Napoli sign David Neres
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.