João Mário (footballer, born 2000)

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Neto and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
João Mário
Personal information
Full name João Mário Neto Lopes[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000[1]
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 42 (2)
National team‡
2018 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 19 (2)
2019 Portugal U20 6 (1)
2020– Portugal U21 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:32, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:13, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

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
  1. "João Mário" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. 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.
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