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

Cláudia Neto
Cláudia Neto in 2018
Personal information
Full name Cláudia Teresa Pires Neto
Date of birth (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Portimão, Portugal
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sporting CP
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
UAC Lagos
2008–2013 Prainsa Zaragoza 135 (13)
2013–2014 RCD Espanyol 24 (1)
2014–2017 Linköpings FC 80 (3)
2018–2020 VfL Wolfsburg 26 (1)
2020–2022 Fiorentina 37 (0)
2022– Sporting CP 11 (4)
International career
2006–2021 Portugal 136 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023

Club career

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "El Prainsa, a ritmo de fado" El Heraldo de Aragón
  2. ^ "Macedonia de veteranía y juventud con acento maño" Diario Marca
  3. ^ "Jamila y Claudia, primeras bajas". El Mundo Deportivo, 3 June 2014
  4. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  5. ^ "Cláudia Neto anuncia retirada da seleção de futebol de Portugal". Bancada (in Portuguese). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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