Renato Neto

Renato Cardoso Porto Neto (born 27 September 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club K.V. Oostende.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Porto and the second or paternal family name is Neto.
Renato Neto
Personal information
Full name Renato Cardoso Porto Neto
Date of birth (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991
Place of birth Camacan, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Oostende
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2007 Catarinense
2007–2010 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Sporting CP 8 (1)
2010–2011 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 54 (5)
2012 → Videoton (loan) 14 (1)
2013–2014 → Gent (loan) 51 (2)
2014–2019 Gent 94 (14)
2019– Oostende 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:26, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Football career

Sporting

Born in Camacan, Bahia, Neto started his career in Academia Catarinense de Futebol, a small team based in Santa Catarina where he was spotted by Sporting CP at the age of 16, going on to be part of the club's junior teams that won three national championships in a row.

On 24 May 2009, Neto made his debut for the Lions' first team, playing four minutes in a 3–1 home win over C.D. Nacional after replacing compatriot Derlei.[1] His second Primeira Liga appearance came one year later, against Leixões SC (one minute played).[2]

After graduating from Sporting's academy, Neto was loaned to Cercle Brugge K.S.V. in Belgium alongside teammate Nuno Reis.[3] In his only full season in the Pro League, he scored four goals in 36 matches (32 starts) as the team finished in ninth position.

In late December 2011, as Sporting was facing an injury crisis in midfield, Neto was recalled by the club's manager Domingos Paciência.[4][5] In the following summer he was loaned again, now to Hungary's Videoton FC,[6] leaving for K.A.A. Gent in the following transfer window, also on loan.[7][8]

Gent

Gent acquired Neto on a permanent basis for the 2014–15 campaign.[9] On 21 May 2015, through a penalty kick, he was one of two players on target as his team defeated Standard Liège 2–0 at home to be crowned champions for the first time in their history.[10]

Neto nearly completed a transfer to newly-promoted Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion in 2017, but failed a medical.[11] He missed the entire 2017–18, due to a serious knee injury.[12][13]

Oostende

On 20 May 2019, Neto joined K.V. Oostende on a one-year contract.[14]

Club statistics
As of 22 November 2018[15][16]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting 2008–09 100000000010
2009–10 100000000010
2011–12 6110004000111
Total 8110004000131
Cercle Brugge 2010–11 28451004080455
2011–12 18110000000191
Total 46561004080646
Videoton 2012–13 14100218000242
Total 14100218000242
Gent 2012–13 (loan) 8010000090180
2013–14 (loan) 28252000060394
2014–15 27450000073397
2015–16 252500080111493
2016–17 214100010330357
2018–19 100000000010
Total 110121720018336418121
Career totals 178192432134344428230

Honours

Gent

References
  1. Ferreira, Victor (25 May 2009). "Nenê ou Liedson? Derlei" [Nenê or Liedson? Derlei]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. "Oportunidades ao cair do pano" [Curtain call opportunities]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. "Jornal belga cita Academia de Talentos" [Belgian newspaper quotes Academia de Talentos] (in Portuguese). Academia de Talentos. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  4. "Renato Neto oficializado" [Renato Neto official]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. "Domingos Paciência: "Reforços vieram colmatar determinadas situações"" [Domingos Paciência: "Additions solved certain situations"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. "Renato Neto emprestado ao Videoton" [Renato Neto loaned to Videoton]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 July 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  7. "AA Gent huurt Renato Neto" [AA Gent get Renato Neto on loan] (in Dutch). Voetbal Primeur. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  8. "'Echte Renato Neto is terug'" ['The real Renato Neto is back']. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  9. "Vooruitblik met Renato Neto" [Preview with Renato Neto] (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  10. "Gent end 115-year wait for Belgian title". UEFA. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  11. Miller, Nick (16 March 2018). "Are Brighton the Premier League's shrewdest buyers?". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  12. Poissonnier, Niels (31 July 2017). "Het houdt niet op: nieuwe knieoperatie voor Renato Neto" [It does not stop: new knee surgery for Renato Neto]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  13. "'Onfortuinelijke Neto kan na mislukt seizoen terugkeren naar thuisland'" ['Unfortunate Neto can return home after a failed season'] (in Dutch). Voetbal Primeur. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  14. "Renato Neto ruilt AA Gent in voor KV Oostende: "Volgens gerenommeerde arts kan ik probleemloos nog jaren presteren"" [Renato Neto switches AA Gent for KV Oostende: "According to a renowned doctor, I can perform for years without any problems"]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  15. "Renato Neto » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  16. "Renato Neto". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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