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

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club Clermont.

Career

Brazil

Neto Borges emerged into playing regular first team football in 2017, spending part of the year at Boca Júnior and

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. He later went to Clube Atlético Tubarão and featured as the club won their first Copa Santa Catarina title in late 2017.

Hammarby IF

Ahead of the 2018 season, Neto Borges transferred to

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Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

. He signed a three and a half-year deal with the

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club. He made his league debut for Hammarby on 1 April against Sirius in a 3–1 home win, playing the full 90 minutes. 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.

Genk

On 3 January 2019, Borges completed a transfer to Genk in the

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. He signed a three and a half-year contract with the club, with an option for a further. Hammarby confirmed that they received a club-record fee for Borges, reportedly set between €2 million and €3 million. 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.

Clermont

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

Honours

Clube Atlético Tubarão * Copa Santa Catarina: 2017 Genk *

: 2018–19

References

1996 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Clube Atlético Tubarão players Hammarby Fotboll players K.R.C. Genk players CR Vasco da Gama players C.D. Tondela players Clermont Foot players Allsvenskan players Belgian Pro League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Sweden Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Belgium Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France {{Brazil-footy-defender-1990s-stub