João Mário (footballer, born January 1993)

João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ ˈmaɾju]; born 19 January 1993), known as João Mário, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sporting CP, on loan from Inter Milan, and the Portugal national team.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Naval da Costa and the second or paternal family name is Eduardo.
João Mário
João Mário with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993[2]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
(on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 17
Youth career
2002–2004 Porto
2004–2012 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Sporting CP 65 (11)
2012–2013 Sporting CP B 44 (2)
2014 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 15 (0)
2016– Inter Milan 64 (4)
2018 → West Ham United (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2020 → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 18 (1)
2020– → Sporting CP (loan) 13 (1)
National team‡
2007–2008 Portugal U15 3 (0)
2008–2009 Portugal U16 9 (3)
2009–2010 Portugal U17 17 (4)
2010–2011 Portugal U18 9 (1)
2010–2012 Portugal U19 17 (2)
2012–2013 Portugal U20 14 (1)
2013–2015 Portugal U21 13 (3)
2014– Portugal 45 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2019

He started out at Sporting CP in whose youth system he developed, being loaned to Vitória de Setúbal in 2014 and subsequently returning to be an important part of the squads that won major trophies, including the 2015 Taça de Portugal. In 2016 he joined Inter Milan, having loan spells at West Ham United and Lokomotiv Moscow prior to rejoining Sporting, also on loan, in 2020.

João Mário made his senior debut for Portugal in 2014. He was chosen for the 2018 World Cup and appeared at Euro 2016, winning the latter tournament.

Club career

Sporting

Following a brief youth spell with local FC Porto in his hometown, João Mário moved to Sporting CP in 2004 at the age of 11, going on to complete his formation with the Lisbon club. On 14 December 2011 he was called for a UEFA Europa League group stage game away against S.S. Lazio, alongside youth graduates Betinho, Ricardo Esgaio, Tiago Ilori and João Carlos, as the Lions had already secured the first place in its group: he entered the pitch in the 76th minute of the 0–2 away loss, after replacing Oguchi Onyewu.[4]

João Mário's first full season as a senior was 2012–13, as he appeared in 31 games (30 as a starter) for Sporting CP B in the Segunda Liga, with the team finishing in fourth position. On 8 January 2014 he was loaned to Vitória F.C. for the remainder of the campaign,[5] starting in all but one Primeira Liga matches he appeared in and being voted the league's best young player for January and February.[6]

On 31 May 2015, again with Sporting' main squad, João Mário started in the final of the Taça de Portugal against S.C. Braga, but was substituted in the first half due to the dismissal of defender Cédric Soares, in order to bring on Miguel Lopes; Sporting eventually won in a penalty shootout.[7]

Inter Milan

On 27 August 2016, João Mário signed with Inter Milan for €40 million plus €5 million in bonuses.[8][9] His maiden appearance in Serie A occurred on 11 September when he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 victory at Delfino Pescara 1936,[10][11] and his first goal for the team opened a loss by the same score at home to Cagliari Calcio on 16 October.[12]

Under new manager Luciano Spalletti, João Mário grew increasingly frustrated about the lack of playing time.[13][14] On 25 January 2018, he signed on loan for Premier League team West Ham United[15]– the contract included a €1.5 million loan fee, and an option for the club to buy the player for a sum in the region of €40 million.[16] He made his debut two days later, replacing Pablo Zabaleta at half-time in a 0–2 away loss against Wigan Athletic in the fourth round of the FA Cup.[17]

João Mário scored his first goal for West Ham on 31 March 2018, helping the hosts defeat Southampton 3–0.[18] He made 14 competitive appearances during his half-season spell, scoring twice, and was praised for his work rate.[19]

On 27 August 2019, João Mário joined Russian club FC Lokomotiv Moscow on a season-long loan.[20][21] On 6 October 2020, also on loan, he returned to Sporting.[22] He scored his first goal in his second spell on 27 December, from a penalty to close a 2–1 away win against Belenenses SAD.[23]

International career
João Mário with the Portugal U19 team in 2012

Of Angolan descent,[24] João Mário earned 82 caps for Portugal at youth level, including 13 for the under-21 team. He made his senior debut on 11 October 2014, replacing Cristiano Ronaldo for the final 14 minutes of the friendly against France in Paris: soon after coming on, he was fouled by Paul Pogba for a penalty converted by Ricardo Quaresma, in an eventual 1–2 loss.[25]

João Mário represented Portugal at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2015, netting the only goal of their opening group win over England[26] as the tournament ended with a runner-up finish.[27] He was selected by the full side for their UEFA Euro 2016 campaign,[28] starting in the first match, a 1–1 draw to Iceland in Saint-Étienne;[29] he played in all of his team's seven games during Euro 2016, including the final against France which they won.[30][31]

João Mário scored his first goal for the nation on 10 November 2017, closing the 3–0 friendly defeat of Saudi Arabia.[32] Subsequently, he was included in the final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[33]

Personal life

João Mário's older brother, Wilson, is also a footballer. He too graduated from Sporting's youth academy.[34]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 February 2021.[35]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP 2011–12 Primeira Liga 0000001[lower-alpha 1]0—10
2012–13 10000000—10
2014–15 30562008[lower-alpha 2]0—447
2015–16 33620207[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 4]0457
Total 64118220161109114
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 2013–14 Primeira Liga 1500010——160
Inter Milan 2016–17 Serie A 30320—00—323
2017–18 14010———150
2018–19 20120—00—221
Total 64450—00—694
West Ham United (loan) 2017–18 Premier League 13210———142
Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 2019–20 Russian Premier League 18100—4[lower-alpha 5]0—221
Sporting CP (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 131303000—191
Career total 18719172602011023122
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  5. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League

International
As of 14 October 2019.[36]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201420
201540
2016170
201781
2018111
201930
Total452

International goals
As of 28 May 2018 (Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each João Mário goal)
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 November 2017Fontelo, Viseu, Portugal Saudi Arabia3–03–0Friendly[32]
2.28 May 2018Estádio Municipal, Braga, Portugal Tunisia2–02–2[37]

Honours

Club

Sporting CP[35]

International

Portugal[35]

Individual

Orders

References
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