Luís Neto
.jpg) Neto in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Carlos Novo Neto | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zenit St. Petersburg | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| 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– | Zenit St. Petersburg | 72 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2009 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Portugal | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2016. | |||
Luís Carlos Novo Neto (born 26 May 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Russian club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Neto joined hometown Varzim SC's youth ranks at the age of ten. With the club he played exclusively in the second division, being a backup or third-choice in four of his five seasons; his official debut came on 10 February 2007 in a 2–1 home win against S.L. Benfica for the campaign's Portuguese Cup (two minutes played).[1]
In July 2011, Neto signed with top level side C.D. Nacional on a free transfer. He immediately made an impact for his new team, attracting interest from the likes of FC Porto and Arsenal during the following off-season;[2][3] however, Italy's A.C. Siena eventually won the bid to sign the player, for €1.7 million.[4][5]
Neto was an undisputed starter during the first half of the season, scoring his first goal in Serie A in a 1–3 home defeat against A.S. Roma.[6] On 1 February 2013, however, he moved teams and countries again, joining compatriots Bruno Alves and Danny at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in Russia. He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 May, netting his team's first in an eventual 3–1 home win over FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.
International career
Neto appeared with the Portuguese under-21 team at the 2009 Lusophony Games. He played all four matches during the tournament as the side collected the silver medal.
On 4 October 2012, Neto was called up for the first time to the full team, for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Northern Ireland.[7] He only made his debut on 6 February of the following year, however, partnering Zenit teammate Alves in a 2–3 friendly loss with Ecuador in Guimarães.[8]
On 19 May 2014, Neto was named in the final 23-man squad for the tournament in Brazil,[9] being an unused member in an eventual group stage exit.
Club statistics
- As of match played 20 March 2016 [10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Varzim | 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| Total | 53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | |
| Nacional | 2011–12 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Siena | 2012–13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Zenit | 2012–13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 103 | 1 | |
| Career total | 164 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 203 | 4 | |
Honours
Club
- Zenit
Individual
References
- ↑ "No passeio da fama" [In the hall of fame] (in Portuguese). Record. 11 February 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ CD Nacional rattled as Arsenal come in for Luis Neto; at Yahoo! Sports, 6 April 2012
- ↑ Nacional rejeitou três milhões por alvo do FC Porto (Nacional rejected three million for FC Porto target); Diário de Notícias, 4 May 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Ufficiale, Siena: preso Neto" [Official, Siena: Neto acquired] (in Italian). Ita Sport Press. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "Neto: de 'desperdiçado' na Luz a milionário na Rússia" [Neto: from 'surplus' at Luz to millionaire in Russia] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Destro double haunts Siena; ESPN FC, 2 December 2012
- ↑ Bento calls up Luís Neto; PortuGOAL, 4 October 2012
- ↑ Seleção made to pay for defensive frailties; PortuGOAL, 6 February 2013
- ↑ "Paulo Bento announces Portugal's 23-man World Cup squad". PortuGOAL. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ↑ "Neto". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
External links
- Luís Neto at footballzz.co.uk
- Luís Neto profile at ForaDeJogo
- Luís Neto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luís Neto – FIFA competition record
- Portugal stats at Eu-Football
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