Neto Costa

Neto Costa
Personal information
Full name Arnaldo Francisco da Costa Neto
Date of birth (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth São José dos Ramos, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Athletic-MG
Number 19
Youth career
Cerâmica
2015–2016 CSP
2016–2017 Capivariano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 58 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2025

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.

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]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSP 2015 Paraibano 7 1 7 1
Capivariano 2017 Paulista A2 5 2 5 2
2021 Paulista A3 15 5 15 5
2024 Paulista Série A2 15 6 15 6
Total 35 13 35 13
Cianorte (loan) 2018 Série D 3 1 10 3 2 0 15 4
Ponte Preta (loan) 2018 Série B 7 0 7 0
Santa Cruz (loan) 2019 Série C 3 1 6 1 0 0 2[a] 0 11 2
Oliveirense (loan) 2019–20 LigaPro 14 1 1 0 15 1
FC Cascavel (loan) 2020 Série D 10 0 10 0
Boa Esporte (loan) 2021 Série D 13 0 13 0
Caldense (loan) 2022 Série D 15 2 15 2
Manaus (loan) 2022 Série C 9 0 9 0
Patrocinense (loan) 2023 Série D 11 5 11 5
Operário Ferroviário (loan) 2023 Série C 6 0 6 0
Athletic-MG 2024 Série C 17 3 17 3
2025 Série B 7 3 8 0 2 0 17 3
Total 24 6 8 0 2 0 34 6
Career total 89 9 77 24 5 0 0 0 2 0 173 33
  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.

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