Jota (footballer, born March 1999)

Jota
Jota in 2020
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Neves Filipe[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Rennes
Number 27
Youth career
2007–2018 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Benfica B 46 (9)
2018–2022 Benfica 23 (0)
2020–2021Valladolid (loan) 17 (1)
2021–2022Celtic (loan) 29 (10)
2022–2023 Celtic 33 (11)
2023–2024 Al-Ittihad 17 (4)
2024– Rennes 1 (0)
International career
2014 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2014–2015 Portugal U16 9 (2)
2015–2016 Portugal U17 15 (12)
2017–2018 Portugal U19 20 (10)
2017–2019 Portugal U20 8 (0)
2018–2021 Portugal U21 18 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2021
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2018
Runner-up 2017
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2021

João Pedro Neves Filipe (born 29 March 1999), known as Jota (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɔtɐ]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Rennes. He is also known for his passing and dribbling ability.

Born in Lisbon, Jota came through Benfica's youth academy. He began playing for Benfica B in 2018 and was promoted to the first team a year later, but played only a few minutes. He was loaned to La Liga club Real Valladolid in 2020 and Scottish Premiership club Celtic in 2021, winning the league and Scottish League Cup, before joining the club permanently for £6.5 million in the summer of 2022. In July 2023, Jota joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad for a reported £25 million.

Jota is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at various levels, including the under-17 team that won the 2016 European Championship, the under-19 team that won the 2018 European Championship and the under-21 team that finished as runners-up at the 2021 European Championship.

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Al Ittihad FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.