Osni Neto
Neto in 2007
Personal information
Full name Osni Purificação Neto
Date of birth (1979-04-16) April 16, 1979
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 SE Palmeiras
1999–2000 Remo
2001–2003 SE Palmeiras 13 (2)
2001 → Coritiba (loan) 2 (0)
2002 → Santa Cruz (loan)
2003 → Mogi Mirim (loan)
2004 Al-Merrikh
2005 Vasco da Gama 2 (0)
2005 Inter de Limeira
2006 Toronto Lynx 25 (5)
2007 Benfica Toronto 6 (1)
2007 Serbian White Eagles 16 (5)
2007–2008 New Jersey Ironmen (indoor) 16 (5)
2009 São Bento
2009 Tocantins
International career
1998–1999 Brazil U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Osni Purificação Neto (born April 16, 1979) is a Brazilian retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. He also played at the international level with the Brazil national under-20 football team.

Playing career

Brazil

Neto began his career in 1998 with SE Palmeiras where he assisted the team in winning the 1998 Copa do Brasil against Cruzeiro.[1] Shortly after he signed with Clube do Remo where he won the Campeonato Paraense state title in 1999.[1] He returned to his former club Palmeiras in 2001 where he had several loan spells with various clubs throughout his tenure.[1] His first loan spell was with Coritiba followed by Santa Cruz in 2002, and with Mogi Mirim in 2003.[1]

In 2004, he played abroad in the Sudan Premier League with Al-Merrikh SC. After a season in Sudan, he returned to Brazil to sign with Vasco da Gama.[2][3] He only appeared in two matches with Vasco and shortly after signed with Inter de Limeira in the Campeonato Paulista.[4]

After pursuing his career in North America for three years he returned to Brazil in 2009 to play with Esporte Clube São Bento and Tocantins Futebol Clube.[5]

North America

He continued his career in the United States and had a trial match with the MetroStars.[6][7] He would ultimately land a contract in the USL First Division with the Toronto Lynx in 2006.[8][3] He made his debut for Toronto on April 29, 2006, against Vancouver Whitecaps.[9] He would later record his first goal for Toronto in a 2-1 defeat to Portland Timbers on May 21, 2006.[10] In his debut season with Toronto, he appeared in 26 matches and recorded five goals.[11] He also helped Toronto in reaching the 2006 Open Canada Cup final where they were defeated by Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.[12]

After the relegation of the Toronto Lynx to the USL Premier Development League in 2007, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.[13] During his time with the Eagles, he appeared in sixteen games and scored 5 goals. In late 2007, he was drafted by the New Jersey Ironmen in the Major Indoor Soccer League expansion draft.[7] He ultimately signed a contract with the club.[14][15] In his debut season in indoor soccer, he appeared in 16 matches and scored five goals.[16] After the conclusion of the season, he was waived from his contract in 2008.[17]

International career

He played with the Brazil national under-20 football team.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bagres da Bola #20 – Neto Sudão". Bagres da Bola (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  2. ↑ "Player profile". www.netvasco.com.br. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  3. 1 2 3 Stinson, Dan (April 28, 2006). "Lynx add Brazilian midfielder". Vancouver Sun. pp. G4.
  4. ↑ "Soccer - Toronto Lynx". The Globe and Mail. April 29, 2006. pp. S4.
  5. ↑ "Osni Neto - player profile". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  6. ↑ "2006 Toronto Lynx roster". lynxsoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2006. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "New Jersey Ironmen". 2007-10-10. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ Stinson, Dan (April 29, 2006). "Stumbling Lynx strengthen lineup". Vancouver Sun. p. 15.
  9. ↑ Stinson, Dan (May 1, 2006). "Matondo's moves seal second win for Whitecaps: Sub's goal takes bite out of Lynx comeback". Vancouver Sun. pp. D4.
  10. ↑ "Timbers pick up win at home". Statesman Journal. May 22, 2006. p. 11.
  11. ↑ "Osni Neto | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  12. ↑ "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Serbians rout Windsor". Windsor Star. July 9, 2007. pp. C3.
  14. ↑ "Ironmen Sign MF Osni Neto, D/MF Mateus Dos Anjos". OurSports Central. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  15. ↑ "Soccer - New Jersey Ironmen". Courier News. September 20, 2007. p. 30.
  16. ↑ "Osni Neto soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  17. ↑ "Soccer - New Jersey Ironmen". Courier News. March 1, 2008. p. 26.
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