João Pedro Neves Filipe (born 29 March 1999), known as Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Rennes. He is also known for his passing and dribbling ability.
Born in Lisbon, Jota came through Benfica's youth academy. He began playing for Benfica B in 2018 and was promoted to the first team a year later, but played only a few minutes. He was loaned to La Liga club Real Valladolid in 2020 and Scottish Premiership club Celtic in 2021, winning the league and Scottish League Cup, before joining the club permanently for £6.5 million in the summer of 2022. In July 2023, Jota joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad for a reported £25 million.
Jota is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at various levels, including the under-17 team that won the 2016 European Championship, the under-19 team that won the 2018 European Championship and the under-21 team that finished as runners-up at the 2021 European Championship.
Season Stats
3 appearances in the current 2024-2025 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2024-2025 Season
Scottish Premier League 2022-2023 Celtic | Scottish Cup 2022-2023 Celtic | Scottish League Cup 2022-2023 Celtic | Scottish Premier League 2021-2022 Celtic |
2007-2018 |
2019-2022 |
2020-2021 (Loan) |
2021-2022 (Loan) |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
2022-2027 |