Neto Borges
Brazilian footballer (born 1996)
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Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto (born 13 September 1996), commonly known as Neto Borges or simply Borges, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.
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Neto with Middlesbrough in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Saubara, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Júnior | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Boca Júnior | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | Itabaiana | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Atlético Tubarão | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Hammarby | 26 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Genk | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Tondela (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Clermont | 61 | (3) |
| 2024– | Middlesbrough | 38 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Bristol City (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:21, 2 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Brazil
Neto Borges emerged into playing regular first team football in 2017, spending part of the year at Boca Júnior and Itabaiana.[1] He later went to Atlético Tubarão and featured as the club won their first Copa Santa Catarina title in late 2017.[2]
Hammarby
Ahead of the 2018 season, Neto Borges transferred to Hammarby in the Allsvenskan. He signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the Swedish club.[3] He made his league debut for Hammarby on 1 April against Sirius in a 3–1 home win, playing the full 90 minutes.[3]
Borges went on to play 26 games for the club in Allsvenskan, providing four assists, as Hammarby finished fourth in the league. He was chosen one of the eleven best players of the 2018 season by Cmore Sports, Fotbollskanalen and Playmaker.[4]
Genk
On 3 January 2019, Borges completed a transfer to Genk in the Belgian First Division A.[5] He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club, with an option for a further.[6] Hammarby confirmed that they received a club-record fee for Borges,[5] reportedly set between €2 million and €3 million.[7][8] On 5 August 2020, it was announced that Borges had agreed a contract to play with Brazilian Club Vasco da Gama until July 2021.[9]
Clermont
On 13 June 2022, Borges signed a contract for two years with an option for the third year with Clermont in France.[10]
Middlesbrough
On 27 August 2024, Middlesbrough announced that they had completed a deal to sign Borges from Clermont on a three year contract.[11]
On 31 August 2025, Borges joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the season.[12]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2025–26 season[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Júnior | 2017 | Campeonato Sergipano | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Itabaiana | 2017 | Brasileiro Série D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Hammarby | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Genk | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2020 | Brasileiro Série A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Tondela (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| Clermont | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 3 | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 2024–25 | Championship | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| Bristol City (loan) | 2025–26 | Championship | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 235 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 259 | 7 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
