Osni Neto

Osni Purificação Neto (born April 16, 1979) is a Brazilian retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. He also played at the international level with the Brazil national under-20 football team.

Club career

Brazil Neto began his career in 1998 with Palmeiras where he assisted the team in winning the 1998 Copa do Brasil against Cruzeiro. Shortly after he signed with Clube do Remo where he won the Campeonato Paraense state title in 1999. He only appeared in two matches with Vasco and shortly after signed with Inter de Limeira in the Campeonato Paulista.

After pursuing his career in North America for three years he returned to Brazil in 2009 to play with Esporte Clube São Bento and Tocantins Futebol Clube.

North America Neto continued his career in the United States and had a trial match with the MetroStars. He would ultimately land a contract in the USL First Division with the Toronto Lynx in 2006. He would later record his first goal for Toronto in a 2–1 defeat to Portland Timbers on May 21, 2006. In his debut season with Toronto, he appeared in 26 matches and recorded five goals. He also helped Toronto in reaching the 2006 Open Canada Cup final where they were defeated by Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.

After the relegation of the Toronto Lynx to the USL Premier Development League in 2007, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles. During his time with the Eagles, he appeared in 16 games and scored five goals. In late 2007, he was drafted by the New Jersey Ironmen in the Major Indoor Soccer League expansion draft. In his debut season in indoor soccer, he appeared in 16 matches and scored five goals. After the conclusion of the season, he was waived from his contract in 2008.

International career He played with the Brazil national under-20 football team.