Neto Costa

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Neto Costa
Personal information
Full name Arnaldo Francisco da Costa Neto
Date of birth (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth São José dos Ramos, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Athletic-MG
Youth career
Cerâmica
2015–2016 CSP
2016–2017 Capivariano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 CSP 7 (1)
2017–2024 Capivariano 35 (13)
2018Cianorte (loan) 13 (4)
2018Ponte Preta (loan) 7 (0)
2019Santa Cruz (loan) 9 (2)
2019–2020Oliveirense (loan) 14 (1)
2020FC Cascavel (loan) 10 (0)
2021Boa Esporte (loan) 13 (0)
2022Caldense (loan) 15 (2)
2022Manaus (loan) 9 (0)
2023Patrocinense (loan) 11 (5)
2023Operário Ferroviário (loan) 6 (0)
2024– Athletic-MG 44 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:21, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Arnaldo Francisco da Costa Neto (born 12 January 1997), known as Neto Costa, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic-MG.

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Career

Born in São José dos Ramos, Paraíba, [1] Neto Costa played for Cerâmica and CSP as a youth before making his senior debut with the latter. He moved to Capivariano in 2016, initially for the under-20 team.

In June 2018, after a period at Cianorte, Neto Costa moved to Ponte Preta. [2] After being rarely used, he signed for Santa Cruz on 19 December. [3]

On 31 August 2019, Neto Costa moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Oliveirense in the Portuguese LigaPro. [4] On 28 August of the following year, he returned to his home country to sign for FC Cascavel. [5]

Back at Capivariano for the 2021 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, Neto Costa was announced at Boa Esporte on 18 June of that year. [6] On 26 November, he agreed to a deal with Caldense, [7] but moved to Manaus on 7 April 2022. [8]

On 14 December 2022, Patrocinense announced the signing of Neto Costa for the upcoming campaign. [9] The following 12 April, after being the club's top scorer in the 2023 Campeonato Mineiro, he moved to Operário Ferroviário. [10]

Back to Capivariano for the 2024 Campeonato Paulista Série A2, Neto Costa signed for Athletic-MG on 10 April of that year. [11] On 6 January 2025, after helping the club to achieve a first-ever promotion to the Série B, he signed a new one-year contract. [12]

Career statistics

As of 29 May 2025 [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CSP 2015 Paraibano 7171
Capivariano 2017 Paulista A2 5252
2021 Paulista A3 155155
2024 Paulista Série A2156156
Total35133513
Cianorte (loan) 2018 Série D 3110320154
Ponte Preta (loan)2018 Série B 7070
Santa Cruz (loan) 2019 Série C 3161002 [a] 0112
Oliveirense (loan) 2019–20 LigaPro 14110151
FC Cascavel (loan) 2020 Série D100100
Boa Esporte (loan)2021Série D130130
Caldense (loan) 2022 Série D152152
Manaus (loan)2022Série C9090
Patrocinense (loan) 2023 Série D115115
Operário Ferroviário (loan)2023Série C6060
Athletic-MG 2024Série C173173
2025 Série B738020173
Total2468020346
Career total899772450002017333
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References

  1. "Neto Costa revela pressão da família tricolor e mira disputa com Pipico no Santa Cruz" [Neto Costa reveals pressure from tricolour family and aims dispute with Pipico at Santa Cruz] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  2. "Ceifador da Macaca? Novo atacante da Ponte aceita comparação com Dourado: "Comemoro igual ele"" [Ceifador of the Macaca? New forward of Ponte accepts comparison with Dourado: "I celebrate like him"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. "Neto Costa é o novo atacante do Santa Cruz" [Neto Costa is the new forward of Santa Cruz] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santa Cruz FC. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. "Oliveirense reforça ataque com Neto Costa" [Oliveirense bolster attack with Neto Costa] (in Portuguese). Record. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  5. "FC Cascavel apresenta mais três reforços para a disputa da Série D" [FC Cascavel present three more additions for the Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Paraná. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  6. "Boa Esporte fecha com mais dois reforços para sequência da Série D do Brasileiro" [Boa Esporte sign with two more additions for the remainder of the Brasileiro Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  7. "Caldense anuncia chegada de mais dois atacantes em preparação para o Campeonato Mineiro" [Caldense announce arrival of two more forwards in preparation for the Campeonato Mineiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  8. "Manaus contrata atacantes Neto Costa, ex-Caldense, e Hélio Paraíba, ex-Botafogo-SP" [Manaus sign forwards Neto Costa, formerly of Caldense, and Hélio Paraíba, formerly of Botafogo-SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  9. "Patrocinense anuncia reforços para temporada de 2023" [Patrocinense announce additions for the 2023 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  10. "Operário Ferroviário contrata centroavante Neto Costa" [Operário Ferroviário sign centre forward Neto Costa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Rede. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  11. "Com ex-jogador da seleção da Itália e outros 7, Athletic reforça elenco para a Série C" [With a former player of the Italy national team and another 7, Athletic bolster squad for the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna de Minas. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  12. "Athletic anuncia contratação de meia paraguaio e renovação de dois atletas" [Athletic announce signing of Paraguayan midfielder and renewal of two athletes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna de Minas. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  13. Neto Costa at Soccerway . Retrieved 29 May 2025.