| Neto Pereira | |
| Fullname: | Leonidas Pereira Neto de Sousa |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1979 |
| Birth Place: | General Carneiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 2000 |
| Clubs1: | Matsubara |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2001–2010 |
| Clubs2: | Itala San Marco |
| Caps2: | 258 |
| Goals2: | 114 |
| Years3: | 2010–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Varese |
| Caps3: | 154 |
| Goals3: | 31 |
| Years4: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Padova |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 15 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Mestre |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Milano City |
| Caps6: | 27 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Clubs7: | Luparense |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Este |
| Caps8: | 18 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Clubs9: | Olimpia Ponte Tresa |
| Manageryears1: | 2020–2023 |
| Managerclubs1: | Città di Varese (assistant) |
Leonidas Pereira Neto de Sousa (born 4 January 1979), known as Neto Pereira, is a Brazilian football coach and a former player.
Neto (means grandson), son of Mr. Pereira and Ms. (née) Sousa, started his career at Matsubara and played at 2000 Torneo di Viareggio where he was scouted.[1]
Neto Neto Pereira joined Italian Serie D side Itala San Marco in January 2001.[2] Neto Neto Pereira played for the club for 9 years and won the Serie D group stage champion in 2008. In 2004, he was trailed at Triestina but the transfer was failed due to work permit issue[3] (Serie B clubs cannot sign non-EU players abroad nor from Serie D). He was allowed to remain at the promoted side for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 2008-09 season and played as captain.
On 31 January 2010, he was loaned to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Varese as the club did not have a true regular goalscorer except Osariemen Ebagua. Neto Neto Pereira scored an equalizer goal in his debut against Benevento. The match ended in 1-1 draw. The club won promotion to Serie B at the end of season and signed him to a permanent deal.
In his debut in the Italian second division, he scored a goal against Torino, while Varese won 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino.
On 17 July 2015, after remaining free agent, signing for Padova in Lega Pro.