Arnaldo Francisco da Costa Neto (born 12 January 1997), known as Neto Costa, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic-MG.
Career Born in São José dos Ramos, Paraíba, Neto Costa played for Cerâmica and CSP as a youth before making his senior debut with the latter. He moved to Capivariano in 2016, initially for the under-20 team.
In June 2018, after a period at Cianorte, Neto Costa moved to Ponte Preta. After being rarely used, he signed for Santa Cruz on 19 December.
On 31 August 2019, Neto Costa moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Oliveirense in the Portuguese LigaPro. On 28 August of the following year, he returned to his home country to sign for FC Cascavel.
Back at Capivariano for the 2021 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, Neto Costa was announced at Boa Esporte on 18 June of that year. On 26 November, he agreed to a deal with Caldense, but moved to Manaus on 7 April 2022.
On 14 December 2022, Patrocinense announced the signing of Neto Costa for the upcoming campaign. The following 12 April, after being the club's top scorer in the 2023 Campeonato Mineiro, he moved to Operário Ferroviário.
Back to Capivariano for the 2024 Campeonato Paulista Série A2, Neto Costa signed for Athletic-MG on 10 April of that year. On 6 January 2025, after helping the club to achieve a first-ever promotion to the Série B, he signed a new one-year contract.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCSP2015Paraibano—71———71Capivariano2017Paulista A2—52———522021Paulista A3—155———1552024Paulista Série A2—156———156Total—3513———3513Cianorte (loan)2018Série D3110320——154Ponte Preta (loan)2018Série B70————70Santa Cruz (loan)2019Série C316100—20112Oliveirense (loan)2019–20LigaPro141—10——151FC Cascavel (loan)2020Série D100————100Boa Esporte (loan)2021Série D130————130Caldense (loan)2022Série D—152———152Manaus (loan)2022Série C90————90Patrocinense (loan)2023Série D—115———115Operário Ferroviário (loan)2023Série C60————60Athletic-MG2024Série C173————1732025Série B738020——173Total2468020——346Career total899772450002017333
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