Neuton Sérgio Piccoli (born 14 March 1990), simply known as Neuton, is a Brazilian

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who plays for Ypiranga. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Grêmio

Born in

Erechim Erechim is a Brazilian municipality located in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. A regional center in the northern portion of the state, it is the second most populous city in the region with 106,633 inhabitants, second only to the city of ...

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

, Neuton joined Gremio's youth setup in 2008, after starting it out at Ypiranga de Erechim. He made his debut for the club on 25 April 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away victory over

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...

for the

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championship. Neuton made his Série A debut on 8 May, starting in a 0–0 draw at

Atlético Goianiense Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...

. He scored his first professional goal on 20 November, netting the first in a 3–1 home win against

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

Udinese

On 28 July 2011, Neuton joined

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side

Udinese Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a fo ...

on a five-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 16 August, starting in a 0–1 loss to

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in that season's

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. Neuton made his league debut, on 11 September 2011, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 win over

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. However, he only appeared in four league games during the campaign.

Watford (loan)

Neuton joined

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on a season's loan on 31 August 2012. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat at

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

on 15 September. He subsequently stated that he "can do much better" in October, but still appeared in only eight league games in the season.

Chapecoense (loan)

On 2 April 2014 Neuton joined newly promoted side Chapecoense on loan until December. Mainly a backup to

Douglas Grolli Douglas Ricardo Grolli (born 5 October 1989), known as Douglas Grolli, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Avispa Fukuoka. Career Grolli was born in São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, and was a Chap ...

and Jailton, he was only utilized in nine matches before being released in November.

Granada / Albacete (loans)

On 31 August 2015 Neuton was loaned to

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side

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

, for one year. On 1 February of the following year, after making no league appearances, he joined

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

on loan until June.

Later years

In September 2016, Neuton signed with Italian third-tier club

Pistoiese Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921 and later restored after bankruptcy, the team plays their home games ...

. On 31 August 2017, he switched clubs and countries and moved to Cypriot club Doxa Katokopias. On 5 April 2018, he returned to his native country and signed with second-tier club Juventude.

Career statistics

Honours

;Grêmio *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Neuton 1990 births Living people People from Erechim Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football defenders Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Udinese Calcio players Watford F.C. players Granada CF footballers Albacete Balompié players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players Doxa Katokopias FC players Esporte Clube Juventude players Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players Londrina Esporte Clube players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Ypiranga Futebol Clube players Cypriot First Division players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players English Football League players Serie A players Serie C players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul