Sosthenes José Santos Salles (born 18 November 1987), known as Neto Berola, is a Brazilian

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who plays for Ituano as a forward.

Club career

Neto Berola was born in

Itabuna Itabuna is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. It is the 6th largest city in Bahia by population after Salvador, Feira de Santana, Camaçari, Vitória da Conquista, and Juazeiro. It had an estimated 214,123 residents in 2021. Itabuna covers a tota ...

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, and after impressing for an amateur side of Buerarema, joined

's under-20 squad in 2007. He was promoted to the main squad in the following year, appearing regularly but mainly as a substitute. 2 On 20 April 2009, after scoring 13 goals for the side in that year's

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, Neto Berola moved to fellow state team Vitória. He made his Série A debut on 4 July, replacing

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in a 1–2 away loss against

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. Neto Berola scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 16 August 2009, netting his team's second in a 2–3 loss at

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. He finished the campaign with 20 appearances and four goals, as ''Leão'' narrowly avoided relegation. On 25 May 2010 Neto Berola signed a three-year deal with

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. An undisputed starter for the side, he was sidelined for three months due to a back injury in 2012. On 31 August 2012 Neto Berola renewed with Atlético, signing until the end of 2016. On 23 June 2014 he was loaned to Al Wasl, but returned to Brazil on 2 March of the following year after rescinding his contract early. On 19 May 2015 Neto Berola was loaned to Santos. On 21 July of the following year, after his loan spell at Santos expired, he moved to

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after rescinding his contract with ''Galo''. On 1 January 2019 Neto Berola signed for Série B side America Mineiro on a one year deal.

Career statistics

Honours

;Vitória *

: 2010 ;Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Mineiro: 2012,

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* Copa Libertadores:

;Santos * Campeonato Paulista:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berola, Neto 1987 births Living people Footballers from Bahia Copa Libertadores-winning players Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Esporte Clube Vitória players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Santos FC players Al Wasl F.C. players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players C.D. Veracruz footballers América Futebol Clube (MG) players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Ituano FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico UAE Pro League players Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Itabuna