Joelinton
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joelinton Cassio Apolinário de Lira | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Aliança, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hoffenheim | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Sport Recife | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014–2015 | Sport Recife | 34 | (7) |
| 2015– | Hoffenheim | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Brazil U17 | 4 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2015. | |||
Joelinton Cassio Apolinário de Lira (born 14 August 1996), known as Joelinton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for German club 1899 Hoffenheim, as a forward. Starting his career with Sport Recife, Joelinton joined his current club Hoffenheim in 2015. He has also been capped for the Brazil under-17 national team.
Club career
Sport Recife
Joelinton joined Sport Recife in 2012 and spent two years playing in the youth team. He was promoted to the senior squad in 2013, but it was not until March 2014 that he made his professional debut, in a Copa do Nordeste match against Santa Cruz. He made a total of nine appearances for the senior team in that year, having scored two goals.
In 2015, he established himself in the first team, having put up good performances in the Campeonato Pernambucano and the Campeonato Brasileiro. In total, he made 34 appearances and scored 7 goals for the club.
Hoffenheim
On 5 June 2015, Sport Recife and Hoffenheim announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Joelinton. The deal was reportedly settled in €2 million.
International career
Joelinton has been capped four times by the Brazil under-17 national team and scored two goals.
Honours
Club
- Sport Recife
External links
- Joelinton career stats - Topforward
- footballzz.co.uk
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