Photo: Sport Lisboa e Benfica / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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
- Height
- 2 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jota born?
Born March 30, 1999 (age 27).
Where is Jota from?
Jota is from Lisbon, Portugal.
What does Jota do?
Jota works as association football player.
How tall is Jota?
Jota is 2 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.