Neto Borges
{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Portuguese name|Borges|dos Santos|Neto}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Neto Borges
| image = Hammarby-Djurgården-63.jpg
| caption = Neto with Hammarby in 2018
| fullname = Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|09|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Saubara, Bahia, Brazil
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Middlesbrough
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Boca Júnior
| years1 = 2017
| clubs1 = Boca Júnior
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017
| clubs2 = Itabaiana
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = Atlético Tubarão
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = Hammarby
| caps4 = 26
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019–2022
| clubs5 = Genk
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = → Vasco da Gama (loan)
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = → Tondela (loan)
| caps7 = 29
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2022–2024
| clubs8 = Clermont
| caps8 = 61
| goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2024–
| clubs9 = Middlesbrough
| caps9 = 33
| goals9 = 1
| club-update = 00:07, 31 March 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 {{English football updater|Middboro}} club Middlesbrough.
Career
=Brazil=
Neto Borges emerged into playing regular first team football in 2017, spending part of the year at Boca Júnior and Itabaiana.{{cite web|url=http://esportesmais.com.br/especial-e-conheca-a-historia-de-neto-borges/|title=Neto Borges é um dos destaques do Campeonato Sueco e falou com exclusividade ao Esportes Mais|date=20 August 2018|publisher=Esportesmais|accessdate=30 November 2017}} He later went to Clube Atlético Tubarão and featured as the club won their first Copa Santa Catarina title in late 2017.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/noticia/do-tubarao-de-santa-catarina-a-destaque-do-futebol-sueco-conheca-o-lateral-neto-borges.ghtml|title=Do Tubarão de Santa Catarina a destaque do futebol sueco: conheça o lateral Neto Borges|date=10 November 2018|publisher=Globo|accessdate=30 November 2017}}
=Hammarby IF=
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/hammarby-varvar-ytterback-neto-borges-klar/|title=Hammarby värvar ytterback – Neto Borges klar|date=20 December 2017|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|accessdate=20 December 2017}} He made his league debut for Hammarby on 1 April against Sirius in a 3–1 home win, playing the full 90 minutes.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/arets-lag-i-allsvenskan---fyra-guldmakare-tar-plats/|title=Årets lag i allsvenskan - fyra guldmakare tar plats|date=|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|accessdate=15 November 2018}}
=Genk=
On 3 January 2019, Borges completed a transfer to Genk in the Belgian First Division A.{{cite web|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/neto-borges-till-krc-genk/|title=Neto Borges till KRC Genk|date=3 January 2019|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|accessdate=3 January 2019|language=Swedish}} He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club, with an option for a further.{{cite web |url=https://www.krcgenk.be/nl/nieuws/3367/neto-borges-tekent-in-genk|title=Neto Borges tekent in Genk!|date=3 January 2019|publisher=KRC Genk|accessdate=3 January 2019|language=Dutch}} Hammarby confirmed that they received a club-record fee for Borges, reportedly set between €2 million and €3 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/m6lWM1/hammarbys-prislapp-pa-brassen-pa-vag-mot-succeaffar|title=Hammarbys prislapp på brassen - på väg mot succéaffär|date=22 November 2018 |publisher=Aftonbladet|accessdate=3 January 2019|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/hammarby-saljer-borges-for-en-rekordsumma/|title=Säljer Borges – för en rekordsumma|date=27 December 2018 |publisher=Expressen|accessdate=3 January 2019|language=Swedish}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/vasco/noticia/vasco-negocia-com-time-belga-para-contratar-o-lateral-esquerdo-neto-borges.ghtml|title = Vasco negocia com time belga para contratar o lateral-esquerdo Neto Borges| date=5 August 2020 }}
=Clermont=
On 13 June 2022, Borges signed a contract for two years with an option for the third year with Clermont in France.{{cite web|publisher=Clermont|url=https://www.clermontfoot.com/neto-borges-premiere-recrue-du-clermont-foot-63/|title=NETO BORGES, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DU CLERMONT FOOT 63|date=13 June 2022|access-date=7 July 2022|language=fr}}
= Middlesbrough =
On 27 August 2024, Middlesbrough announced that they had completed a deal to sign Borges from Clermont on a three year contract.{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Middlesbrough |date=2024-08-27 |title=Neto Borges Signs For Boro |url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/27/neto-borges-signs-for-boro/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Middlesbrough FC}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 29 March 2025}}{{soccerway|472399}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Boca Júnior
|2017 |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| Itabaiana
|2017 |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| Hammarby
|2018 |26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|Genk
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|Belgian First Division A |5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Vasco da Gama (loan)
|2020 |19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|Appearance in Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Tondela (loan)
|29 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 3 | ||
| rowspan=3|Clermont
|33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||64 | 3 | |||||
| Middlesbrough
|33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!192 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 211 | 7 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|vivaldo-borges-dos-santos-neto/472399}}
{{Middlesbrough F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borges, Neto}}
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Clube Atlético Tubarão players
Category:Hammarby Fotboll players
Category:CR Vasco da Gama players
Category:Clermont Foot players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
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Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Middlesbrough F.C. players
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