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João Mário Neto Lopes

João Mário Neto Lopes

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Porto

Born in São João da Madeira, Aveiro District, João Mário began at hometown club Sanjoanense before joining the ranks of Porto at the age of 9. On 7 October 2018, while still a junior, he made his professional debut with the reserve team in a LigaPro match against Arouca, coming on for Tiago Matos for the last 11 minutes of a 1–0 home loss. The following 5 January, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Benfica B also at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Sampaio. 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 Marítimo. 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. On 1 August, he was on the bench in the 2–1 defeat of Benfica in the final of the Taça de Portugal, securing a double. João Mário was eventually reconverted by manager Sérgio Conceição into a right-back. He was later occasionally deployed again as winger, but struggled to provide assists from that position; he totalled 26 during his spell.

Juventus

On 24 July 2025, João Mário joined Serie A club Juventus on a five-year contract for a €12 million transfer fee. He made his league debut one month later, as a second-half substitute for Federico Gatti in the 2–0 home victory over Parma. On 2 February 2026, João Mário was loaned to Bologna in the same league for the remainder of the season. He scored his first…

International career

João Mário won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 4 September 2020. He scored in the 4–0 away victory against Cyprus for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. On 13 November 2023, João Mário was called up by the senior team for the first time, replacing Diogo Dalot (who withdrew for personal reasons) in the squad that would face Liechtenstein and Iceland in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches. Three days later, he made his debut by replacing João Cancelo late into a 2–0 away win over the former. He made his first start on the 19th, in a 2–0 defeat of the latter at the Estádio José Alvalade.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026

International

As of match played 21 March 2024

Club
FC Porto B
National team
Portugal

Legacy

Honours

Porto Youth

UEFA Youth League: 2018–19 Porto

Primeira Liga: 2019–20, 2021–22 Taça de Portugal: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Taça da Liga: 2022–23 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2020, 2022, 2024

Clubs

  • FC Porto Bcurrent

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Portuguese footballer (born 2000)

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

João Mário Neto Lopes, known as João Mário, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Fiorentina, on loan from Juventus, and the Portugal national team.

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