Jucie Lupeta

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Jucie Lupeta
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-24) 24 March 1993 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Lourinhã, Portugal[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Botoșani
Number 42
Youth career
2004–2006 Lourinhanense
2006–2012 Porto
2008–2009 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Videoton 5 (0)
2014–2015 Vitória Setúbal 12 (1)
2015–2016 Bidvest Wits 12 (0)
2016 Ajax Cape Town 5 (0)
2017–2018 Celje 46 (7)
2018–2020 Olimpija Ljubljana 33 (9)
2020–2021 Maccabi Petah Tikva 10 (0)
2021 Argeș Pitești 5 (0)
2021– Botoșani 11 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Portugal U18 9 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2022

Joaquim 'Jucie' Manuel Welo Lupeta (born 24 March 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Romanian club FC Botoșani.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Lourinhã, Lisbon,[2] Lupeta played youth football for three clubs, including FC Porto between 2006 and 2012.

Videoton[]

In May 2013, he joined Hungarian side Videoton FC.[3]He featured rarely in his one-year tenure, playing 14 official matches and scoring five goals[4] in the Ligakupa to help his team reach the final.[5][6][7][8]

Vitória de Setúbal[]

In summer 2014, Lupeta returned to his country and signed a two-year contract with Vitória de Setúbal. He scored his first goal in the Primeira Liga in only his third appearance in the competition, starting and contributing to a 2–0 home win against C.D. Nacional.[9]

Bidvest Wits & Ajax Cape Town[]

Lupeta subsequently competed in the South African Premier Soccer League, in representation of Bidvest Wits and Ajax Cape Town FC.

Celje[]

On 25 February 2017, he joined Celje of the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[10]

Olimpija Ljubljana[]

In late August 2018, Lupeta moved to Olimpija Ljubljana in the same country and league on a three-year deal.[11] On 2 September, he helped the hosts beat NK Rudar Velenje 5–0 by netting in the 34th minute through a bicycle kick.[2]

Maccabi Petah Tikva[]

On 5 November 2020, Lupeta terminated his contract with Olimpija and joined Israeli team Maccabi Petah Tikva.[12]

Argeș Pitești & Botoșani[]

In June 2021 he moved to the Romanian Liga I, having a very brief spell with Argeș Pitești[13][14][15] before signing a two-year deal with FC Botoșani.[16]

International career[]

Lupeta represented Portugal at under-18 level. He scored on his debut on 25 November 2010, in a 5–0 friendly rout of Montenegro held in Agualva-Cacém.[17]

Personal life[]

Lupeta is of Congolese descent.[18] Outside of his football career, he is also an entrepreneur and has his own brand of clothing.[18]

Club statistics[]

As of 7 March 2022[19]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Videoton 2012–13 3 0 — — — 3 0
2013–14 2 0 1 0 8 5 0 0 11 5
Total 5 0 1 0 8 5 0 0 14 5
Vitória de Setúbal 2014–15 12 1 — 2 0 — 14 1
Total 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 1
Bidvest Wits 2015–16 12 1 1 0 1 0 — 14 1
Total 12 1 1 0 1 0 — 14 1
Ajax Cape Town 2016–17 5 0 — 1 0 — 6 0
Total 5 0 — 1 0 — 6 0
Celje 2016–17 10 2 — — — 10 2
2017–18 31 3 6 1 — — 37 4
2018–19 5 2 1 1 — — 6 3
Total 46 7 7 2 — — 53 9
Olimpija Ljubljana 2018–19 20 5 4 0 — — 24 5
2019–20 12 4 1 0 — — 13 4
2020–21 1 0 — — 1 0 2 0
Total 33 9 5 0 — 1 0 39 9
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2020–21 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 10 0 — — — 10 0
Argeș Pitești 2021–22 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 5 0 — — — 5 0
Botoșani 2021–22 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
Total 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
Career totals 139 17 15 2 12 5 1 0 167 24


Honours[]

Videoton

Olimpija Ljubljana

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Jucie Lupeta" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "VÍDEO: Olimpija Ljubljana constrói goleada em cima da 'bicicleta' de um ex-FC Porto" [VIDEO: Former FC Porto man 'bicycle' tops Olimpija Ljubljana rout] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ Mihaitalazarica (13 May 2013). "Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta a Vidiben folytatja" (in Hungarian). Videoton FC. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Jucie Lupeta para o ataque" [Jucie Lupeta for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Ligakupa: Rudolf góllal debütált a gálázó Győri ETO-ban" [League Cup: scoring debut for Rudolf in Győri ETO]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 4 September 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Simán nyert és továbbjutott a Vidi a Ligakupabán" [Another smooth win for Vidi in the League Cup] (in Hungarian). Székesfehérvár. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Simán verte a Vidi a Kaposvárt" [Smooth win for Vidi against Kaposvárt] (in Hungarian). Sport1. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Le a kalappal! Remek mérkőzésen lett Ligakupa-győztes a DVTK" [Hats off! DVTK won the League Cup in a great match]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  9. ^ "V. Setúbal-Nacional, 2–0: Atacar com muitos nem sempre resulta" [V. Setúbal-Nacional, 2–0: Attacking with many does not always work]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ^ "V celjskem napadu tudi Portugalec" [Portuguese for Celje attack] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Lupeta bo skušal rešiti težave Olimpije z realizacijo" [Lupeta will try to solve Olimpija's problems by scoring] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Lupeta sporazumno prekinil pogodbo z Olimpijo" [Lupeta amicably terminated his contract with Olympia] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Fotbal: FC Argeş i-a transferat pe jucătorii Tănase, Piţian, Dumitraşcu, Miguel, Lupeta şi Viana" [Football: FC Arges signed players Tanase, Pitian, Dumitrascu, Miguel, Lupeta and Viana] (in Romanian). Agerpres. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Mișcări de trupe la FC Argeș: transfer din prima ligă olandeză + fotbalist concediat" [Troop movements at FC Argeș: transfer from Dutch top division + released footballer!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. ^ Mihaitalazarica (25 June 2021). "FC ARGEȘ ȘI-A PREZENTAT ACHIZIȚIILE PENTRU NOUL SEZON" (in Romanian). Argeș Pitești. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Welo Lupeta Joaquim Manuel a semnat cu FC Botoșani" [Welo Lupeta Joaquim Manuel signed with FC Botoșani] (in Romanian). FC Botoșani. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Sub-18: Portugal volta a golear Montenegro" [Under-18: Portugal rout Montenegro again]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  18. ^ a b Plestenjak, Rok (16 September 2018). "Portugalska zver pri Olimpiji priznala, da jo je bilo pošteno strah #video" [Portuguese beast at Olimpija admits he was scared #video] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  19. ^ a b c "Jucie Lupeta". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

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