Neto’s eclectic career to date has taken him to some of the biggest clubs in Europe, and our new Brazilian goalkeeper thanks a series of decisions and lucky interventions that have ended with him fulfilling one of his childhood dreams - to be at Arsenal.
Football was always in the blood for Neto. His dad, Betao, played professionally also as a goalkeeper in Brazil, so he grew up surrounded by the sights and sounds of the sport. He had made his mind up long ago that this was what he wanted for himself as well.
Then it was just a case of going out and making it happen.