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 forward.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: 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
Date of birth (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000
Place of birth São João da Madeira, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
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– Porto B 36 (4)
2020– Porto 8 (1)
National team
2018 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2018– Portugal U19 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2021

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. On 7 October 2018, he made his professional debut with FC Porto B in a 2018–19 LigaPro match against F.C. Arouca, coming on for Tiago Matos for the last twelve minutes of a 1–0 home loss.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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;[4] on 1 August he was on the bench as they won 2–1 against S.L. Benfica for the Taça de Portugal final and secured a double.[5]

Honours

Porto

References
  1. "FC Porto B 0-1 Arouca". ForaDeJogo. 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  2. "Penálti a fechar empata clássico entre FC Porto B e Benfica B" [Late penalty levels Clássico between FC Porto B and Benfica B]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 January 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
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