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Jorge Miguel Lopes Xavier (born 19 May 2001), known as Jójó, is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Vizela. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Miguel Lopes Xavier | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vizela | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Amadora | ||
| 2012–2017 | Benfica | ||
| 2017–2020 | B-SAD | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | B-SAD B | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | B-SAD | 32 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2024– | Vizela | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:05, 5 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jójó is a product of the youth academies of Amadora, Benfica and Belenenses SAD. He made his professional debut with B-SAD in a 1–0 Taça da Liga loss to Mafra on 24 July 2021.[1] He signed his first professional contract with B-SAD on 6 August 2021.[2]
On 27 July 2023, recently-relegated to Liga Portugal 2 side Paços de Ferreira announced the signing of Jójó from B-SAD on a season-long loan, with a future option to make the move permanent.[3]
Born in Portugal, Jójó is of Cape Verdean descent.[4] In May 2024, he was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of matches.[5]
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