João Mário (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Mário Neto Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | São João da Madeira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Sanjoanense | ||
| 2009–2019 | Porto | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Porto B | 36 | (4) |
| 2020– | Porto | 8 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Portugal U19 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2021 | |||
João Mário Neto Lopes (born 3 January 2000), known as João Mário, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for FC Porto as a forward.
Club career
Born in São João da Madeira, João Mário began at hometown club A.D. Sanjoanense before joining the ranks of FC Porto at the age of nine. On 7 October 2018, he made his professional debut with FC Porto B in a 2018–19 LigaPro match against F.C. Arouca, coming on for Tiago Matos for the last twelve minutes of a 1–0 home loss.[1] The following 5 January, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with S.L. Benfica B also at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Sampaio.[2]
On 10 June 2020, João Mário had his first call-up to Porto's first team, remaining unused as they won 1–0 at home to C.S. Marítimo.[3] He debuted on 15 July as they won the Primeira Liga title with a 2–0 win over Sporting CP also at the Estádio do Dragão, playing the last five minutes in place of Luis Díaz;[4] on 1 August he was on the bench as they won 2–1 against S.L. Benfica for the Taça de Portugal final and secured a double.[5]
Honours
Porto
References
- ^ "FC Porto B 0-1 Arouca". ForaDeJogo. 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ^ "Penálti a fechar empata clássico entre FC Porto B e Benfica B" [Late penalty levels Clássico between FC Porto B and Benfica B]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 January 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "O onze titular do FC Porto para a receção ao Marítimo" [FC Porto's starting eleven for the hosting of Marítimo]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b Almeida, Isaura (15 July 2020). "Capitão Danilo usou a bússola para mostrar o caminho para o título" [Captain Danilo used the compass to show the road to the title]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Os onzes de Benfica e FC Porto para a final da Taça de Portugal" [The Benfica and FC Porto elevens for the Taça de Portugal final]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
External links
- João Mário at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Mário at Soccerway
- National team data (in Portuguese)