João Félix

João Félix Sequeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈfɛliks]; born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona, on loan from Atlético Madrid, and for the Portugal national team. He can also play as a winger or an attacking midfielder.

João Félix
Félix with Atlético Madrid in 2019
Personal information
Full name João Félix Sequeira
Date of birth (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999
Place of birth Viseu, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Barcelona
(on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2008 Os Pestinhas
2008–2015 Porto
2014–2015 → Padroense (loan)
2015–2018 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Benfica B 30 (7)
2018–2019 Benfica 26 (15)
2019– Atlético Madrid 96 (25)
2023Chelsea (loan) 16 (4)
2023–Barcelona (loan) 24 (7)
International career
2017 Portugal U18 2 (2)
2018 Portugal U19 2 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U21 10 (4)
2019– Portugal 37 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA Nations League
Winner2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:34, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Félix initially trained at Porto's youth academy, before moving to rivals Benfica in 2015. He began playing for the latter's reserve team a year later and was promoted to the first team in 2018, making his debut at age 17. He helped Benfica win the league title in his first and only season with them, and was awarded Primeira Liga's Best Young Player of the Year and the Golden Boy award. In 2019, at age 19, Félix signed with Atlético Madrid for a club-record transfer worth €126 million (£113 million), the fourth-most expensive football transfer. In his second season at the club, he helped the team win the 2020–21 La Liga, which ended the club's seven-year league title drought.

Félix is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels. He earned his first cap for the senior national team during the semi-finals of the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, winning the inaugural edition of the competition with his nation on home soil.

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