In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Borges and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.
Neto with Hammarby in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto | ||
Date of birth | (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Saubara, Bahia, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
Boca Júnior | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Boca Júnior | 13 | (0) |
2017 | Itabaiana | 5 | (0) |
2017 | Atlético Tubarão | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Hammarby | 26 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Genk | 6 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Tondela (loan) | 29 | (1) |
2022–2024 | Clermont | 61 | (3) |
2024– | Middlesbrough | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:48, 27 December 2024 (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 EFL Championship 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. He later went to Clube Atlético Tubarão and featured as the club won their first Copa Santa Catarina title in late 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. 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.
Genk
On 3 January 2019, Borges completed a transfer to Genk in the Belgian First Division A. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club, with an option for a further. Hammarby confirmed that they received a club-record fee for Borges, reportedly set between €2 million and €3 million. 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.
Clermont
On 13 June 2022, Borges signed a contract for two years with an option for the third year with Clermont in France.
Middlesbrough
On 27 August 2024, Middlesbrough announced that they had completed a deal to sign Borges from Clermont on a three year contract.
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 August 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Boca Júnior | 2017 | Campeonato Sergipano | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Itabaiana | 2017 | Brasileiro Série D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Hammarby | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
Genk | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2020 | Brasileiro Série A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Tondela (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
Clermont | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
Total | 61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 3 | ||||
Middlesbrough | 2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 160 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 179 | 6 |
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Clube Atlético Tubarão
- Copa Santa Catarina: 2017
Genk
References
- "Neto Borges é um dos destaques do Campeonato Sueco e falou com exclusividade ao Esportes Mais". Esportesmais. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Do Tubarão de Santa Catarina a destaque do futebol sueco: conheça o lateral Neto Borges". Globo. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Hammarby värvar ytterback – Neto Borges klar". Hammarby Fotboll. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- "Årets lag i allsvenskan - fyra guldmakare tar plats". Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Neto Borges till KRC Genk" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Neto Borges tekent in Genk!" (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Hammarbys prislapp på brassen - på väg mot succéaffär" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Säljer Borges – för en rekordsumma" (in Swedish). Expressen. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Vasco negocia com time belga para contratar o lateral-esquerdo Neto Borges". 5 August 2020.
- "NETO BORGES, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DU CLERMONT FOOT 63" (in French). Clermont. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- FC, Middlesbrough (27 August 2024). "Neto Borges Signs For Boro". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- Neto Borges at Soccerway
External links
- Neto Borges at Soccerway
Middlesbrough F.C. – current squad | |
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Clube Atlético Tubarão players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- C.D. Tondela players
- Clermont Foot players
- Allsvenskan players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Primeira Liga players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen