Eduardo Neto

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento. "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.

Eduardo da Silva Nascimento Neto (born 24 October 1988), known as Eduardo Neto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Operário Ferroviário as a central defender or a defensive midfielder.

Eduardo Neto

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo da Silva Nascimento Neto
Date of birth	(1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Operário Ferroviário
Youth career
	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Bahia	2	(0)
2008–2014	Villa Rio	0	(0)
2008–2010	→ Botafogo (loan)	54	(1)
2010	→ Braga (loan)	0	(0)
2011	→ Vitória (loan)	10	(0)
2012	→ ABC (loan)	12	(0)
2012–2013	→ Tavriya Simferopol (loan)	19	(1)
2014–2015	Avaí	93	(0)
2016–2018	Kawasaki Frontale	104	(8)
2018–2020	Nagoya Grampus	34	(0)
2021	Tombense	24	(0)
2022–2023	Oita Trinita	23	(2)
2023–	Operário Ferroviário	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023

Club career

The Brazilian central defender left on 21 June 2010 his club Villa Rio and signed with Portuguese club Braga.^[1]

On 13 January 2011, Eduardo Neto joined Vitória on loan until the end of the season.^[2]

On 29 June 2018, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Neto.^[3] On 12 February 2020, Neto was released by Nagoya Grampus.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2023^[5][6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bahia	2007	Série C	9	1	—		—		—		—		—		9	1
Botafogo (loan)	2008	Série A	9	0	11	0	2	0	—		1	1	—		23	1
	2009		21	0	7	0	—		—		2	0	—		30	0
	2010		—		13	0	2	0	—		—		—		15	0
	Total		30	0	31	0	4	0	—		3	1	—		68	1
Vitória (loan)	2011	Série B	—		10	0	—		—		—		—		10	0
ABC (loan)	2012	Série B	9	0	—		3	0	—		—		—		12	0
Tavriya Simferopol (loan)	2012–13	Ukrainian Premier League	19	1	—		2	0	—		—		—		21	1
Avaí	2014	Série B	33	0	16	0	5	0	—		—		—		54	0
	2015	Série A	28	0	8	0	3	0	—		—		—		39	0
	Total		61	0	24	0	8	0	—		—		—		93	0
Kawasaki Frontale	2016	J1 League	29	2	—		3	1	5	1	—		—		37	4
	2017		31	1	—		2	0	4	0	10[a]	1	—		48	2
	2018		11	2	—		0	0	0	0	4[a]	0	1[b]	0	16	2
	Total		71	5	—		5	1	9	1	14	1	1	0	101	8
Nagoya Grampus	2018	J1 League	15	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2019		16	0	—		0	0	3	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		31	0	—		0	0	3	0	—		—		34	0
Tombense	2021	Série C	24	0	—		—		—		—		—		24	0
Oita Trinita	2022	J2 League	22	2	—		1	0	3	0	—		1	0	27	2
Operário Ferroviário	2023	Série C	7	1	—		—		—		—		—		7	1
Career total			284	9	65	0	17	1	15	1	17	2	2	0	406	13

1. Appearances and goal in the AFC Champions League
2. Appearance in the Japanese Super Cup

Honours

Botafogo

• Taça Rio: 2008
• Taca Guanabara: 2009

Kawasaki Frontale

• J1 League: 2017