Neto Borges

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Borges and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos. "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.

Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto (born 13 September 1996), commonly known as Neto Borges or simply Borges, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.

Neto Borges

Neto with Hammarby in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto
Date of birth	(1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Saubara, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Middlesbrough
Number	30
Youth career
	Boca Júnior
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Boca Júnior	13	(0)
2017	Itabaiana	5	(0)
2017	Atlético Tubarão	0	(0)
2018–2019	Hammarby	26	(0)
2019–2022	Genk	6	(0)
2020–2021	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)	19	(0)
2021–2022	→ Tondela (loan)	29	(1)
2022–2024	Clermont	61	(3)
2024–	Middlesbrough	35	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:54, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

Brazil

Neto Borges emerged into playing regular first team football in 2017, spending part of the year at Boca Júnior and Itabaiana.^[1] He later went to Clube Atlético Tubarão and featured as the club won their first Copa Santa Catarina title in late 2017.^[2]

Hammarby IF

Ahead of the 2018 season, Neto Borges transferred to Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. He signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the Swedish club.^[3] He made his league debut for Hammarby on 1 April against Sirius in a 3–1 home win, playing the full 90 minutes.^[3]

Borges went on to play 26 games for the club in Allsvenskan, providing four assists, as Hammarby finished 4th in the league. He was chosen one of the eleven best players of the 2018 season by Cmore Sports, Fotbollskanalen and Playmaker.^[4]

Genk

On 3 January 2019, Borges completed a transfer to Genk in the Belgian First Division A.^[5] He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club, with an option for a further.^[6] Hammarby confirmed that they received a club-record fee for Borges,^[5] reportedly set between €2 million and €3 million.^[7][8] On 5 August 2020, it was announced that Borges had agreed a contract to play with Brazilian Club CR Vasco da Gama until July 2021.^[9]

Clermont

On 13 June 2022, Borges signed a contract for two years with an option for the third year with Clermont in France.^[10]

Middlesbrough

On 27 August 2024, Middlesbrough announced that they had completed a deal to sign Borges from Clermont on a three year contract.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 March 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Boca Júnior	2017	Campeonato Sergipano	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
Itabaiana	2017	Brasileiro Série D	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Hammarby	2018	Allsvenskan	26	0	4	0	—		—		30	0
Genk	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	5	0	1	0	—		1[b]	0	7	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	—		1	0	8	0
Vasco da Gama (loan)	2020	Brasileiro Série A	19	0	1	0	—		3[c]	0	23	0
Tondela (loan)	2020–21	Primeira Liga	29	1	6	2	0	0	—		35	3
Clermont	2022–23	Ligue 1	33	3	1	0	—		—		34	3
	2023–24	Ligue 1	28	0	2	0	—		—		30	0
	Total		61	3	3	0	—		—		64	3
Middlesbrough	2024–25	Championship	33	1	0	0	0	0	—		33	1
Career total			192	5	15	2	0	0	4	0	211	7

1. Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France
2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Clube Atlético Tubarão

• Copa Santa Catarina: 2017

Genk

• Belgian First Division A: 2018–19