Our subject is 'Jota' Neves Filipe, a Portuguese forward who predominantly operates on the left flank. Born on the 30th of March, 1999, he currently resides at Celtic Football Club, sporting the number 7 jersey. In matters of physique, Jota stands at 5ft 8in (1.75m) tall and carries a weight of 10st 7lb (67kg).
Over at Transfermarkt, Jota is reportedly valued in the market at around £5.16m.
Jota's journey in football took off when he joined Benfica in Portugal's Liga Portugal, as a trainee in July 2007. He eventually graduated to their first team, making four appearances in the 2018-2019 season and 19 appearances in the 2019-2020 season. The next expansion of his CV happened in October 2020, when he was loaned off to Real Valladolid in Spain's Segunda División, making 17 appearances and scoring one goal in the 2020-2021 season.
A significant chapter in his career opened when he was loaned to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership in August 2021. During the 2021 - 2022 season, he made 29 appearances and netted ten goals. For the following season, he exceeded his previous tally with 33 appearances, while contributing 11 goals. In the 2024 - 2025 season, he played 11 matches and scored four goals. However, the ongoing season of 2025 - 2026 remains lacklustre, with no first team appearances to his name so far.
Jota made his move to Celtic permanent in July 2022, with a transfer fee reportedly around £6.5m from Benfica. However, he moved on to ply his trade with Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia's Pro League for a significant sum of £25m in July 2023, where he made 16 appearances with four goals.
In August 2024, Jota treaded French soil, joining Rennes in France's Ligue 1 for a reported fee of around £6.8m. His spell was limited to only nine appearances with a single goal. This was soon followed by yet another move, this time back to Celtic in the January of 2025 for an amount of £8.5m.
Jota's second spell at Celtic saw him continue from where he left off, appearing in 29 matches and scoring ten goals in the 2021 - 2022 season, 33 appearances with 11 goals in the 2022 - 2023 season, and 11 appearances scoring four goals in the 2024 - 2025 season. Yet, he remains sideline for the ongoing 2025-2026 season.
In retrospect, it's evident that Jota's career has been rich with experiences across different leagues. His pinnacle surely being the time he spent at Celtic, a period filled with regular appearances and a healthy goal tally.
