João Mário (footballer, born 2000)

This article is about the Portuguese footballer. For Guinea Bissau footballer, see João Mário. For other footballers named João Mário, see João Mário (disambiguation) § Association footballers.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Neto and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.

João Mário Neto Lopes (born 3 January 2000), known as João Mário, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Portugal national team.

João Mário

Personal information
Full name	João Mário Neto Lopes[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	São João da Madeira, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Porto
Number	23
Youth career
2008–2009	Sanjoanense
2009–2019	Porto
2015–2016	→ Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Porto B	40	(5)
2020–	Porto	97	(5)
International career‡
2018	Portugal U18	2	(0)
2018–2019	Portugal U19	19	(2)
2019	Portugal U20	6	(1)
2020–2022	Portugal U21	15	(1)
2023–	Portugal	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:11, 4 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

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 9.^[2] On 7 October 2018, while still a junior, he made his professional debut with the reserve team in a LigaPro match against F.C. Arouca, coming on for Tiago Matos for the last 11 minutes of a 1–0 home loss.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] On 1 August he was on the bench in the 2–1 defeat of S.L. Benfica in the final of the Taça de Portugal, securing a double.^[7][8]

João Mário was eventually reconverted by manager Sérgio Conceição into a right-back.^[9][10]

International career

João Mário won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 4 September 2020, and scored in the 4–0 away victory against Cyprus for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.^[11]

On 13 November 2023, João Mário was called up by the senior team for the first time, replacing Diogo Dalot (who withdrew for personal reasons) in the squad that would face Liechtenstein and Iceland in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches.^[12] Three days later, he made his debut by replacing João Cancelo late into a 2–0 away win over the former.^[13] He made his first start on the 19th, in a 2–0 defeat of the latter at the Estádio José Alvalade.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 November 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto B	2018–19	Liga Portugal 2	18	4	—		—		—		—		18	4
	2019–20	Liga Portugal 2	18	0	—		—		—		—		18	0
	2020–21	Liga Portugal 2	4	1	—		—		—		—		4	1
	Total		40	5	—		—		—		—		40	5
Porto	2019–20	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	14	2	3	0	2	0	2[a]	0	0	0	21	2
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	28	0	3	0	0	0	8[b]	0	—		39	0
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	18	1	3	0	6	0	5[a]	0	1[c]	0	33	1
	2023–24	Primeira Liga	27	2	7	0	1	0	8[a]	0	1[c]	0	44	2
	2024–25	Primeira Liga	8	0	0	0	1	0	3[d]	0	1[c]	0	13	0
	Total		97	5	16	0	10	0	26	0	3	0	152	5
Career total			137	10	16	0	10	0	26	0	3	0	192	10

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Porto Youth

• UEFA Youth League: 2018–19^[16]

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2019–20,^[6] 2021–22^[17]
• Taça de Portugal: 2019–20,^[7] 2021–22,^[15] 2022–23,^[18] 2023–24^[19]
• Taça da Liga: 2022–23^[20]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2020,^[21] 2022,^[22] 2024^[23]

References

1. "João Mário" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
2. Maia, João (18 May 2020). "Foi ao Benfica mas o FC Porto resgatou-o: telefonema à meia-noite e papel guardado" [He visited Benfica but FC Porto rescued him: midnight phone call and paper kept]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
3. "FC Porto B-Arouca, 0–1: Golo de Malele foi decisivo" [FC Porto B-Arouca, 0–1: Malele goal proved decisive]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
4. "Penálti a fechar empata clássico entre FC Porto B e Benfica B" [Late penalty levels classic between FC Porto B and Benfica B]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 January 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
5. "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.
6. 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.
7. "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.
8. Dias, Bruno (2 August 2020). "O laboratório de Conceição dá a dobradinha ao Dragão" [Conceição's laboratory gives double to Dragon] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
9. Roseiro, Bruno (19 May 2021). "E agora Sérgio, quem toma conta do João Mário? (a crónica do FC Porto-Belenenses SAD)" [And now Sérgio, who takes care of João Mário? (the FC Porto-Belenenses SAD match report)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
10. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (8 August 2021). "Conceição: "O João Mário é um lateral de grandíssima qualidade"" [Conceição: "João Mário is a high-quality full-back"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
11. "Sub21: Portugal goleia em Chipre e Diogo Leite bisa" [Under21: Portugal rout in Cyprus and Diogo Leite grabs brace] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
12. "João Mário estreia-se nos convocados da seleção nacional" [João Mário debuts in national team call-up]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
13. Silva Vieira, Rita; Andrade, Tomaz (16 November 2023). "João Mário, a dedicatória e a estreia: "Confesso que não estava à espera"" [João Mário, the dedication and debut: "I confess I was not expecting it"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
14. Querido, Rodrigo (19 November 2023). "Nota 30, Portugal. Seleção 'pica' gelo nórdico e escreve página histórica" [Grade 30, Portugal. National team "pick" Nordic ice and write historic page] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
15. João Mário at Soccerway
16. Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 September 2019.
17. Ribeiro, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Zaidu winner takes Porto to the title away to bitter rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
18. Kundert, Tom (4 June 2023). "Dominant Porto dispatch Braga to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
19. Kundert, Tom (26 May 2024). "Porto beat 10-man Sporting in extra time to win Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
20. "Porto beat Sporting 2–0 to lift first Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
21. "FC Porto bate Benfica e conquista Supertaça pela 22ª vez" [FC Porto beat Benfica and conquer Supercup for the 22nd time]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
22. Marshall, Matthew (30 July 2022). "Porto beat Tondela 3–0 in the Portuguese Super Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
23. Ribeiro, Patrick (4 August 2024). "Porto pull off stunning comeback to beat Sporting in seven-goal Super Taça thriller". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

External links

• João Mário at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• João Mário national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• João Mário at National-Football-Teams.com