Pedro Neto
Portugal
FWD
Age
26
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About Pedro Neto
Pedro Neto is the Chelsea winger named in Portugal's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, announced by head coach Roberto Martínez on 19 May 2026. He is 26 at kick-off, listed in the forward group, and brings 23 senior caps with two international goals into the squad as of 1 April 2026. Cristiano Ronaldo captains the side that qualified out of UEFA Group F.
Portugal's forward pool — Ronaldo, João Félix, Rafael Leão, Gonçalo Guedes, Gonçalo Ramos, Francisco Trincão and Francisco Conceição alongside Neto — gives Martínez eight forward options for the Group K rotation. Neto's club arc ran through Braga, a 2017 Lazio loan, Wolves from 2019, and a seven-year Chelsea contract for a reported £51.3m in August 2024.
Portugal's forward pool — Ronaldo, João Félix, Rafael Leão, Gonçalo Guedes, Gonçalo Ramos, Francisco Trincão and Francisco Conceição alongside Neto — gives Martínez eight forward options for the Group K rotation. Neto's club arc ran through Braga, a 2017 Lazio loan, Wolves from 2019, and a seven-year Chelsea contract for a reported £51.3m in August 2024.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Neto plays as a winger: wide channel running, chance creation from the flank, and direct one-versus-one work against the full-back. That is the position frame inside Martínez's 4-2-3-1.
In his first Chelsea season he won the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup and was named in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Team of the Tournament. He started both 2024-25 UEFA Nations League Finals matches, including the 5-3 penalty shoot-out win over Spain in the final.
In his first Chelsea season he won the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup and was named in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Team of the Tournament. He started both 2024-25 UEFA Nations League Finals matches, including the 5-3 penalty shoot-out win over Spain in the final.
World Cup History
Neto is set to play his first senior World Cup if his place in the final 26 holds at kick-off, with Portugal qualifying by winning UEFA Group F on 16 November 2025. He was ruled out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a club injury at Wolves, so 2026 is his maiden senior World Cup.
His international career to date is 23 senior caps with two international goals, a UEFA Euro 2024 selection, and the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League win. His senior Portugal debut in November 2020, a 7-0 friendly win over Andorra, made him the first player born in the 2000s to represent the nation, with the opening goal of that match.
His international career to date is 23 senior caps with two international goals, a UEFA Euro 2024 selection, and the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League win. His senior Portugal debut in November 2020, a 7-0 friendly win over Andorra, made him the first player born in the 2000s to represent the nation, with the opening goal of that match.
National Team
Portugal
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Portugal sit in Tier 2 of Goal Rush at £24m within the game's £200m card budget. The Group K draw — DR Congo, Uzbekistan and Colombia — sets the early fixture window, with Martínez's confirmed 4-2-3-1 and a UEFA Group F qualifying win providing the team-slot context.
At player level, Neto adds a right-winger profile to that team slot. He is one of eight Portugal forwards in the final 26, with recent senior context from Chelsea's UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup wins and Portugal's 2024-25 Nations League campaign.
At player level, Neto adds a right-winger profile to that team slot. He is one of eight Portugal forwards in the final 26, with recent senior context from Chelsea's UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup wins and Portugal's 2024-25 Nations League campaign.
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Neto at the 2026 World Cup
Neto enters the 2026 World Cup as one of Portugal's forward options, with a Chelsea debut season that delivered a UEFA Conference League, a FIFA Club World Cup and a Team-of-the-Tournament nod. Martínez has him listed in the forward group, and his match-day relevance hinges on how the manager rotates the wide attackers across Group K games.
Picking Portugal in Goal Rush
For Goal Rush, picking Portugal means committing to the Tier 2 slot at £24m, a second-tier band on the card. The Group K matchday window opens against DR Congo at NRG Stadium in Houston on 17 June, then Uzbekistan in Houston on 23 June, and Colombia in Miami Gardens on 27 June — three fixtures where Neto could feature as one of Portugal's eight forward options.
Pedro Neto World Cup 2026 FAQs
Portugal sit in Tier 2 of Goal Rush at £24m per slot, and Neto is one of eight forwards in Martínez's final 26. His matchday relevance hangs on whether he starts in the wide-attacker rotation for Portugal's Group K games.
Neto is a forward. He plays for Chelsea and lines up in the forward group for Portugal, with a winger frame built on wide-channel running and one-versus-one work against the full-back.
Neto has 23 senior caps for Portugal with two international goals as of 1 April 2026. The 2026 tournament is set to be his maiden senior World Cup after a club injury ruled him out in 2022.
Neto plays for Chelsea after a seven-year contract move from Wolves in August 2024 for a reported £51.3m. He won the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup in his first Chelsea season.
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