SSC Napoli have announced that David Neres has joined on a permanent deal from Benfica.
FACTFILE
David Neres
Date of birth: 03/03/1997
Birthplace: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Age: 27
Height: 1.76 m
Nationality: Brazilian
Position: Forward
- Club career
| Season | Team | League appearances | Goals | Domestic cup appearances | Goals | International club competition appearances | Goals |
| 2016 | Sao Paulo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - |
| Jan-June 2017 | Ajax | 12 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 2017/2018 | Ajax | 33 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018/2019 | Ajax | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| 2019/2020 | Ajax | 12 | 6 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 2020/2021 | Ajax | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 2021/Jan 2022 | Ajax | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Jan-June 2022 | Shakhtar Donetsk | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022/2023 | Benfica | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| 2023/2024 | Benfica | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 189 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 66 | 11 | |
- In the Portuguese top flight from 2022/23 to 2023/24 only Pedro Goncalves (23) and Rafa Silva (16) provided more assists than David Neres (15), with the Brazilian playing far fewer minutes.
- In the last two seasons in the Portuguese top flight only Rafa Silva (102) completed more dribbles than David Neres (91) for Benfica.
- During his time at Ajax – from February 2017 to December 2021 – Neres was one of only two Ajax players to have provided at least 35 goals and 25 assists in the Eredivisie, along with Dusan Tadic.
- Only Hakim Ziyech (265) completed more dribbles than Neres at Ajax in the Dutch top flight while they were at the club together.
