Jucie Lupeta
Joaquim 'Jucie' Manuel Welo Lupeta (born 24 March 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Romanian club FC Botoșani.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1993[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 | 12 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2010–2011 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2022 | |||
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
- "Jucie Lupeta" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "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.
- Mihaitalazarica (13 May 2013). "Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta a Vidiben folytatja" (in Hungarian). Videoton FC. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- "Jucie Lupeta para o ataque" [Jucie Lupeta for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Simán verte a Vidi a Kaposvárt" [Smooth win for Vidi against Kaposvárt] (in Hungarian). Sport1. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "V celjskem napadu tudi Portugalec" [Portuguese for Celje attack] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "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.
- "Lupeta sporazumno prekinil pogodbo z Olimpijo" [Lupeta amicably terminated his contract with Olympia] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- Mihaitalazarica (25 June 2021). "FC ARGEȘ ȘI-A PREZENTAT ACHIZIȚIILE PENTRU NOUL SEZON" (in Romanian). Argeș Pitești. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- "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.
- "Sub-18: Portugal volta a golear Montenegro" [Under-18: Portugal rout Montenegro again]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- 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.
- "Jucie Lupeta". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
External links
- Jucie Lupeta at ForaDeJogo
- Stats at HLSZ (in Hungarian)
- National team data (in Portuguese)