Jota

Jota is one of those wingers who makes you lean forward in your seat every single time he gets the ball — born in Lisbon, shaped by Benfica's academy, and then absolutely lighting up the Scottish Premiership at Celtic in a way nobody really saw coming. His loan spell from Benfica turned permanent for good reason: the guy just has that rare combination of close control, deceptive pace, and an almost casual confidence on the ball that makes defenders look flat-footed. He's not the biggest name out of Portugal, but watching him thread through a backline or cut inside and whip in a delivery, you get why Celtic fans adore him. At his best, he's the kind of player who turns a routine league game into something worth talking about the next morning.

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Name (English)

Jota

Name (Japanese)

ジョアン・フィリペ

Reading

じょあん・ふぃりぺ

Born

March 30, 1999 (age 27)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rabbit

Origin

Lisbon, Portugal

Height

175 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jotafilipe_7/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jota%20(footballer%2C%20born%20March%201999)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%9A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26255495

Tags

• Lisbon
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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