Norberto Murara Neto (born 19 July 1989), commonly known as Neto (), is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for and captains

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club

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. Neto began his career with Brazilian side

Athletico 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 ...

and later played for Italian side

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. He joined

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

in 2015, where he won the

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in each of his two seasons with the club, serving as a back-up to starter Gianluigi Buffon in the league, but appearing in all of the club's games in both of their victorious

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campaigns. From 2017, he played in Spain's

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as first choice for

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and back-up at

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. He joined

club

in 2022, becoming captain. He was first called up for the

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national team in 2010 but did not earn his first cap until 2018. He won a silver medal at the

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and was part of the nation's squad at the

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Club career

Athlético Paranaense

Born in

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, Neto moved as a teenager from his state's Cruzeiro to

. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 in the

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due to the suspension of first-choice

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, and kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 home win over Grêmio Barueri on 16 August 2009. His only other appearance of the season came on 29 November in the final home game, as a half-time substitute for Galatto in a 2–0 win over

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also at the Arena da Baixada. After Galatto and second-choice

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left Atlético-PR, Neto became the first-choice goalkeeper for the 2010 season. In the opener on 9 May, he was sent off in a 2–1 loss at

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for a foul on

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; following a two-match suspension, he returned and started every game for the club until October, when he was forced to miss several games after being called up for the Brazil national team.

Fiorentina

Neto agreed a deal to play for Italian club

on 5 January 2011, signing the contract three days later for a €3.5 million transfer fee split into three payments and Atlético-PR retaining 25% of his economic rights. Second-choice to Artur Boruc, he made his debut in the 4th round of the

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on 24 November 2011 at home to fellow

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, winning 2–1. He made his

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debut on 29 April in a 2–0 loss at

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. In 2013–14, with Boruc and

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now having left the

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, Neto became the first-choice goalkeeper for ''La Viola''. He made his continental debut in their run to the last 16 of the

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, playing nine games; this started with a 2–1 win at

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in the play-off on 22 August and concluded with elimination by

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in March 2014. On 3 May, he played in the

2014 Coppa Italia Final The 2014 Coppa Italia Final decided the winner of the 2013–14 Coppa Italia, the 67th season of Italy's main football cup. It was played on 3 May 2014 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, between Fiorentina and Napoli. Napoli won the game 3–1, with ...

, which Fiorentina lost 3–1 to Napoli. Fiorentina reached the semi-finals of the

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, where they were eliminated by eventual winners Sevilla. Neto played seven of the eight knockout games, with Romanian

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playing the preceding fixtures before injury.

Juventus

Neto joined

on a four-year contract on 3 July 2015, after his Fiorentina deal expired. He made his debut on 23 September, starting in a 1–1 Serie A home draw against

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. On 16 December, he achieved his first clean sheet with the club in a 4–0 win over cross-city rivals

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during a

match. He kept his first league clean sheet in the final fixture on 14 May 2016, a 5–0 home win over

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, as Juventus celebrated their Serie A title victory. A week later, he kept another clean sheet to win the

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1–0 against A.C. Milan in Rome's

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. In his second season with the club, Neto made his

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debut on 7 December 2016, in Juventus's final group match, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win over

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. Although he served as a back-up to Gianluigi Buffon in the league, he was the team's starting goalkeeper in the

, featuring in all their matches including the 2–0 victory over

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in the

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on 17 May 2017. Juventus won their 12th Coppa Italia title, becoming the first team to win three consecutive championships and league-cup doubles.

Valencia

On 7 July 2017, Neto joined

on a four-year contract in a €7 million deal, plus an additional €2 million in conditional bonuses. He made his debut for the club on 18 August, starting in a 1–0

home win against Las Palmas. While Neto was the first-choice goalkeeper in both of his league seasons at the Mestalla Stadium,

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played all the

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games including the 2–1 win over

in the 2019 final.

Barcelona

On 27 June 2019, it was announced that Neto would move to

for €26m plus €9m in add-ons. He arrived as back-up for

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, a day after fellow goalkeeper

Jasper Cillessen Jacobus Antonius Peter Johannes "Jasper" Cillessen (born 22 April 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club NEC and the Netherlands national team. Cillessen joined NEC's youth team in 2001, making hi ...

moved in the other direction. He made his debut on 10 December in a 2–1 win at

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at the end of the Champions League group stage, with manager Ernesto Valverde resting most of his key players. He played two league games over the season, starting on 4 January 2020 in the

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against

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, a 2–2 away draw while Ter Stegen was injured. Neto played in Barcelona's first six

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games and three of the six UEFA Champions League group stage matches of 2020–21, as his German teammate took until the end of October to recover from a knee injury; this included a 3–1 home loss to

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in El Clásico on 24 October.

AFC Bournemouth

On 7 August 2022, Neto joined

club

on a free transfer, signing a 12-month contract. He was initially back-up to

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. He made his debut on 23 August in the second round of the

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away to Norwich City, winning on penalties after a 2–2 draw; eight days later he played his first league game, a goalless draw at home to

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. He remained first choice until suffering a hamstring injury on 24 October in the 2–0 loss at West Ham United, with Travers replacing him at half time; he returned on 14 January 2023 for a defeat by the same score away to

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, and was praised by manager

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for recovering ahead of schedule.

International career

In September 2010, 21-year-old Neto had his first call-up for the

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under manager Mano Menezes, who chose several new young players with an eye to the 2012 Olympic tournament. He took no part in the

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against

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in the United Arab Emirates and against

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in England, He was called up again in October to face

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in another exhibition in Qatar. Neto was in the Brazil squad for the 2012 Olympic tournament in Great Britain, playing in their two opening group stage wins over

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and

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before being replaced by

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as the nation went on to win the silver medal. Neto was one of seven stand-by players named by Dunga for the senior team at the

, but was eventually called into the main squad after a knee injury to

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. He remained on the bench as

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played as first-choice goalkeeper, and Brazil reached the quarter-finals. On 12 September 2018, eight years after his first senior call-up, Neto made his debut for Brazil when he started in a 5–0

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win over

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in the United States.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Juventus *

: 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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runner-up: 2016–17 Valencia *

: 2018–19 Barcelona *Copa del Rey:

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Brazil U23 *

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References

External links

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