3 ▁Copa ▁São ▁Paulo ▁de ▁J ú ni or , ▁along ▁with ▁G iva . ▁After ▁his ▁performances , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁possible ▁target ▁to ▁Premier ▁League ▁club ▁Ch else a . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁March , ▁Neil ton ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁first ▁team ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁" new ▁Ne ym ar ". ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first - team ▁debut ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁in ▁the ▁Campeonato ▁Paul ista ▁game ▁against ▁Mir ass ol . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁S érie ▁A ▁debut ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May , ▁providing ▁an ▁assist ▁to ▁Walter ▁Mont illo ' s ▁goal ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 - 2 ▁defeat ▁against ▁Bot af ogo . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁June , ▁Neil ton ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁professional ▁goal , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 - 3 ▁defeat ▁against ▁Cr ici ú ma . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁July , ▁he ▁scored ▁twice ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 - 1 ▁home ▁routing ▁over ▁Portug ues a . ▁ ▁Cru ze iro ▁On ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Neil ton ▁signed ▁a ▁four - year ▁deal ▁with ▁Cru ze iro . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁after ▁being ▁rarely ▁used , ▁he ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁Bot af ogo ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Neil ton ' s ▁loan ▁was ▁renew ed ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁year . ▁ ▁São ▁Paulo ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁