Pedro Neto

Pedro Lomba Neto (born 9 March 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Lomba and the second or paternal family name is Neto.
Pedro Neto
Personal information
Full name Pedro Lomba Neto[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000
Place of birth Viana do Castelo, Portugal[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club 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 29 (3)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:49, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2019

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.[3] 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.[4][5]

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.[6][7] 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.[8]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 2 August 2019, Neto signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers.[9] 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).[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] After having what would have been his first goal in the competition ruled out controversially by VAR at Liverpool on 29 December,[13] 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.[14]

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.[15]

Personal life

Neto's uncle, Sérgio Lomba, was also a footballer.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 August 2020[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Braga 2016–17[18] Primeira Liga 2100000021
2017–18[19] 1000000010
Total 3100000031
Lazio (loan) 2018–19[20] Serie A 4010—0050
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20[21] Premier League 293202011[lower-alpha 1]2445
Career total 3642020112526
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Pedro Neto" (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Comunicato 31.08.17" [Announcement 31.08.17] (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  7. "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.
  8. "Lazio 1–2 Juventus". Football Italia. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  9. "Comunicato 02.08.2019" [Announcement 02.08.2019] (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  10. Doyle, Paul (14 August 2019). "Wolves face Torino after stroll on easy street seeing off Pyunik". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. Stone, Simon (19 August 2019). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  12. Stone, Simon (28 September 2019). "Wolves 2–0 Watford: Wolves beat Watford for first Premier League win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  13. 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.
  14. Magowan, Alistair (1 January 2020). "Watford 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  15. Amaro, Miguel (5 September 2019). "Portugal arranca qualificação com goleada" [Portugal get qualifying campaign started with rout]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  16. "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.
  17. Pedro Neto at Soccerway
  18. "Games played by Pedro Neto in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  19. "Games played by Pedro Neto in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  20. "Games played by Pedro Neto in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  21. "Games played by Pedro Neto in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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