Joao Mario | Skills and Goals | Highlights

Joao Mario | Skills and Goals | Highlights

João Mário Neto Lopes (port. João Mário Neto Lopes; born 3 January 2000), also known simply as João Mario (port. João Mário), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Porto.

A native of São João da Madeira, District of Aveiro, João Mario began his football career with the youth team of the local club Sanjuanense. In 2009 he entered the Porto Football Academy. On October 7, 2018 he made his debut for the Porto B team in the Portuguese Championship second division match against Aroca. On 5 January 2019, he scored his first goal for Porto B in the match against Benfica B. On June 15, 2020, he made his debut in the main squad of Porto in the Portuguese Premier League match against Sporting, replacing Luis Diaz. In that match, Porto won the league title.

João Mario has played for the Portugal U18, U19 and U20 national teams.

In July 2019, as part of the Portugal U19 national team, he played at the European Championship in Armenia. On July 20 he scored a goal against the hostess of the tournament, the national team of Armenia. The Portuguese national team reached the final, where they lost to Spain.

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