Pedro Neto
Portuguese footballer (born 2000)
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Pedro Lomba Neto (European Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈnɛtu]; born 9 March 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Chelsea and the Portugal national team.
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| Full name | Pedro Lomba Neto[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2000[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Viana do Castelo, Portugal[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Vianense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Perspectiva em Jogo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Palmeiras Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Braga B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Braga | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | → Lazio (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 111 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Chelsea | 63 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U17 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Portugal U20 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Portugal | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:36, 1 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:42, 14 October 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
He started his career at Braga, who loaned him to Italian club Lazio in the summer of 2017. In 2019, he signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he dealt with several injury problems. In August 2024, he joined Chelsea, winning the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup in his first season.
After representing Portugal at youth level, Neto made his full debut in November 2020, scoring in his first match. He was selected for UEFA Euro 2024, and won the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League.
Club career
Braga
Born in Viana do Castelo, Neto joined Braga's youth system at the age of 13. On 7 May 2017, while still a junior, he made his professional debut with their reserves, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–3 home loss against Porto B in the Segunda Liga.[4] The following weekend, in his first Primeira Liga appearance with the first team, he scored after only a few minutes on the pitch, helping the hosts defeat already relegated Nacional 4–0 and becoming the club's youngest ever goal scorer in the competition.[5][6]
On 31 August 2017, both Neto and teammate Bruno Jordão were loaned to Lazio of Italy for two years, with an obligation to buy both players for a combined €26 million.[7][8] He only played his first match in Serie A on 27 January 2019, replacing Bastos in the last-minute of the 1–2 home loss to Juventus.[9]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 2 August 2019, Neto signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers.[10] He made his debut twelve days later in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against Pyunik, scoring and providing an assist for Morgan Gibbs-White in a 4–0 home win (8–0 aggregate).[11] His maiden appearance in the Premier League took place a few days later in the same month, when he came on for compatriot Diogo Jota late on in the 1–1 home draw with Manchester United.[12]
Neto's first league start occurred on 28 September 2019, when he assisted Matt Doherty's opening goal in a 2–0 victory over Watford at Molineux.[13] After having what would have been his first goal in the competition ruled out controversially by VAR at Liverpool on 29 December,[14] he scored in the next game (a 2–1 away loss to Watford on 1 January 2020), becoming the first teenager to achieve the feat for the club in the Premier League in the process.[15]
On 4 October 2020, Neto scored his first league goal for Wolves in the 2020–21 campaign in the 1–0 home defeat of Fulham.[16] A month later, he extended his contract to 2025.[17]
Neto was Sky Sports' player of the match in a league game with Arsenal on 29 November 2020, in which he scored once and set up Daniel Podence for his team's second goal in the game as they ran out 2–1 winners in their first away victory against that opposition since 1979.[18] He suffered a serious knee injury in the first half of the 1–0 away defeat of Fulham on 9 April 2021,[19][20] which ruled him out for the remainder of that season and the bulk of the following.[21][22] He finally returned on 20 February 2022, as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home win over Leicester City.[23]
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On 9 March 2022, Neto's 22nd birthday, he agreed to a new deal running until 2027.[24] On 22 May, the last day of the campaign, he scored his first goal for the club since his injury, opening an eventual 3–1 loss at Liverpool in the third minute.[25]
Neto made his 100th competitive appearance on 17 September 2022, in a 3–0 home defeat against Manchester City.[26] The following month, he suffered an ankle injury that required surgery and sidelined him for nearly five months.[27] He returned to action on 4 March 2023, playing the first half of the 1–0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur.[28]
Neto played his 100th match in the English top tier on 21 October 2023, in a 2–1 away victory against Bournemouth where he also assisted Matheus Cunha, his sixth decisive pass of the new season.[29] He scored his first-ever FA Cup goal on 28 January 2024, opening the 2–0 win at West Bromwich Albion in the fourth round.[30]
Chelsea
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On 11 August 2024, Neto moved to Chelsea on a seven-year contract;[31] the deal was reported to be worth £51.3 million with £2.6 million in potential bonuses.[32] His first competitive appearance took place seven days later, as a substitute in a 2–0 league home loss against Manchester City.[33] He scored his first goal on 24 September, in the 5–0 victory over League Two side Barrow in the third round of the EFL Cup;[34] he finished his debut campaign with nine from 51 games, including one in seven matches in a victorious run in the UEFA Conference League[35][36] and three in the FIFA Club World Cup that was also won.[37][38][39]
Neto scored his first senior hat-trick on 13 February 2026, in a 4–0 win at Hull City that saw Chelsea advance to the FA Cup fifth round.[40] On 1 March, he was sent off for two yellow cards after tackling Gabriel Martinelli in the 70th minute of the 2–1 away loss against Arsenal in a London derby.[41]
International career
On 5 September 2019, aged 19, Neto won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level, playing the first half of a 4–0 win against Gibraltar in the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualification campaign, held in Alverca do Ribatejo.[42] On 5 November 2020, he had his first call-up to the senior team, for matches against Andorra and France.[43] He debuted on 11 November in a 7–0 home friendly win over the former, scored the first goal[44] and became the first player born in the 2000s to represent the nation.[45]
Neto was ruled out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to an injury suffered with his club.[27] In spite of recurrent physical problems in the next years, he was however selected for UEFA Euro 2024 by new manager Roberto Martínez.[46][47] In the opening match against the Czech Republic, he came off the bench in the 90th minute and created the winning goal for Francisco Conceição two minutes later, which secured a 2–1 win;[48] also in the group phase, he featured the last 45 minutes of the 3–0 victory over Turkey[49] and 75 against Georgia (2–0 loss).[50]
Neto was selected for Portugal's squad at the 2025 UEFA Nations League Finals.[51] He started both games for the champions, including the 5–3 penalty shootout win over Spain in the final.[52][53]
Personal life
Neto's uncle, Sérgio Lomba, was also a footballer.[54]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braga | 2016–17[57] | Primeira Liga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017–18[58] | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Lazio (loan) | 2018–19[59] | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20[60] | Premier League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11[c] | 2 | — | 44 | 5 | |
| 2020–21[61] | Premier League | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22[62] | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23[63] | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[64] | Premier League | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| Total | 111 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 135 | 14 | |||
| Chelsea | 2024–25[65] | Premier League | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7[d] | 1 | 6[e] | 3 | 51 | 9 |
| 2025–26[66] | Premier League | 28 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7[f] | 0 | — | 42 | 10 | ||
| Total | 63 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 93 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 181 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 236 | 34 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 14 October 2025[67]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Portugal | 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 2 | |
- As of match played 15 November 2024
- Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Neto goal[67]
| No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 11 November 2020 | 1 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |  Andorra | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 15 November 2024 | 14 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal |  Poland | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
Lazio
Chelsea
Portugal
Individual
