Jota (footballer, born 1999)

João Pedro Neves Filipe (born 30 March 1999), also known as Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Benfica as a winger.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Neves and the second or paternal family name is Filipe.
Jota
Jota with Benfica in 2019
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Neves Filipe
Date of birth (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Winger/Forward
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 73
Youth career
2007–2018 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Benfica B 47 (9)
2018– Benfica 23 (2)
National team‡
2014 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2014–2015 Portugal U16 9 (1)
2015–2016 Portugal U17 15 (10)
2017–2018 Portugal U19 20 (10)
2017– Portugal U20 6 (0)
2018– Portugal U21 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2019

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Filipe started his career in the youth ranks of S.L. Benfica in 2007. On 18 October 2018, he debuted for the first team in a 3–0 away win over Sertanense in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.[1][2]

On 1 February 2019, Filipe was promoted to Benfica's first team, alongside three other Benfica B players.[3] Following his Primeira Liga debut in a 4–0 home win over Chaves on 24 February, he made his European debut on 14 March, as a first choice, in a 3–0 (a.e.t.) win over Dinamo Zagreb in the second leg of UEFA Europa League's round of 16.

International career

Filipe was a member of the Portugal under-19 team which won the 2018 UEFA European Championship, beating Italy 4–3 in the final after extra time.[4][5] He also finished joint top scorer in the tournament with 5 goals,[6] and was named in the Team of the Tournament.[7]

Honours

Benfica[8]

Portugal[8]

Individual

References
  1. Rocha, Pedro (19 October 2018). "Jota, mais um produto da geração 99 (o segredo mais bem guardado da formação do Benfica)" [Jota, another product of the 99 generation (the most well-kept secret of Benfica's youth academy)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. "Jota e a realização de um sonho" [Jota and the fulfillment of a dream]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. Sanches, João (1 February 2019). "Zlobin, Ferro, Florentino, and Jota permanently in the first team". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. "Italy 3–4 Portugal". UEFA. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. "Domingos Quina, Moise Kean, João Filipe impress at Under-19 Euros". Sky Sports. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. "Under-19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 1 August 2018.
  8. Jota at Soccerway
  9. "Team of the Tournament" (PDF). UEFA. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2014.
  10. Woloszyn, Paul (29 July 2018). "Portugal pair share U19 EURO top scorers' prize". UEFA. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  11. "Gedson e Jota eleitos os Melhores Jovens de agosto" [Gedson and Jota elected Best Young Players of August]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  12. "Águias com várias distinções nos Melhores de 2018/19" [Eagles with several honours in the Best of 2018–19]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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