Carlos Neva Tey (born 12 June 1996) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Neva was born in

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, and made his senior debut for

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on 21 April 2013, in a 0–1

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away loss against

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. On 12 May he scored his first senior goal, in a 2–1 home defeat of CA Ceuta. In July 2014, Neva joined

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's youth setup, but was deemed surplus to requirements and moved to

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in September. He renewed his contract with the latter side the following 8 July, being promoted to the C-team. On 26 July 2016, Neva signed for

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. Roughly one year later, he agreed to a deal with

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and was assigned to the reserves also in the third division. Neva made his professional debut on 8 June 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 2–1 home win against

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in the

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championship. On 15 August, he renewed his contract until 2021 and was definitely promoted to the main squad, now in

. Neva made his debut in the top tier on 21 September 2019, starting in a 2–0 home win against

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, and subsequently profitted from injuries of starter Álex Martínez to establish himself as a first-choice during the campaign. On 23 July 2020, he further extended his contract until 2022. On 8 February 2021, Neva renewed his link with the ''Nazaríes'' until 2025. He remained a starter for the side during the following years, suffering relegation in 2021–22 but immediately returning in

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; during the latter season, he scored his first professional goal, netting his team's only in a 3–1 away loss against

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on 14 January 2023.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Granada *

References

External links

Real Madrid profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Neva, Carlos 1996 births Living people People from El Puerto de Santa María Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Spanish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Racing Club Portuense players Sevilla FC C players Marbella FC players Club Recreativo Granada players Granada CF footballers