Adalberto Hilário Ferreira Neto or simply Adalberto (born 21 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

Career

In March 2007, Adalberto transferred from América-MG to

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. Th ...

, where he played four league matches in the

Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

before returning to Brazil. He contract was terminated in June 2008. He played the 2009/2010 for

Kallo Kallo is a village and ''deelgemeente'' (sub-municipality) of Beveren in East Flanders, Belgium. Kallo was an independent municipality until 1 January 1977, when it merged with Beveren as part of the fusion of municipalities in Belgium. Most of ...

and was in April 2010 sold to

Tupi Football Club Tupi Football Club, commonly referred to as Tupi, is a Brazilian professional club based in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais founded on 26 May 1912. It competes in the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão, the third tier of the Minas Gerais state foo ...

. The

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

left after three months his club Tupi and returned to Belgium who signed with

RFC Liège Royal Football Club de Liège (more commonly known as RFC Liège) is a professional football club based in Liège, capital of Liège Province, Belgium. The team currently play in Challenger Pro League, the second tier in Belgian football. It ...

References

External links

* * 1987 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Juiz de Fora Clube Atlético Mineiro players Tupi Football Club players K.V.C. Westerlo players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players RFC Liège players Tombense Futebol Clube players Americano FC players Guarani Esporte Clube (MG) players Clube Atlético Linense players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Goytacaz Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Esporte Clube São Bento players Belgian Pro League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Men's association football defenders Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub