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João Mário

ジョアン・マリオ　/　じょあん・まりお

Association football player from Portugal

January 19, 1993 (age 33)　・　Porto, Portugal

Porto
association football player

My Take

Joao Mario is a player whose career I find quietly representative of modern Portuguese football: technically excellent, well-travelled, and a member of that Euro 2016 winning squad. The Order of Merit honor from Portugal underlines that achievement. He's bounced between Inter, Sporting, Benfica, Besiktas, and now Greek football, which some read as inconsistency but I read as a midfielder always seeking the right system. At his best he's a smooth, intelligent connector rather than a flashy headline-grabber. Being a European champion at 23 is the kind of peak most players never touch, and it earns him a permanent place in Portugal's golden generation story.

Overview

João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo (born 19 January 1993), known as João Mário (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈmaɾju, ˈʒwɐ̃w -]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club AEK Athens, on loan from Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): João Mário
Name (Japanese): ジョアン・マリオ
Reading: じょあん・まりお
Born: January 19, 1993 (age 33)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rooster
Origin: Porto, Portugal
Blood type: Private
Height: 173 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

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

Awards & achievements

Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA

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