João Mário

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.

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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)

Origin

Porto, Portugal

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o%20M%C3%A1rio%20(footballer%2C%20born%20January%201993)
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6298271

Tags

• Porto
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.