João Mário (footballer, born 2000)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Mário Neto Lopes[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 3 January 2000||
Place of birth | São João da Madeira, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Sanjoanense | ||
2009–2019 | Porto | ||
2015–2016 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Porto B | 40 | (5) |
2020– | Porto | 39 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 19 | (2) |
2019 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (1) |
2020– | Portugal U21 | 9 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:29, 21 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 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 right winger or a right-back.
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.[2] On 7 October 2018, while still a junior, he made his professional debut with the reserve team in a LigaPro match against F.C. Arouca, coming on for Tiago Matos for the last 11 minutes of a 1–0 home loss.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] On 1 August he was on the bench in the 2–1 defeat of S.L. Benfica in the final of the Taça de Portugal, securing a double.[7][8]
João Mário was eventually reconverted by manager Sérgio Conceição into a right back.[9][10]
International career[]
João Mário won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 4 September 2020, and scored in the 4–0 away victory against Cyprus for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[11]
Honours[]
Porto Youth
Porto
References[]
- ^ a b c d "João Mário" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Maia, João (18 May 2020). "Foi ao Benfica mas o FC Porto resgatou-o: telefonema à meia-noite e papel guardado" [He visited Benfica but FC Porto rescued him: midnight phone call and paper kept]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "FC Porto B-Arouca, 0–1: Golo de Malele foi decisivo" [FC Porto B-Arouca, 0–1: Malele goal proved decisive]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Penálti a fechar empata clássico entre FC Porto B e Benfica B" [Late penalty levels classic 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.
- ^ Dias, Bruno (2 August 2020). "O laboratório de Conceição dá a dobradinha ao Dragão" [Conceição's laboratory gives double to Dragon] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Roseiro, Bruno (19 May 2021). "E agora Sérgio, quem toma conta do João Mário? (a crónica do FC Porto-Belenenses SAD)" [And now Sérgio, who takes care of João Mário? (the FC Porto-Belenenses SAD match report)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (8 August 2021). "Conceição: «O João Mário é um lateral de grandíssima qualidade»" [Conceição: "João Mário is a high-quality full-back"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Sub21: Portugal goleia em Chipre e Diogo Leite bisa" [Under21: Portugal rout in Cyprus and Diogo Leite grabs brace] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 September 2019.
External links[]
- João Mário at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- João Mário at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from São João da Madeira
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football wingers
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Padroense F.C. players
- FC Porto B players
- FC Porto players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers