Joelinton

Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira (born 14 August 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Newcastle United. Starting his career with Sport Recife, Joelinton joined Hoffenheim in 2015, and was loaned to Rapid Wien for two years from 2016. He has also been capped for the Brazil under-17 national team.

Joelinton
Joelinton playing for 1899 Hoffenheim against Werder Bremen in May 2019
Personal information
Full name Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996
Place of birth Aliança, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2014 Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Sport Recife 12 (3)
2015–2019 1899 Hoffenheim 29 (7)
2016–2018 → Rapid Wien (loan) 60 (15)
2019– Newcastle United 55 (3)
National team‡
2012 Brazil U17 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2016

Club career

Sport Recife

Born in Aliança, Pernambuco, Joelinton joined Sport Recife in 2012 and spent two years playing in the youth team. He was promoted to the senior squad in 2013, but it was not until March 2014 that he made his professional debut, in a Copa do Nordeste match against city rivals Santa Cruz. He came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Neto Baiano in the 2–1 away semi-final win (4–1 aggregate).[2] Sport won the cup with a 3–1 aggregate win over Ceará in the final; Joelinton did not play. He was on the bench six times in the Campeonato Pernambucano season, which they also won.

In the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season, Joelinton made seven appearances towards the end of the campaign. He scored his first career goal on 23 November in a 2–2 home draw with Fluminense, and on the last day he scored the only goal against São Paulo after four minutes.[3]

Joelinton established himself in the first team in the 2015 state league. However, he received two straight red cards in the second phase, against Santa Cruz and Náutico.[4][5]

Hoffenheim

In June 2015, Hoffenheim signed Joelinton on a five-year contract.[6] He played only once in his first season in Germany, as a last-minute substitute for Jonathan Schmid in a 1–0 loss at Schalke 04 on 18 December.[7]

Loan to Rapid Wien
Joelinton (left) and Salzburg's Igor in September 2017

On 23 June 2016, Joelinton was loaned to Rapid Wien for two years.[8] He made his debut on 8 July in the first round of the Austrian Cup against Regionalliga Ost club FC Karabakh Wien, scoring the opening goal of a 3–1 victory.[9] In the semi-finals on 26 April 2017, he scored an added-time winner at home to LASK Linz as Die Grün-Weißen reached the final for the first time in 12 years.[10] He equalised in the final at the Worthersee Stadion on 1 June, but FC Red Bull Salzburg won 2–1.[11]

Joelinton played all ten of Rapid's 2016–17 UEFA Europa League matches, scoring in a 3–2 win over Genk on 15 September and a 1–1 draw with Athletic Bilbao at the Allianz Stadion on 8 December.[12][13] On the domestic front in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, he recorded 8 goals in 33 games – including one to cap a 4–1 victory at city rivals FK Austria Wien on 7 August[14] – but the Viennese club finished 5th of 10 teams and missed out on European football.

On 22 July 2017, the first game of the new season, Joelinton was sent off after 23 minutes in a 2–2 home draw with SV Mattersburg, for kicking back after being fouled by Michael Novak.[15]

Return

On his return to Hoffenheim, Joelinton was given a first start in a DFB-Pokal first round match at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 victory.[16] He netted his first Bundesliga goal on 22 September to open a 1–1 home draw with Borussia Dortmund,[17] and as a substitute on 23 October he scored an added-time equaliser for a 3–3 draw against Lyon in a Champions League group game at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena.[18]

Newcastle United

On 23 July 2019, Joelinton joined Newcastle United on a six-year deal for a reported club record fee of £40 million.[19][20] He made his debut on 11 August, starting in their 1–0 home loss to Arsenal; he and teammate Miguel Almirón were criticised by the club's all-time record scorer Alan Shearer for their performances.[21]

Joelinton scored his first Premier League goal on 25 August in a 1–0 victory away at Tottenham Hotspur.[22] It took him until 14 January 2020 to score his second goal for the club, netting the final goal in a 4–1 FA Cup Third Round replay victory over Rochdale.[23]

International career

Joelinton was capped four times by the Brazil under-17 national team in 2012, scoring two goals.

Career statistics
As of 29 January 2021[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sport Recife2014Série A 72101[lower-alpha 1]092
2015 515120[lower-alpha 2]3305
Total 12361213397
Hoffenheim2015–16Bundesliga 10000010
2018–19 287235[lower-alpha 3]13311
Total 29723513411
SK Rapid Wien (loan)2016–17Austrian Bundesliga 3385310[lower-alpha 4]24813
2017–18 2774100318
Total 6015941027921
Newcastle United 2019–20 Premier League 3826[lower-alpha 5]200444
2020–21 Premier League 1615[lower-alpha 6]200213
Total 54311400657
Career totals 15528261037821746
  1. Appearance in Copa do Nordeste
  2. Eleven appearances and two goals in Campeonato Pernambucano, nine appearances and one goal in Copa do Nordeste
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in FA Cup
  6. Two appearances and two goals in EFL Cup, zero appearances in FA Cup

Honours

Sport Recife

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. Fitipaldi, Lucas (19 March 2014). "En meio a polêmicas, Sport bate o Santa e está na final da Copa do NE" [Amidst controversies, Sport beat Santa and are in the NE Cup Final] (in Portuguese). Globo. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. "Garoto Joelinton marca, e Sport bate o São Paulo na Arena Pernambuco" [Lad Joelinton scores, and Sport beat São Paulo in the Arena Pernambuco] (in Portuguese). Globo. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Sport atropela o Santa no segundo tempo e larga na frente no estadual" [Sport trample Santa in the second half and extend their lead in the state championship] (in Portuguese). Globo. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. "Sport vence por 2 a 0 e deixa Náutico em situação complicada no Pernambucano" [Sport win 2–0 and leave Náutico in a complicated situation in the Pernambucano] (in Portuguese). Globo. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. "Hoffenheim verpflichtet Brasilianer Joelinton" [Hoffenheim sign Brazilian Joelinton]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  7. "Choupo-Motings Schienbein bringt den S04-Sieg" [Choupo-Moting's shinbone brings S04 victory]. kicker (in German). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. "Ein Brasilianer stürmt für Rapid" [A Brazilian up front for Rapid]. Der Standard (in German). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  9. "3:1! Rapid bestätigt Favoritenrolle gegen Karabakh" [3–1! Rapid confirm favourites tag against Karabakh] (in German). Sport 24. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  10. "Joelinton fires Rapid into final!". SK Rapid Wien. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  11. "Red Bulls win historic fourth double!". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  12. Hackl, Christian (15 September 2016). "Perfekter EL-Auftakt für Rapid gegen Genk" [Perfect EL debut for Rapid against Genk]. Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. "Rapid verabschiedet sich mit 1:1 gegen Bilbao" [Rapid leave with 1–1 against Bilbao]. Der Standard (in German). 8 December 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. "Rapid gewinnt 318. Wiener Derby" [Rapid win 318th Viennese Derby]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  15. "2:2! Rapid verschenkt Auftaktsieg gegen Mattersburg!" [2–2! Rapid miss out on opening win against Mattersburg!] (in German). Liga Portal. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  16. "Ex-centroavante do Sport faz 'hat-trick' na Copa da Alemanha" [Ex-Sport centre forward scores 'hat-trick' in German Cup] (in Portuguese). UOL. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  17. "Hoffenheim 1–1 Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  18. "Joelinton strikes late to give Hoffenheim share of the spoils against Lyon". Bundesliga. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  19. "Magpies confirm club record signing". Newcastle United. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  20. "Joelinton: Newcastle sign Brazilian striker from Hoffenheim". 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  21. "Newcastle United round-up: Alan Shearer criticises duo, Steve Bruce possible reunion plus young midfielder turned down Barcelona move". The Shields Gazette. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  22. "Joelinton secures Newcastle's first points in surprise win at Tottenham". The Guardian. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  23. "Newcastle United 4 Rochdale 1". The Northern Echo. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  24. Joelinton at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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