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_10.jpg) 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 | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hradec Králové | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2026 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2026– | Hradec Králové | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 | |||
Elione Fernandes Neto (born 17 August 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Czech First League club Hradec Králové.
Club 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 FC Liefering.[5]
On 13 February 2026, Fernandes Neto signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Hradec Králové.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Siegburg, Germany, Fernandes Neto is of Angolan descent.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 25 May 2025[7]
| 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 | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Austrian Second League | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Fußball, 2. Bundesliga: Fernandes Neto - Düsseldorfs Nachwuchshoffnung spielt sich in den Fokus". wdr.de. 1 May 2023.
- ↑ "Kraftakt bringt Fortuna Düsseldorf nach oben". n-tv.de.
- 1 2 "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Elione Fernandes Neto é dos mais novos da história a estrear-se na 2.ª Liga Alemã". Jornal de Angola.
- ↑ Jolitz, Bernd; Biedenweg, Pascal (17 October 2022). "Talent bleibt: Fortuna gibt "Elo" Fernandes Neto ersten Profivertrag". RP ONLINE.
- ↑ "Fortuna Dusseldorf youngster comes to Salzburg". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ Machek, Vladimír (13 February 2026). "Z Rakouska pod Bílou věž. Hradec posílil střed pole, přichází Fernandes Neto". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ↑ Elione Fernandes Neto at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- People from Siegburg
- German men's footballers
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German people of Angolan descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- FC Liefering players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- FC Hradec Králové players
- German expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic