Jota
Rennes

Jota

Jota of Rennes was born in Lisbon, Portugal on 30 March 1999 (age 25)

Jota
Jota · Photo: Vagelis Georgariou

Jota, a forward primarily operating on the left wing, was born in Portugal on 30 March 1999 and is currently 25 years old. Standing 5ft 8in (1.75m) tall and weighing 10st 7lb (67kg), he plies his trade for Rennes, donning the number 16 jersey. His current market value sits at about £7.5m, as stated by Transfermarkt, with his contract with Rennes slated to conclude on 30 June 2027, which is in 2 years and 9 months.

Jota entered the professional football world when he joined Benfica in Portugal's Liga Portugal as a trainee in July 2007. In seasons 2018 - 2019 and 2019 - 2020, Jota made four and 19 first team appearances respectively in league matches for Benfica. In October 2020, he was loaned to Real Valladolid in Spain's LaLiga where he made 17 first team appearances, scoring one goal in the 2020 - 2021 season.

August 2021 saw Jota transfer on loan to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. It was here, during the 2021 - 2022 season, that he made notable strides, making 29 appearances and netting ten goals in league matches. The following season saw continued progress with 33 appearances and 11 goals. Celtic, recognising his potential, made his transfer permanent in July 2022 against a fee of £6.5m. He continued performing strongly, repeating his performance of the previous season, with 33 appearances and 11 goals.

In July 2023, he was transferred from Celtic to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia's Professional League for considerable £25m. During his stint in Saudi Arabia in the 2023 - 2024 season, he made 16 appearances and found the back of the net four times in league matches. Later in August 2024, he moved from Al-Ittihad to Rennes in France's Ligue 1 for a fee of around £6.8m where he now continues to play, having made two first team appearances in the current 2024 - 2025 season.

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Left Wing
Primary Position
Forward
Position
Jota
LW
1.75m (5ft 8in)
Height
16
Squad Number
67kg (10st 7lb)
Weight
30 March 1999 (age 25)
Date of Birth
Lisbon
Birthplace
Portugal 🇵🇹
Country of Birth
Rennes
Team
£8m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value
30 June 2027 (2y 7m)
Contract Expires

Season stats

Team
Rennes
Rennes
Ligue 1 2024 - 2025
Games
8
Starting
3
Substitute
5
Unused
6
Utilisation
57%
Goals
1
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Rennes
Rennes
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
France 🇫🇷
Games
8
Goals
1
Team
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Games
16
Goals
4
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
33
Goals
11
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
29
Goals
10
Team
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
Spain 🇪🇸
Games
17
Goals
1
Team
Benfica
Benfica
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Portugal 🇵🇹
Games
19
Goals
-
Team
Benfica
Benfica
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Portugal 🇵🇹
Games
4
Goals
-

Transfers

Team
Rennes
Rennes
30 August 2024
From
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad
Type
Fee (£6.8m)
Team
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad
3 July 2023
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Fee (£25m)
Team
Celtic
Celtic
1 July 2022
From
Benfica
Benfica
Type
Fee (£6.5m)
Team
Celtic
Celtic
31 August 2021
From
Benfica
Benfica
Type
Loan
Team
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
5 October 2020
From
Benfica
Benfica
Type
Loan
Team
Benfica
Benfica
1 July 2007
Type
Trainee

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