Luís Neto

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Novo and the second or paternal family name is Neto.

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Luís Neto
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Neto in 2015
Personal information
Full name Luís Carlos Novo Neto
Date of birth (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
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Position(s) Centre-back
Team 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 65 (1)
International career‡
2008 Portugal U20 4 (1)
2009 Portugal U21 4 (0)
2013– Portugal 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

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 F.C. 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 3 December 2015 [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 11 0 2 0 — 6 0 19 0
Total 65 1 8 0 0 0 24 0 97 1
Career total 161 4 15 1 7 0 24 0 197 4

Honours

Club

Zenit

Individual

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ CD Nacional rattled as Arsenal come in for Luis Neto; at Yahoo! Sports New Zealand, 6 April 2012
  3. ↑ Nacional rejeitou três milhões por alvo do FC Porto (Nacional rejected three million for FC Porto target); Diário de Notícias, 4 May 2012 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Neto è un giocatore del Siena, ha scelto la maglia numero 13 (Neto is a Siena player, has chosen shirt number 13); Siena's official website, 17 August 2012 (Italian)
  5. ↑ Luis Neto transferred from Nacional Funchal to Siena for the sum of 1 700 000 euros; Soccerfame
  6. ↑ Destro double haunts Siena; ESPN FC, 2 December 2012
  7. ↑ Bento calls up Luís Neto; PortuGOAL, 4 October 2012
  8. ↑ Seleção made to pay for defensive frailties; PortuGOAL, 6 February 2013
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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