Jucie Lupeta
Joaquim 'Jucie' Manuel Welo Lupeta (born 24 March 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for South Korean club Bucheon FC 1995 as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lourinhã, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bucheon | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Lourinhanense | ||
| 2006–2012 | Porto | ||
| 2008–2009 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Videoton | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Vitória Setúbal | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Bidvest Wits | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ajax Cape Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Celje | 46 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 33 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Argeș Pitești | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Botoșani | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Jaffa | 32 | (11) |
| 2023– | Bucheon | 8 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:06, 5 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Lourinhã, Lisbon, Lupeta played youth football for three clubs, including FC Porto between 2006 and 2012.[2] In May 2013, he joined Hungarian side Videoton FC.[3] He featured rarely in his one-year tenure, playing 14 official matches and scoring five goals[4] in the Ligakupa to help his team reach the final.[5][6][7][8]
In summer 2014, Lupeta returned to his country and signed a two-year contract with Vitória de Setúbal.[9] He scored his first goal in the Primeira Liga in only his third appearance in the competition, starting and contributing to a 2–0 home win against C.D. Nacional.[10]
Lupeta subsequently competed in the South African Premier Division, in representation of Bidvest Wits F.C. and Ajax Cape Town FC.[11] On 25 February 2017, he joined NK Celje of the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[12]
In late August 2018, Lupeta moved to NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the same country and league on a three-year deal.[13] On 2 September, he helped the hosts beat NK Rudar Velenje 5–0 by netting in the 34th minute through a bicycle kick.[2]
On 5 November 2020, Lupeta terminated his contract with Olimpija and joined Israeli team Maccabi Petah Tikva FC.[14] In June 2021 he moved to the Romanian Liga I, having a very brief spell with FC Argeș Pitești[15][16] before signing a two-year deal with FC Botoșani.[17]
International career
Lupeta represented Portugal at under-18 level. He scored on his debut on 25 November 2010, in a 5–0 friendly rout of Montenegro held in Agualva-Cacém.[18]
Personal life
Lupeta is of Congolese descent.[19] Outside of his football career, he is also an entrepreneur and has his own brand of clothing.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 1 June 2023[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Videoton | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2014–15 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Bidvest Wits | 2015–16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Ajax Cape Town | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Celje | 2016–17 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| Total | 46 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 53 | 9 | |||
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2018–19 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 9 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Argeș Pitești | 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Botoșani | 2021–22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Maccabi Jaffa | 2022–23 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 12 | |
| Bucheon | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 175 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 38 | |
Honours
Videoton
Olimpija Ljubljana
References
- "Jucie Lupeta" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "VÍDEO: Olimpija Ljubljana constrói goleada em cima da 'bicicleta' de um ex-FC Porto" [VIDEO: Former FC Porto man 'bicycle' tops Olimpija Ljubljana rout] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta a Vidi" [Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta to Vidi] (in Hungarian). Sport Menu. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- "Jucie Lupeta para o ataque" [Jucie Lupeta for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Ligakupa: Rudolf góllal debütált a gálázó Győri ETO-ban" [League Cup: scoring debut for Rudolf in Győri ETO]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 4 September 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Simán nyert és továbbjutott a Vidi a Ligakupabán" [Another smooth win for Vidi in the League Cup] (in Hungarian). Székesfehérvár. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Simán verte a Vidi a Kaposvárt" [Smooth win for Vidi against Kaposvárt] (in Hungarian). Sport1. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Le a kalappal! Remek mérkőzésen lett Ligakupa-győztes a DVTK" [Hats off! DVTK won the League Cup in a great match]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "V. Setúbal contrata avançado" [V. Setúbal sign forward] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- "V. Setúbal-Nacional, 2–0: Atacar com muitos nem sempre resulta" [V. Setúbal-Nacional, 2–0: Attacking with many does not always work]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Lupeta signs for Ajax still hunting for a goal in SA". 25 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2022 – via PressReader.
- "V celjskem napadu tudi Portugalec" [Portuguese for Celje attack] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Lupeta bo skušal rešiti težave Olimpije z realizacijo" [Lupeta will try to solve Olimpija's problems by scoring] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Lupeta sporazumno prekinil pogodbo z Olimpijo" [Lupeta amicably terminated his contract with Olympia] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Fotbal: FC Argeş i-a transferat pe jucătorii Tănase, Piţian, Dumitraşcu, Miguel, Lupeta şi Viana" [Football: FC Arges signed players Tanase, Pitian, Dumitrascu, Miguel, Lupeta and Viana] (in Romanian). Agerpres. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "Mișcări de trupe la FC Argeș: transfer din prima ligă olandeză + fotbalist concediat" [Troop movements at FC Argeș: transfer from Dutch top division + released footballer!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- "Welo Lupeta Joaquim Manuel a semnat cu FC Botoșani" [Welo Lupeta Joaquim Manuel signed with FC Botoșani] (in Romanian). FC Botoșani. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- "Sub-18: Portugal volta a golear Montenegro" [Under-18: Portugal rout Montenegro again]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Plestenjak, Rok (16 September 2018). "Portugalska zver pri Olimpiji priznala, da jo je bilo pošteno strah #video" [Portuguese beast at Olimpija admits he was scared #video] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Jucie Lupeta". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
External links
- Jucie Lupeta at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Stats at HLSZ (in Hungarian)
- Jucie Lupeta national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)