Cláudia Neto Explained

Cláudia Neto
Fullname:Cláudia Teresa Pires Neto
Birth Date:1988 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Portimão, Portugal
Height:1.64 m
Currentclub:Sporting CP
Clubnumber:17
Position:Midfielder
Years2:2008–2013
Years3:2013–2014
Years4:2014–2017
Years5:2018–2020
Years6:2020–2022
Years7:2022–
Clubs1:UAC Lagos
Clubs2:Prainsa Zaragoza
Clubs3:RCD Espanyol
Clubs4:Linköpings FC
Clubs5:VfL Wolfsburg
Clubs6:Fiorentina
Clubs7:Sporting CP
Caps2:135
Caps3:24
Caps4:80
Caps5:26
Caps6:37
Caps7:11
Goals2:13
Goals3:1
Goals4:3
Goals5:1
Goals6:0
Goals7:4
Nationalyears1:2006–2021
Nationalteam1:Portugal
Nationalcaps1:136
Nationalgoals1:19
Pcupdate:17 February 2023
Ntupdate:25 October 2023

Cláudia Teresa Pires Neto (born 18 April 1988) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Sporting CP.

Club career

Neto started playing futsal with UAC Lagos. In 2008, she turned to association football and signed for Prainsa Zaragoza in Spain's Superliga.[1] [2] Five years later she moved to RCD Espanyol, where she played just one season.[3] Neto moved to Sweden and signed with Linköpings FC in 2014.

International career

Neto served as captain of the Portuguese national team, helping guide the team to the 2017 UEFA Women's European Championships.[4] She retired from international football in September 2021 having scored 19 goals in 136 caps since her debut in March 2006.[5]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/el_prainsa_ritmo_fado.html "El Prainsa, a ritmo de fado"
  2. http://www.marca.com/2011/08/27/futbol/mas_futbol/1314436922.html "Macedonia de veteranía y juventud con acento maño"
  3. http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140603/futbol/femenino/jamila-y-claudia-primeras-bajas_54408641425.html "Jamila y Claudia, primeras bajas"
  4. http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/player=96778/ Profile
  5. News: Cláudia Neto anuncia retirada da seleção de futebol de Portugal . 4 September 2021 . Bancada . 3 September 2021 . Portuguese.