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João Félix

ジョアン・フェリックス　/　じょあん・ふぇりっくす

Association football player from Portugal

November 10, 1999 (age 26)　・　Viseu, Portugal

Viseu
association football player

My Take

João Félix fascinates me precisely because his career refuses to follow the script. The touch, the improvisation, the audacity are all genuinely elite, the kind of gifts academies dream about. Yet football keeps asking him a harder question: can artistry survive systems built on running and pressing? Watching him now at Al-Nassr, I do not see a failed wonderkid; I see a player still negotiating with his own talent. Born in 1999, he has time. My honest take is that his story will teach us more about modern football's tolerance for flair than about him. I am still rooting for the artist.

Overview

João Félix Sequeira ( ZHWOWN FEH-liks; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈfɛliks]; born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team. Félix initially trained at Porto's youth academy, before moving to rivals Benfica in 2015.

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1. Profile

Name (English): João Félix
Name (Japanese): ジョアン・フェリックス
Reading: じょあん・ふぇりっくす
Born: November 10, 1999 (age 26)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rabbit
Origin: Viseu, Portugal
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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