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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Brazil

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

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and

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. He later went to

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and featured as the club won their first

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title in late 2017.

Hammarby IF

Ahead of the 2018 season, Neto Borges transferred to

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. 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

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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

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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

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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.

Middlesbrough

On 27 August 2024,

announced that they had completed a deal to sign Borges from Clermont on a three year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Clube Atlético Tubarão *

: 2017 Genk *

: 2018–19

References

External links

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