Pedro Neto


Pedro Lomba Neto is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Club career

Braga

Born in Viana do Castelo, Neto joined S.C. Braga's youth system at the age of 13. On 7 May 2017, whilst 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 FC Porto B for the Segunda Liga. 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 C.D. Nacional 4–0 and becoming the club's youngest ever goal scorer in the competition.
On 31 August 2017, both Neto and teammate Bruno Jordão were loaned to S.S. Lazio from Italy for two years, with an obligation to subsequently buy for a combined €26 million. 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 FC.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 2 August 2019, Neto signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made his debut twelve days later in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against FC Pyunik, scoring and providing an assist for Morgan Gibbs-White in a 4–0 home win. 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 to Manchester United.
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. After having what would have been his first goal in the competition ruled out controversially by VAR at Liverpool on 29 December, he scored in the next game in a 2–1 away loss against Watford, becoming the first teenager to achieve the feat for the club in the Premier League in the process.

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 for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualification campaign, held in Alverca do Ribatejo.

Personal life

Neto's uncle, Sérgio Lomba, was also a footballer.

Career statistics