Jorginho (footballer, born 1991)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Luiz Frello Filho | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Imbituba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Napoli | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2014 | Verona | 89 | (11) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sambonifacese (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2014– | Napoli | 65 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Italy | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:22 24 March 2016 (UTC). | |||
Jorge Luiz Frello Filho (born 20 December 1991), best known as Jorginho, is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Italy national football team.
He was able to play for Brazil but decided to play for Italy
Club career
Early career
He was born in Imbituba in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina but moved to Italy at a very young age, growing up in the country. Jorginho is of Italian descent; his family have origins in Lusiana, Veneto.[1] He was a youth player of Verona. In June 2010, Jorginho was loaned out to Serie C2 side, A.C. Sambonifacese, where he played his first full senior season for the Veneto club – appearing 31 times and scoring one goal whilst providing ten assists from his central midfield position.[2]
Hellas Verona
After a good season at Sambonifacese, he then returned to Verona. He made his first team debut on 4 September 2011, in match against Sassuolo as a substitute in the 76th minute.[3]
Napoli
On 18 January 2014, he joined Napoli in a co-ownership deal with Verona for four and a half years.[4] On 12 February, he scored the last goal as Napoli overturned a 3-2 first-leg deficit to beat Roma and reach the 2014 Coppa Italia Final. [5] In the final, on 3 May, Jorginho played the full 90 minutes as Napoli defeated Fiorentina 3–1.[6]
In the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana in Doha on 22 December 2014, Jorginho entered the game against Juventus in the second half of extra time in place of Jonathan de Guzmán. He took Napoli's first spot-kick in the penalty shootout, and although Gianluigi Buffon saved it, Napoli were eventually victorious.[7]
International career
As Jorginho holds both Italian and Brazilian citizenship, he was eligible to play for both the Italian and Brazilian national teams. In 2012 he was called up for the first time for Italy U21.[8]
In 2014, Jorginho expressed his desire to represent Italy internationally,[9] and he received his first call up to the Italy senior squad in March 2016, under manager Antonio Conte, for the team's international friendlies against Spain and Germany.[10] He made his international debut for Italy on 24 March, coming on as a last-minute substitute for Marco Parolo in a 1–1 draw against Spain at the Stadio Friuli in Udine.[11]
Personal Life
Jorginho has Grandparents from Italy, which helped him gain Italian Nationality, but he has also Lived in Italy since the age of 15
Career statistics
Club
- As of 5 February 2016
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sambonifacese (loan) | 2010–11 | Serie C | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Verona | 2011–12 | Serie B | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | ||
| Total | 89 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 11 | ||
| Napoli | 2013–14 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 185 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 17 | ||
Honours
Club
- Napoli
References
- ↑ Gianluca Di Marzio (1 October 2012). "Hellas, Jorginho diventa italiano. E l’Under 21…". GIANLUCADIMARZIO.COM (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ Jorginho (Hellas Verona)
- ↑ Verona vs Sassuolo
- ↑ "Il Napoli ufficializza l'acquisto di Jorginho". S.S.C. Napoli (in Italian). 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ "Coppa Italia semi-final: Napoli beat Roma 3-0 to win 5-3 on aggregate and reach final". Sky Sports News. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Partenopei come out on top in Coppa Italia final". Goal.com. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Juventus 2-2 Napoli (5-6 on pens)". BBC Sport. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ http://www.figc.it/it/204/34090/2012/11/News.shtml
- ↑ "Jorginho: 'I only want Italy'". Football Italia. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ "Federico Bernardeschi and Jorginho earn first Italy call up". calciomercato.com. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ "Insigne inspires as Italy hold Spain". Football Italia. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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