Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | João Pedro Ferreira Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 August 1999||
Place of birth | Melres, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2017 | Sousense | ||
2017–2018 | Paços Ferreira | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Sousense | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Paços Ferreira B | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Sousense | 34 | (16) |
2019–2020 | Espinho | 25 | (14) |
2020–2021 | Leixões | 10 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Casa Pia | 50 | (13) |
2022– | Vitória Guimarães | 63 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Portugal | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:28, 18 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:55, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
João Pedro Ferreira Silva (born 1 August 1999), known as Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães and the Portugal national team.
Jota was born in Melres, Gondomar, Porto District. He started his senior career in the third division, with UD Sousense and S.C. Espinho.[2][3]
On 7 July 2020, Jota signed a three-year contract with LigaPro club Leixões SC.[4] He made his professional debut on 13 September, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Casa Pia AC.[5] His first goals came on 16 October, a brace in the 3–1 win over Varzim S.C. also at the Estádio do Mar.[6]
Late in the 2021 January transfer window, Jota joined Casa Pia of the same league until June 2023 after severing his ties to Leixões.[7] In the 2021–22 season, he scored 11 times to help his team return to the Primeira Liga after 83 years,[8][9] being included in the Team of the Year in the process.[10]
Jota agreed to a three-year deal with Vitória de Guimarães on 1 June 2022.[11] He made his top-flight debut on 7 August, in a 1–0 away defeat of G.D. Chaves.[12] He scored his first goal 14 days later, in the 2–1 loss at Portimonense SC;[13] he also found the net in the reverse fixture between the sides, a 1–0 home victory.[14]
Jota was never capped by Portugal at any youth level.[15] On 15 March 2024, he was called to the senior squad by manager Roberto Martínez for friendlies with Sweden and Slovenia.[16] He made his debut six days later against the former, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Matheus Nunes in a 5–2 win in Guimarães.[17]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sousense | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Espinho | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 15 | ||
Leixões | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
Casa Pia | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 14 | ||
Total | 50 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 16 | ||
Vitória Guimarães | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 40 | 4 |
2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2[b] | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 42 | 15 | |
Total | 63 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 19 | ||
Career total | 149 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 181 | 52 |
Individual