 Fernandes Neto in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Siegburg, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liefering | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1. FC Köln | |||
| 2019–2021 | Fortuna Köln | ||
| 2021–2022 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Liefering (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 | |||
Elione Fernandes Neto (born 17 August 2005) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club Liefering on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.
Career[edit]
Fernandes Neto is a youth product of 1. FC Köln, Fortuna Köln and Fortuna Düsseldorf.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with Fortuna Düsseldorf as a late substitute in a 3–1 2. Bundesliga win over Hansa Rostock on 10 September 2023.[2] Debuting at 17 years and 18 days old, Fernandes Neto is the youngest debutant in Fortuna Düsseldorf's history.[3] On 17 August 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[4]
On 9 August 2023, Fernandes Neto signed a three-year contract with Red Bull Salzburg in Austria and was initially assigned as a co-operation player to Liefering.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Born in Germany, Fernandes Neto is of Angolan descent.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 29 November 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Liefering (loan) | 2023–24 | Austrian Second League | 8 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Fußball, 2. Bundesliga: Fernandes Neto - Düsseldorfs Nachwuchshoffnung spielt sich in den Fokus". www1.wdr.de. 1 May 2023.
- ^ NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Kraftakt bringt Fortuna Düsseldorf nach oben". n-tv.de.
- ^ a b "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Elione Fernandes Neto é dos mais novos da história a estrear-se na 2.ª Liga Alemã". Jornal de Angola.
- ^ Biedenweg, Bernd Jolitz, Pascal (17 October 2022). "Talent bleibt: Fortuna gibt "Elo" Fernandes Neto ersten Profivertrag". RP ONLINE.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Fortuna Dusseldorf youngster comes to Salzburg". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Elione Fernandes Neto at Soccerway