João Félix

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Félix and the second is Sequeira.

João Félix Sequeira (born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer/soccer player. He plays as a forward for Premier League club Chelsea, on loan from La Liga club Atlético Madrid, and the Portugal national team. At 18, he became the youngest ever player to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Europa League. As of January 20th, he is on suspension for recklessly tackling one of the opposing players. He will be returning on February 11th 2023.

João Félix
João Felix 2019 (cropped).jpg
Félix with Atlético Madrid in 2019
Personal information
Full nameJoão Félix Sequeira[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 24)[2]
Place of birthViseu, Portugal
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Playing positionForward / Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Chelsea
(on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number11
Youth career
2007–2008Os Pestinhas
2008–2015Porto
2014–2015Padroense (loan)
2015–2018Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018Benfica B30(7)
2018–2019Benfica26(15)
2019–Atlético Madrid96(25)
2023–Chelsea (loan)0(0)
National team
2017Portugal U182(2)
2018Portugal U192(0)
2017–2018Portugal U2110(4)
2019–Portugal28(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:03, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:25, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Club

As of match played 3 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2016–17[4] LigaPro 13 3 13 3
2017–18[4] 17 4 17 4
Total 30 7 30 7
Benfica 2018–19[4][5] Primeira Liga 26 15 6 1 2 1 9[c] 3 43 20
Atlético Madrid 2019–20[4] La Liga 27 6 1 0 6[d] 3 2[e] 0 36 9
2020–21[4] 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 30 7 1 0 6 3 2 0 39 10
Career total 86 29 7 1 2 1 15 6 2 0 112 37
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal and Copa del Rey
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 10 December 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2019 5 0
2020 8 3
2021 7 0
2022 8 1
Total 28 4
As of match played 10 December 2022
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Félix goal[6]
List of international goals scored by João Félix
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 5 September 2020 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal 6   Croatia 3–0 4–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [7]
2 11 November 2020 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal 11   Andorra 7–0 7–0 Friendly [8]
3 17 November 2020 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia 13   Croatia 2–1 3–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [9]
4 24 November 2022 Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar 25   Ghana 2–1 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup [10]

Honours

Benfica

Atletico Madrid

Portugal

Individual

João Félix Media

Notes

References

  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 01 de marzo de 2020, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 1 March 2020, in Barcelona] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "João Félix". ESPN. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. "João Félix". Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "João Félix: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. For Taça de Portugal third round: (in pt) Sertanense-Benfica, 0–3. 18 October 2018. https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/taca-de-portugal/detalhe/sertanense-benfica-em-direto. Retrieved 2 March 2020. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 João Félix at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. "Portugal vs. Croatia 4–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. "Portugal vs. Andorra 7–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  9. "Croatia vs. Portugal 2–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. "Portugal vs. Ghana 3–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  11. "Joao Felix: I'm still an Atletico Madrid player and I'm happy". Marca. Madrid. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  12. João Félix é eleito melhor jogador da época no At. Madrid e deixa... recado. Record. 25 May 2022. https://www.record.pt/internacional/paises/espanha/atletico-madrid/detalhe/joao-felix-e-eleito-melhor-jogador-da-epoca-no-at-madrid-e-deixa-recado?ref=HP_1BucketDestaquesPrincipais. Retrieved 25 May 2022. 
  13. (in pt) João Félix recebe prémio. 5 November 2021. https://www.abola.pt/nnh/2021-11-05/atletico-madrid-joao-felix-recebe-premio/912075. Retrieved 5 November 2021. 
  14. (in pt) João Félix eleito jogador do mes no atletico. 5 January 2022. https://www.abola.pt/internacional/2022-01-05/atletico-madrid-joao-felix-eleito-jogador-do-mes-no-atletico/920971. Retrieved 5 January 2022. 
  15. (in pt) Melhores de janeiro: João Félix e Pedro Henrique em destaque. Liga Portugal. 12 February 2019. http://www.ligaportugal.pt/pt/epocas/20182019/noticias/geral/premios/melhores-de-janeiro-joao-felix-e-pedro-henrique-em-destaque/. Retrieved 14 February 2019. 
  16. (in pt) Sindicato também distingue João Félix. 14 February 2019. https://www.abola.pt/Clubes/Noticias/Ver/773678/40. Retrieved 16 February 2019. 
  17. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2018/19 Season". UEFA. 30 May 2019.
  18. "Bruno Fernandes eleito futebolista da I Liga pelos associados do CNID" [Bruno Fernandes voted footballer of I League by CNID members]. SAPO Desporto (in português). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  19. (in pt) João Félix eleito Jogador Jovem do Ano de 2018/2019. 5 July 2019. https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/joao-felix-eleito-jogador-jovem-do-ano-de-20182019. Retrieved 6 July 2019. 
  20. (in pt) Os Globos de Ouro foram para.... SIC Notícias. 30 September 2019. https://sicnoticias.pt/cultura/2019-09-30-Os-Globos-de-Ouro-foram-para. Retrieved 30 September 2019. 
  21. Entrevista a João Félix- Jogador do ano para o jornal A BOLA..
  22. "Il profilo del Golden Boy João Félix: il predestinato" [The profile of the Golden Boy João Félix: the predestined] (in italiano). Tuttosport. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  23. Cristiano Ronaldo e João Félix ganham Globe Soccer Awards. 29 December 2019. https://www.jn.pt/desporto/cristiano-ronaldo-e-joao-felix-ganham-globe-soccer-awards-11659548.html. Retrieved 29 December 2019. 
  24. Joao Felix named LaLiga Santander Player of the Month for November. La Liga. 3 December 2020. https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/joao-felix-named-laliga-santander-player-of-the-month-for-november. Retrieved 4 December 2020. 
  25. João Felix named LaLiga Santander Player of the Month for March. La Liga. 8 April 2020. https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/joao-felix-named-laliga-santander-player-of-the-month-for-march. Retrieved 8 April 2020. 

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