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===Atlético Madrid===
===Atlético Madrid===
On 3 July 2019, Félix signed a seven-year contract with Spanish club [[Atlético Madrid]] for a transfer fee of €126 million, the fifth highest ever paid in football (Benfica's biggest transfer), with Atlético Madrid initially paying €30 million and the rest €96 million paid via instalments, thus surpassing his €120 million release clause.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 July 2019|title=Comunicado à CMVM|trans-title=Announcement to CMVM|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2019/07/03/futebol-benfica-comunicado-cmvm-joao-felix-atletico-de-madrid|language=pt|work=S.L. Benfica|access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Garcia|first=Adriana|date=3 July 2019|title=Atletico pay €126m to sign 'New Ronaldo' Felix|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/3877518/atletico-pay-126m-to-sign-new-ronaldo-felix|work=[[ESPN]]|access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref>
On 3 July 2019, Félix signed a seven-year contract with Spanish club [[Atlético Madrid]] for a transfer fee of €126 million, the third highest ever paid in football (Benfica's biggest transfer), with Atlético Madrid initially paying €30 million and the rest €96 million paid via instalments, thus surpassing his €120 million release clause.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 July 2019|title=Comunicado à CMVM|trans-title=Announcement to CMVM|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2019/07/03/futebol-benfica-comunicado-cmvm-joao-felix-atletico-de-madrid|language=pt|work=S.L. Benfica|access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Garcia|first=Adriana|date=3 July 2019|title=Atletico pay €126m to sign 'New Ronaldo' Felix|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/3877518/atletico-pay-126m-to-sign-new-ronaldo-felix|work=[[ESPN]]|access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==

Revision as of 09:03, 4 July 2019

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Félix and the second or paternal family name is Sequeira.
João Félix
Personal information
Full name João Félix Sequeira
Date of birth (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Viseu, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 7
Youth career
2007–2008 Os Pestinhas
2008–2014 Porto
2014–2015 Padroense
2015–2018 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Benfica B 30 (7)
2018–2019 Benfica 26 (15)
2019– Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Portugal U18 2 (2)
2018 Portugal U19 2 (0)
2017– Portugal U21 10 (4)
2019– Portugal 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Portugal
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2019

João Félix Sequeira ([ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈfɛliks, -liʃ];[1] born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Portugal national team as a striker. He can also play as a winger or an attacking midfielder. After winning the 2018–19 Primeira Liga with Benfica, he moved to Spain on a transfer fee of €126 million.

Club career

Born in Viseu, Félix began his development at Os Pestinhas before joining the youth ranks of Porto, where he spent seven years. He was released because of his slight frame and moved on to rivals Benfica.[2]

Benfica

Félix debuted professionally at the age of 16 for Benfica's reserve team in LigaPro on 17 September 2016, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Aurélio Buta in a goalless draw at Freamunde. In doing so, he became the youngest player to debut for Benfica B.[3] He played 13 matches and scored three goals over the season, the first being a consolation in a 2–1 loss to his hometown team Académico de Viseu on 15 February 2017.[4] Later, on 30 January 2018, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 home win over Famalicão.[5]

Félix was then promoted to Benfica's first team for the 2018–19 season, making his debut in a 2–0 Primeira Liga win at Boavista on 18 August. A week later, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal, thus becoming the youngest player to score in the Lisbon derby, which ended in a 1–1 tie.[6] On 16 January 2019, he scored the qualifying goal against Vitória de Guimarães in the Portuguese Cup quarter-finals.[7] Later on, he was praised for his performance in a 4–2 away win over Sporting CP in the league on 3 February,[8] subsequently sparking interest from several European clubs.[9] A month later, he scored the equaliser in a 2–1 away win over Porto in the league.[10]

On 11 April 2019, Félix scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 UEFA Europa League win over Eintracht Frankfurt. In doing so, he became the youngest ever player (aged 19 years and 152 days) to score a hat-trick in the competition, breaking Marko Pjaca's record set in 2014 by 67 days.[11] Félix finished his first season with 20 goals for his team, including one on the final day of the league campaign, in a 4–1 win over Santa Clara to seal the title;[12] his 15 league goals put him joint-fourth for the season.[13] Across Europe's seven best leagues, he ranked second among teenagers for goals and assists, behind Kai Havertz and Jadon Sancho, respectively.[14]

Atlético Madrid

On 3 July 2019, Félix signed a seven-year contract with Spanish club Atlético Madrid for a transfer fee of €126 million, the third highest ever paid in football (Benfica's biggest transfer), with Atlético Madrid initially paying €30 million and the rest €96 million paid via instalments, thus surpassing his €120 million release clause.[15][16]

International career

Manager Fernando Santos called up Félix for the Portugal national team at the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals on home soil.[17] He made his international debut on 5 June against Switzerland in the semi-finals at the Estádio do Dragão, and was substituted in the 71st minute of the 3–1 win.[18]

Style of play

Considered by Benfica to be one of the most promising players from their youth ranks, Félix has received comparisons to former Benfica players Rui Costa and João Pinto.[8] While primarily an attacking midfielder, Félix has also been used either as a striker, second striker or a winger.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2019[20]
Club Season League League Cup Europe[a] Other[b] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2016–17 LigaPro 13 3 – – – 13 3
2017–18 17 4 – – – 17 4
Total 30 7 0 0 0 0 – 30 7
Benfica 2018–19 Primeira Liga 26 15 6 1 9 3 2 1 43 20
Career total 56 22 6 1 9 3 2 1 73 27
  1. ^ Appearances and goals in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances and goals in Taça da Liga

International

As of match played 5 June 2019[21]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2019 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Club

Benfica

International

Portugal

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Tipos de texto, o (sempre mal dito) nome Félix, 10 lusismos do inglês, e algumas das expressões mais saborosas de Nelson Rodrigues" [Types of text, the (always badly spelt) Félix name, 10 English lusismos, and some of the tastiest expressions of Nelson Rodrigues]. Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese). 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ Azevedo, Pedro Miguel (26 April 2017). "João Félix, o magricela que escapou ao FC Porto e brilha no Benfica" [João Félix, the scrawny kid who slipped from FC Porto and shines for Benfica]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ponte, Pedro (17 September 2016). "João Félix é o mais novo de sempre a jogar pelo Benfica B" [João Félix is the youngest ever to play for Benfica B]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Benfica B perde com o Académico em Viseu" [Benfica B lose to Académico in Viseu]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. ^ "João Félix marca três golos na goleada do Benfica B ao Famalicão" [João Félix scores three goals in Benfica B's thrashing of Famalicão]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. ^ "João Félix: "I shivered"". S.L. Benfica. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Golo de João Félix apura Benfica para as meias-finais da Taça de Portugal" [Félix's goal qualifies Benfica to the Portuguese Cup semi-finals]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b Martins, André Cruz (6 February 2019). "João Félix, uma mistura de Rui Costa e João Pinto com traços de Cruyff" [João Félix, a mixture of Rui Costa and João Pinto with Cruyff traits]. Para Eles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Cláusula de rescisão de João Félix pode subir" [João Félix's release clause may go up]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  10. ^ "João Félix explica festejo de joelhos no Dragão" [João Félix explains celebration on his knees at Dragão]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 17 March 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Europa League Roundup: Joao Felix hat-trick; English refs award three pens and a red". BBC Sport. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Benfica-Santa Clara: João Félix chega aos 20 golos pela equipa principal" [Benfica-Santa Clara: João Félix reaches 20 goals for the first team]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Goleadores: Seferović é o melhor marcador da Liga" [Goalscorers: Haris Seferović is the top scorer in the League]. MaisFutebol (in Portuguese). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  14. ^ Davis, Matt (26 May 2019). "Joao Felix: The Benfica wonderkid who has been called the most exciting player since Cristiano Ronaldo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Comunicado à CMVM" [Announcement to CMVM]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  16. ^ Garcia, Adriana (3 July 2019). "Atletico pay €126m to sign 'New Ronaldo' Felix". ESPN. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Portugal name Cristiano Ronaldo and João Félix in Nations League squad". Sky Sports. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Joao Felix is rated at £106m but he struggled on his Portugal debut". Sky Sports. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  19. ^ Roseiro, Bruno (25 August 2018). "João Félix, o miúdo dos Pestinhas que saiu do FC Porto por ser magricelas e está a ganhar cabedal no Benfica" [João Félix, the Pestinhas kid who left FC Porto for being scrawny and is gaining muscle at Benfica]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  20. ^ a b c d "João Félix". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  21. ^ "João Félix". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Melhores de janeiro: João Félix e Pedro Henrique em destaque" [Best of January: João Félix and Pedro Henrique in evidence]. Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 12 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  23. ^ "Sindicato também distingue João Félix" [Syndicate also distinguish João Félix]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  24. ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2018/19 Season". UEFA.com. 30 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Bruno Fernandes eleito futebolista da I Liga pelos associados do CNID" [Bruno Fernandes voted footballer of I League by CNID members] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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