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

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. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Career

Grêmio

Born in

Erechim Erechim () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the South Region, Brazil, South Region of Brazil. Recognized as a subregional hub in the country, it serves as the central cit ...

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, 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, Inter de Porto Alegre, a cidade do Grêmio or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the ...

for the

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

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

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

Udinese

On 28 July 2011, Neuton joined

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side

Udinese Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sport ...

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 association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

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 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 (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...

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

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

on loan until June.

Later years

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

Pistoiese Football Club Pistoiese SSD, commonly known as Pistoiese, is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921, the club has also played Serie A on a num ...

. 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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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Neuton 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Erechim Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Men's association football central defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Serie A players Serie C players English Football League players Cypriot First Division players Grêmio FBPA players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Udinese Calcio players Watford F.C. players Granada CF footballers Albacete Balompié players FC Pistoiese SSD 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 Azuriz Futebol Clube players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen