My Take
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.
Overview
João Pedro Neves Filipe (30 March 1999), known as Jota (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɔtɐ]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. He is known for his passing and dribbling ability. Born in Lisbon, Jota came through Benfica's youth academy. He began playing for Benfica B in 2018 and was promoted to the first team a year later, but played only a few minutes.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 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
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.