Neto (football goalkeeper, born 1989)

In this name, the family name is Murara, not Neto.
Neto

Neto warming up with Fiorentina
Personal information
Full name Norberto Murara
Date of birth (1989-07-19) July 19, 1989
Place of birth Araxá, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 25
Youth career
2007–2009 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Atlético Paranaense 36 (0)
2011–2015 Fiorentina 72 (0)
2015– Juventus 6 (0)
National team‡
2012 Brazil U-23 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 24, 2013

Norberto Murara, commonly known as Neto (born July 19, 1989), is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Italian club Juventus. Prior to joining Juventus in 2015, he also played for Brazilian side Atlético Paranaense and Italian side Fiorentina. He won the domestic double in his first season with Juventus, serving as a back-up to starter Gianluigi Buffon in the league, but appearing in all of the club's games in the victorious Coppa Italia.

Club career

Atlético Paranaense

Born in Araxá, Minas Gerais, Neto was installed as Atlético Paranaense's first-choice goalkeeper for the 2010 Brazilian Série A season. After being sent off in the first match of the campaign and serving 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 Fiorentina on January 5, 2011,[1] signing the contract three days later.[1][2] He made his competitive debut for Fiorentina in the 4th round of the 2011–12 Coppa Italia on November 24, 2011 against fellow Tuscans Empoli, winning 2–1.

On 3 May 2014, he played in the Coppa Italia Final, which Fiorentina lost 3–1 to Napoli.[3]

Juventus

Neto joined Juventus on a four-year contract on 3 July 2015.[4] On 23 September 2015, Neto made his Juventus debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Frosinone.[5] On 16 December 2015, Neto achieved his first clean sheet with the club in a 4–0 win over cross-city rivals Torino during a Coppa Italia match.[6] He kept his first clean sheet in the league in the club's final match of the season, on 14 May 2016, which ended in a 5–0 home win over Sampdoria, as Juventus celebrated their Serie A title victory.[7][8] On 21 May, he kept another clean sheet to win the Coppa Italia 1–0 against Milan in Rome's Stadio Olimpico.[9]

International career

Neto was in the Brazil squad for the 2012 Olympic tournament, playing in their two opening group stage wins over Egypt and Belarus before being replaced by Gabriel as the nation went on to win the silver medal.[10]

He was one of seven stand-by players named by Dunga for the senior team at the 2015 Copa América,[11] but was eventually called into the main squad after a knee injury to Diego Alves.[12] Neto remained on the bench as Jefferson played as first-choice goalkeeper, and Brazil reached the quarter-finals.

Honours

Juventus[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Neto deixa o Atlético-PR e acerta com a Fiorentina" [Neto leaves Atlético-PR and joins Fiorentina]. Lance! (in Portuguese). January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Neto passa nos exames e é confirmado na Fiorentina" [Neto passes tests and is confirmed as a Fiorentina player]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). January 8, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Coppa Italia final: Rafael Benitez's Napoli beat Fiorentina 3–1". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Official: Neto joins Juventus". Football Italia. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Juventus held to draw at home by minnows Frosinone". ESPN FC. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Coppa: Four-star Juve crush Toro". Football Italia. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Juve celebrate in the sign of Five". Football Italia. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Juventus 5 Sampdoria 0: Dybala double wraps up season in style". FourFourTwo. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "AC Milan 0-1 Juventus (aet)". bbc.com. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Mark Meadows (3 January 2015). "Fiorentina keeper Neto rejects new contract". Reuters. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kaka among 7 alternates in Brazil's Copa America squad". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Diego Alves Ruled Out of Copa America With Serious Knee Injury". beIN Sports. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Neto". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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