Jota Silva

João Pedro Ferreira Silva (born 1 August 1999), known as Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Vitória SC.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Jota
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Ferreira Silva[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999[1]
Place of birth Melres, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Vitória Guimarães
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2017 Sousense
2017–2018 Paços Ferreira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Sousense 1 (0)
2017–2018 Paços Ferreira B 2 (0)
2018–2019 Sousense 34 (16)
2019–2020 Espinho 25 (14)
2020–2021 Leixões 10 (2)
2021–2022 Casa Pia 50 (13)
2022– Vitória Guimarães 38 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:45, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Jota was born in Melres, Gondomar, Porto District. He started his senior career in the third division, with UD Sousense and S.C. Espinho.[2][3]

On 7 July 2020, Jota signed a three-year contract with LigaPro club Leixões SC.[4] He made his professional debut on 13 September, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Casa Pia AC.[5] His first goals came on 16 October, a brace in the 3–1 win over Varzim S.C. also at the Estádio do Mar.[6]

Late in the 2021 January transfer window, Jota joined Casa Pia of the same league until June 2023 after severing his ties to Leixões.[7] In the 2021–22 season, he scored 11 times to help his team return to the Primeira Liga after 83 years.[8][9]

Jota agreed to a three-year deal with Vitória de Guimarães on 1 June 2022.[10] He made his top-flight debut on 7 August, in a 1–0 away defeat of G.D. Chaves.[11]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Jota Silva" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. Carmo, Vítor Hugo (2 September 2019). "Jota fez um pedido especial e já é figura no Sporting de Espinho" [Jota made a special request and is already starring for Sporting de Espinho] (in Portuguese). AFA TV. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. Rosa, Melo (15 June 2022). "Uma viagem às origens de Jota Silva: "Ficava chateado se fizesse qualquer coisa menos bem"" [A trip to the origins of Jota Silva: "I would get upset if I did something not so well"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. "Leixões apresenta primeiro reforço: é extremo e jogava no Espinho" [Leixões present first addition: he's a winger and he played for Espinho]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. "Leixões e Casa Pia estreiam-se na II Liga com empate a duas bolas" [Leixões and Casa Pia make II League debut with two-all draw] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. "Leixões-Varzim, 3–1: Jota Silva saiu do banco para bisar" [Leixões-Varzim, 3–1: Jota Silva came off the bench to score brace]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  7. "Oficial: Jota Silva assina contrato com o Casa Pia" [Official: Jota Silva signs contract with Casa Pia]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  8. "Casa Pia regressa ao principal escalão 83 anos depois: as imagens dizem tudo" [Casa Pia return to top tier 83 years later: pictures speak for themselves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  9. "Jota brilhou pelo Casa Pia e integra onze do ano da Liga SABSEG" [Jota shone for Casa Pia and makes SABSEG League All-Star IX]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  10. "OFICIAL: Jota Silva deixa Casa Pia e é reforço do V. Guimarães" [OFFICIAL: Jota Silva leaves Casa Pia and is addition to V. Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  11. "Chaves perdeu no primeiro no [sic] jogo de regresso à I liga" [Chaves lost in first match upon return to I league]. Diário de Trás-os-Montes (in Portuguese). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  12. "Jota integrated the Liga Portugal SABSEG Team of the Year". Liga Portugal. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  13. "Jota: "This is an extra motivation that bears even more responsibility"". Liga Portugal. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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