Pedro Neto
Portuguese footballer (born 2000)
Pedro Lomba Neto (European Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈnɛtu]; born 9 March 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Chelsea and the Portugal national team.
He started his career at Braga, who loaned him to Italian club Lazio in the summer of 2017. In 2019, he signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he dealt with several injury problems. In August 2024, he joined Chelsea, winning the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup in his first season.
After representing Portugal at youth level, Neto made his full debut in November 2020, scoring in his first match. He was selected for UEFA Euro 2024 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and won the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League.
Club career
Braga
Born in Viana do Castelo, Neto joined Braga's youth system at the age of 13. On 7 May 2017, while 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 Porto B in the Segunda Liga. 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 Nacional 4–0 and becoming the club's youngest ever goal scorer in the competition.
On 31 August 2017, both Neto and teammate Bruno Jordão were loaned to Lazio of Italy for two years, with an obligation to buy both players for a combined €26 million.
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