Pedro Neto
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Lomba Neto | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Viana do Castelo, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | Vianense | ||
2010–2013 | Perspectiva em Jogo | ||
2013–2015 | Braga | ||
2015–2016 | Palmeiras Braga | ||
2016–2017 | Braga | ||
2017–2019 | Lazio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Braga B | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Braga | 3 | (1) |
2017–2019 | → Lazio (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2019– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Portugal U17 | 9 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Portugal U20 | 11 | (1) |
2019– | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:24, 20 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2019 |
Pedro Lomba Neto (born 9 March 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Club career
Braga
Born in Viana do Castelo, Neto joined S.C. Braga's youth system at the age of 13. On 7 May 2017, whilst still a junior, he made his professional debut with their reserves, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–3 home loss against FC Porto B for the Segunda Liga.[2] The following weekend, in his first Primeira Liga appearance with the first team, he scored after only a few minutes on the pitch, helping the hosts defeat already relegated C.D. Nacional 4–0 and becoming the club's youngest ever goal scorer in the competition.[3][4]
On 31 August 2017, both Neto and teammate Bruno Jordão were loaned to S.S. Lazio from Italy for two years, with an obligation to subsequently buy for a combined €26 million.[5][6] He only played his first match in Serie A on 27 January 2019, replacing Bastos in the last-minute of the 1–2 home loss to Juventus FC.[7]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 2 August 2019, Neto signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers.[8] He made his debut twelve days later in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against FC Pyunik, scoring and providing an assist for Morgan Gibbs-White in a 4–0 home win (8–0 aggregate).[9] His maiden appearance in the Premier League took place a few days later in the same month, when he came on for compatriot Diogo Jota late on in the 1–1 home draw to Manchester United.[10]
Neto's first league start occurred on 28 September 2019, when he assisted Matt Doherty's opening goal in a 2–0 victory over Watford at Molineux.[11] After having what would have been his first goal in the competition ruled out controversially by VAR at Liverpool on 29 December,[12] he scored in the next game in a 2–1 away loss against Watford, becoming the first teenager to achieve the feat for the club in the Premier League in the process.[13]
International career
On 5 September 2019, aged 19, Neto won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level, playing the first half of a 4–0 win against Gibraltar for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualification campaign, held in Alverca do Ribatejo.[14]
Personal life
Neto's uncle, Sérgio Lomba, was also a footballer.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 June 2020[16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Braga | 2016–17[17] | Primeira Liga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2017–18[18] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
Lazio (loan) | 2018–19[19] | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20[20] | Premier League | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[a] | 2 | 37 | 5 |
Career total | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 6 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Pedro Neto" (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Sp. Braga B-FC Porto B, 2–3: Vitória garante permanência aos dragões" [Sp. Braga B-FC Porto B, 2–3: Win confirms permanence for dragons]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Sp. Braga-Nacional, 4–0 (resultado final)" [Sp. Braga-Nacional, 4–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Jovem de 17 anos fez história pelo Sp. Braga com este golo" [17-year-old youth made history for Sp. Braga with this goal]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Comunicato 31.08.17" [Announcement 31.08.17] (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Lazio, i baby d'oro Neto e Jordao pagati 26 milioni" [Lazio, golden babies Neto and Jordao cost 26 million]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Lazio 1–2 Juventus". Football Italia. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Comunicato 02.08.2019" [Announcement 02.08.2019] (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Doyle, Paul (14 August 2019). "Wolves face Torino after stroll on easy street seeing off Pyunik". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Stone, Simon (19 August 2019). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Stone, Simon (28 September 2019). "Wolves 2–0 Watford: Wolves beat Watford for first Premier League win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (29 December 2019). "Liverpool 1–0 Wolves: Sadio Mane scores winner to send Reds 13 points clear". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Magowan, Alistair (1 January 2020). "Watford 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Amaro, Miguel (5 September 2019). "Portugal arranca qualificação com goleada" [Portugal get qualifying campaign started with rout]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Pedro Neto: recusou o Barça e aos 17 anos já marca pelo Braga" [Pedro Neto: he rejected Barça and is already scoring for Braga at 17]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ Pedro Neto at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Pedro Neto in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Pedro Neto in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Pedro Neto in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Pedro Neto in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
External links
- Pedro Neto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Viana do Castelo
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football wingers
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- S.C. Braga B players
- S.C. Braga players
- Serie A players
- S.S. Lazio players
- Premier League players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England