Neto Costa
Brazilian footballer
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Arnaldo Francisco da Costa Neto (born 12 January 1997), known as Neto Costa, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic-MG.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnaldo Francisco da Costa Neto | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | São José dos Ramos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guarani FC | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cerâmica | |||
| 2015–2016 | CSP | ||
| 2016–2017 | Capivariano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | CSP | 7 | (1) |
| 2017–2024 | Capivariano | 35 | (13) |
| 2018 | → Cianorte (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Oliveirense (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2020 | → FC Cascavel (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Boa Esporte (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Caldense (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Manaus (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Patrocinense (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2023 | → Operário Ferroviário (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Athletic-MG | 58 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2025 | |||
Career
Born in São José dos Ramos, Paraíba,[1] Neto Costa played for Cerâmica and CSP as a youth before making his senior debut with the latter. He moved to Capivariano in 2016, initially for the under-20 team.
In June 2018, after a period at Cianorte, Neto Costa moved to Ponte Preta.[2] After being rarely used, he signed for Santa Cruz on 19 December.[3]
On 31 August 2019, Neto Costa moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Oliveirense in the Portuguese LigaPro.[4] On 28 August of the following year, he returned to his home country to sign for FC Cascavel.[5]
Back at Capivariano for the 2021 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, Neto Costa was announced at Boa Esporte on 18 June of that year.[6] On 26 November, he agreed to a deal with Caldense,[7] but moved to Manaus on 7 April 2022.[8]
On 14 December 2022, Patrocinense announced the signing of Neto Costa for the upcoming campaign.[9] The following 12 April, after being the club's top scorer in the 2023 Campeonato Mineiro, he moved to Operário Ferroviário.[10]
Back to Capivariano for the 2024 Campeonato Paulista Série A2, Neto Costa signed for Athletic-MG on 10 April of that year.[11] On 6 January 2025, after helping the club to achieve a first-ever promotion to the Série B, he signed a new one-year contract.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 29 May 2025[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSP | 2015 | Paraibano | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Capivariano | 2017 | Paulista A2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | Paulista A3 | — | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||||
| 2024 | Paulista Série A2 | — | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | |||||
| Total | — | 35 | 13 | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | ||||||
| Cianorte (loan) | 2018 | Série D | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Santa Cruz (loan) | 2019 | Série C | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Oliveirense (loan) | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| FC Cascavel (loan) | 2020 | Série D | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Boa Esporte (loan) | 2021 | Série D | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Caldense (loan) | 2022 | Série D | — | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Manaus (loan) | 2022 | Série C | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Patrocinense (loan) | 2023 | Série D | — | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
| Operário Ferroviário (loan) | 2023 | Série C | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Athletic-MG | 2024 | Série C | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 2025 | Série B | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 24 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 89 | 9 | 77 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 33 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste