José Neto (footballer, born 2008)
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| Full name | José Pedro Formoso Neto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 April 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aljustrel, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2017 | Mineiro Aljustrelense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2025 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Benfica B | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Benfica | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Portugal U17 | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
José Pedro Formoso Neto (born 19 April 2008) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Benfica.
Early life
[edit]Neto was born on 19 April 2008. Born in Aljustrel, Portugal, he is a native of the city.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Neto joined the youth academy of Mineiro Aljustrelense. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Benfica.[2]
International career
[edit]Neto is a Portugal youth international. During May and June 2025, he played for the Portugal national under-17 football team at the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Style of play
[edit]Neto plays as a defender. English newspaper The Guardian wrote in 2025 that he "is a meticulous full-back, both defensively and in his attacking role".[3]
Honours
[edit]Portugal U17
References
[edit]- ↑ "Aljustrelense José Neto campeão europeu de sub-17" [Aljustrelense José Neto European under-17 champion] (in Portuguese). 1 June 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ José Neto at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Next Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Cabral fires Portugal to first U-17 World Cup title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ↑ "Portugal win 2025 U17 EURO: At a glance". UEFA. 28 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- José Neto at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Beja District
- People from Aljustrel
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers