerged into playing regular first team football in 2017, spending part of the year at Boca Júnior and Itabaiana.[1] He later went to Clube Atlético Tubarão and featured as the club won their first Copa Santa Catarina title in late 2017.[2]

Hammarby IF

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Neto with Hammarby in 2018.

Ahead of the 2018 season, Neto Borges transferred to Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. He signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the Swedish club.[3] He made his league debut for Hammarby on 1 April against Sirius in a 3–1 home win, playing the full 90 minutes.[3]

Borges went on to play 26 games for the club in Allsvenskan, providing four assists, as Hammarby finished 4th in the league. He was chosen one of the eleven best players of the 2018 season by Cmore Sports, Fotbollskanalen and Playmaker.[4]

Genk

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On 3 January 2019, Borges completed a transfer to Genk in the Belgian First Division A.[5] He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club, with an option for a further.[6] Hammarby confirmed that they received a club-record fee for Borges,[5] reportedly set between €2 million and €3 million.[7][8] On 5 August 2020, it was announced that Borges had agreed a contract to play with Brazilian Club CR Vasco da Gama until July 2021.[9]

Clermont

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On 13 June 2022, Borges signed a contract for two years with an option for the third year with Clermont in France.[10]

Middlesbrough

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On 27 August 2024, Middlesbrough announced that they had completed a deal to sign Borges from Clermont on a three year contract.[11]

On 31 August 2025, Borges joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the season.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 March 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boca Júnior 2017 Campeonato Sergipano 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Itabaiana 2017 Brasileiro Série D 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Hammarby 2018 Allsvenskan 26 0 4 0 — — 30 0
Genk 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 5 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 7 0
Total 6 0 1 0 — 1 0 8 0
Vasco da Gama (loan) 2020 Brasileiro Série A 19 0 1 0 — 3[c] 0 23 0
Tondela (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 29 1 6 2 0 0 — 35 3
Clermont 2022–23 Ligue 1 33 3 1 0 — — 34 3
2023–24 Ligue 1 28 0 2 0 — — 30 0
Total 61 3 3 0 — — 64 3
Middlesbrough 2024–25 Championship 33 1 0 0 0 0 — 33 1
Career total 192 5 15 2 0 0 4 0 211 7
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

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Clube Atlético Tubarão

Genk

References

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