Middlesbrough

Neto Borges

Borges treats left back as an attacking platform, overlapping a winger at every chance and looking to get a cross into the box rather than staying tucked in as a defensive option. He gives width and end product from a position many teams use conservatively.
Brazil Middlesbrough DEF
Appearances
3
Tackles won
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
166
55.33 per match
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets contributed
6
as defensive proxy

Season Stats

Appearances
3
Minutes played
166
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
1
Clearances
6
Blocks
2

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

Tackles won
113th of 113
Interceptions
92nd of 113
Clearances
77th of 145
Blocks
49th of 88
🎯 Pass Master #48 of 455
💪 Workhorses #89 of 294
👑 Assist Kings #129 of 281
👻 Ghost Players #278 of 294
😈 Bad Boys #288 of 316
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BUR
BUR
20:00
Wed 2 Sep
MID
MID
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QPR
QPR
14:00
Sat 5 Sep
MID
MID
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MID
MID
14:00
Sat 12 Sep
NOR
NOR
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MID
MID
18:45
Tue 15 Sep
MIL
MIL
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BIR
BIR
14:00
Sat 19 Sep
MID
MID

Neto Borges, The Full Back Who Overlaps

A Brazilian left back who sees his position as an attacking platform, overlapping constantly to deliver crosses into the box.

Borges times his overlapping runs to arrive just as a winger receives the ball, giving him an option to lay it off wide or cut inside himself. That stretches a defence that would otherwise only have to deal with one attacker down that flank. His delivery into the box adds a route to goal that does not depend entirely on the forwards winning individual battles.

The tension that follows an attacking full back like this is what happens in behind him whenever an overlap breaks down and the ball is turned over in a dangerous area. A defence built around his forward runs needs a covering player alert enough to fill the space he leaves. Watch how quickly Middlesbrough recover their defensive shape whenever his attacking instincts get the better of him.

The Rest Of The Squad

30 players

Goalkeepers

1
Radek Vítek
Bristol City · Age 22
3 apps
33
Jon McLaughlin
Age 38
0 apps
31
Sol Brynn
Age 25
0 apps

Defenders

29
Adilson Malanda
Age 24
3 apps
2
Callum Brittain
Age 28
3 apps
12
Luke Ayling
Age 35
3 apps 1a
5
Alfie Jones
Canada · Age 28
2 apps 1g
24
Alex Bangura
Age 27
0 apps
4
Ashley Phillips
Stoke City · Age 21
0 apps
25
George Edmundson
Age 29
0 apps
50
Jack Daley
Age 19
0 apps
—
Sam Byram
Leeds United · Age 32
0 apps

Midfielders

17
Max Arfsten
USA · Age 25
3 apps
14
Myles Peart-Harris
Oxford United · Age 23
3 apps
8
Riley McGree
Age 27
3 apps 1a
6
Sebastian Berhalter
USA · Age 25
3 apps
10
Aidan Morris
Age 24
2 apps
19
Leo Castledine
Age 21
2 apps
42
Abdoulaye Kanté
Age 21
1 app
44
Cruz Ibeh
Age 17
0 apps
46
Finlay Cartwright
Age 19
0 apps
28
Law McCabe
Age 20
0 apps

Forwards

16
Jeremy Sarmiento
Brighton and Hove Albion · Age 24
3 apps 1g
22
Kyle Joseph
Hull City · Age 24
3 apps
11
Morgan Whittaker
Age 25
3 apps 1a
7
Will Lankshear
Oxford United · Age 21
3 apps 4g
9
Tommy Conway
Age 24
1 app
13
David Strelec
Age 25
0 apps
49
Josh Dede
Age 20
0 apps
—
Micah Hamilton
Age 22
0 apps

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