João Mário (Portuguese footballer)

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Naval da Costa and the second or paternal family name is Eduardo.
João Mário

João Mário with Sporting in 2015
Personal information
Full name João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo
Date of birth (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 17
Youth career
2002–2004 Porto
2004–2012 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– Sporting CP 61 (11)
2012–2013 Sporting B 44 (2)
2014 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 15 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Portugal U15 3 (0)
2008–2009 Portugal U16 9 (3)
2009–2010 Portugal U17 17 (4)
2010–2011 Portugal U18 9 (1)
2010–2012 Portugal U19 17 (2)
2012–2013 Portugal U20 14 (1)
2013–2015 Portugal U21 13 (3)
2014– Portugal 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 21 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo (born 19 January 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a midfielder.

Club career

Following a brief youth spell with local FC Porto in his hometown, João Mário moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2004 at the age of 11, going on to complete his formation with the Lisbon club. On 14 December 2011 he was called for a UEFA Europa League group stage game away against S.S. Lazio, alongside youth graduates Betinho, Ricardo Esgaio, Tiago Ilori and João Carlos, as the Lions had already secured the first place in its group: he entered the pitch in the 76th minute of the 0–2 away loss, after replacing Oguchi Onyewu.[1]

João Mário's first full season as a senior was 2012–13, as he appeared in 31 games (30 as a starter) for Sporting B in the second division, with the team finishing in fourth position. On 31 May 2015, again with the main squad, he started in the final of the Taça de Portugal against S.C. Braga, but was substituted in the first half due to the dismissal of defender Cédric Soares, in order to bring on Miguel Lopes; Sporting eventually won in a penalty shootout.[2][3]

International career

João Mário gained 77 caps for Portugal at youth level, including eight for the under-21s. He made his full international debut on 11 October 2014, replacing Cristiano Ronaldo for the final 14 minutes of the friendly against France in Paris: soon after coming on he was fouled by Paul Pogba for a penalty converted by Ricardo Quaresma, in an eventual 1–2 loss.[4]

João Mário represented Portugal at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2015, netting the only goal of their opening group win over England.[5]

Personal life

João Mário's older brother, Wilson, is also a footballer. He too graduated from Sporting's youth academy.[6]

Club statistics

As of 19 March 2016[7]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting 2011–12 0000001010
2012–13 1000000010
2014–15 305620080447
2015–16 276202071297
Total 501182201517514
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 2013–14 1500000––150
Career total 651182201519014

Honours

Club

Sporting

Country

References

  1. ↑ "Clinical Lazio through after Sporting triumph". UEFA.com. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Godinho, João Paulo (31 May 2015). "Sporting faz a festa da Taça nos penáltis" [Sporting gets Cup party going on penalties] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sporting Lisbon stage remarkable comeback after having man sent off and going 2–0 down after half hour... to win Portuguese Cup on penalties against Braga". Daily Mail. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "France 2–1 Portugal: Pogba and Benzema on target for Les Bleus". Goal.com. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Jurejko, Jonathan (18 June 2015). "England U21 0–1 Portugal U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Wilson Eduardo considera João Mário promissor" [Wilson Eduardo sees promise in João Mário] (in Portuguese). Record. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "João Mário". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

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