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Elione Fernandes Neto

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Elione Fernandes Neto
Fernandes Neto in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Siegburg, Germany[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Liefering
(on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
Number 6
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–FC 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 2. Liga club Liefering, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.

Career

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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 FC Liefering.[5]

Personal life

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Born in Germany, Fernandes Neto is of Angolan descent.[3]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 November 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
FC Liefering (loan) 2023–24 Austrian Second League 8 0 8 0
Career total 21 0 1 0 22 0
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fußball, 2. Bundesliga: Fernandes Neto - Düsseldorfs Nachwuchshoffnung spielt sich in den Fokus". www1.wdr.de. 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Kraftakt bringt Fortuna Düsseldorf nach oben". n-tv.de.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Fortuna Dusseldorf youngster comes to Salzburg". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ^ Elione Fernandes Neto at Soccerway