Introduction
Sosthenes José Santos Salles (born 18 November 1987), known as Neto Berola, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for América Mineiro as a forward.
Club career
Neto Berola was born in Itabuna, Bahia, and after impressing for an amateur side of Buerarema, joined Itabuna's under-20 squad in 2007. He was promoted to the main squad in the following year, appearing regularly but mainly as a substitute. 2On 20 April 2009, after scoring 13 goals for the side in that year's Campeonato Baiano, Neto Berola moved to fellow state team Vitória. He made his Série A debut on 4 July, replacing Elkeson in a 1–2 away loss against Flamengo.
Neto Berola scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 16 August 2009, netting his team's second in a 2–3 loss at Goiás. He finished the campaign with 20 appearances and four goals, as Leão narrowly avoided relegation.
On 25 May 2010 Neto Berola signed a three-year deal with Atlético Mineiro. An undisputed starter for the side, he was sidelined for three months due to a back injury in 2012.
On 31 August 2012 Neto Berola renewed with Atlético, signing until the end of 2016. On 23 June 2014 he was loaned to Al Wasl, but returned to Brazil on 2 March of the following year after rescinding his contract early.
On 19 May 2015 Neto Berola was loaned to Santos. On 21 July of the following year, after his loan spell at Santos expired, he moved to Coritiba after rescinding his contract with Galo. On 1 January 2019 Neto Berola signed for Série B side America Mineiro on a one year deal.
Career statistics
- As of 6 April 2019
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Itabuna | 2008 | Série C | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2009 | Baiano | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | |||||
| Subtotal | 10 | 0 | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | 30 | 15 | |||||
| Vitória | 2009 | Série A | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Subtotal | 24 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 49 | 6 | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2010 | Série A | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 13 | |||
| 2012 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2013 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| Subtotal | 88 | 10 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 27 | ||
| Al Wasl | 2014–15 | Arabian Gulf League | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Santos | 2015 | Série A | 19 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Coritiba | 2016 | Série A | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| Subtotal | 22 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |||
| Veracruz | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| CSA | 2018 | Série B | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | ||||
| América Mineiro | 2019 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 179 | 23 | 99 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 63 | ||
Honours
- Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2010
- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2012, 2013
- Copa Libertadores: 2013
- Santos
- Campeonato Paulista: 2016