David Neres
David Neres is a Brazilian winger at Napoli, known for his left-footed dribbling, his Ajax years and the two goals that helped Napoli win the 2025 Italian Super Cup.
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Known for
- Two goals in the Italian Super Cup final2025 · Napoli match winner
Supercoppa Italiana - Napoli’s fourth Scudetto2025 · Serie A champion
Serie A - The equaliser against Juventus2019 · Ajax, Champions League quarter-final
UEFA Champions League - Five years of goals and dribbles at Ajax2017–2022 · 180 appearances, 47 goals
AFC Ajax
Overview
- Born
- 3 March 1997 · São Paulo, Brazil
- Sport
- Football · winger / forward
- First club
- São Paulo academy, joined in 2007
- European breakthrough
- Ajax, joined in 2017
- Current club
- Napoli · number 7
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in São Paulo, David Neres joined his hometown club’s academy at ten. He helped its youth side win the 2016 Under-20 Copa Libertadores, then recovered from shoulder surgery to make his senior debut against Fluminense on 17 October 2016.
The move to Europe.
Ajax signed him in January 2017 after just eight senior league appearances for São Paulo. His pace, left foot and close control became familiar to fans in Amsterdam. In April 2019, he scored the equaliser against Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Ajax’s farewell retrospective records 47 goals in 180 official appearances.
New chapters.
After a spell with Shakhtar Donetsk, Neres joined Benfica in 2022. He won the Portuguese league in his first season and made 83 appearances before moving to Napoli in August 2024. His first Napoli season brought a Serie A title; in December 2025, his two goals against Bologna helped secure the Italian Super Cup.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2024–presentNapoliWinger / forward
- 2022–2024BenficaWinger
- 2022Shakhtar DonetskForward
- 2017–2022AjaxWinger
- 2016São Paulo senior debutAcademy graduate and forward
Awards
- Italian Super Cup winner2025 · Napoli. Scored both goals in the 2-0 final win over Bologna.
- Serie A champion2024/25 · Napoli. Played in the title-clinching victory over Cagliari.
- Portuguese league champion2022/23 · Benfica, his first season at the club.
- Brazilian Under-20 Cup best player and top scorer2015 · São Paulo, who won the competition.
Quotes
We have to look forward and keep showing what we can do.David Neres, SSC Napoli post-match interview
After scoring twice in Napoli’s 3-1 win over Atalanta on 22 November 2025.
Trivia
- He remembers joining São Paulo on 28 September 2007, the day before his father’s birthday. His father, a devoted São Paulo supporter, called it his best present.
- In a 2016 São Paulo interview, he said he preferred playing cards to video games and enjoyed playing truco with teammate Luiz Araújo.
- His first São Paulo goal came just five days after his senior debut, in a 2-0 win over Ponte Preta.
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