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João Mário

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João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo (born 19 January 1993), known as João Mário (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈmaɾju, ˈʒwɐ̃w -]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club AEK Athens, on loan from Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. He started out at Sporting CP in whose youth system he developed, being loaned to Vitória de Setúbal in 2014 and subsequently returning to be an important part of the squads that won major trophies, including the 2015 Taça de Portugal. In 2016 he joined Inter Milan, having loan spells at West Ham United and Lokomotiv Moscow prior to rejoining Sporting, also on loan, in 2020, where he won the Primeira Liga title. He then spent three full seasons with Benfica, winning another league in 2022–23 while scoring 17 goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. João Mário is the 4,073rd most popular soccer player (up from 5,893rd in 2024), the 386th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 433rd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, João Mário ranks 4,072 out of 21,273. Before him are Arturo Coddou, Björn Andersson, Arie Schans, Stefan Schwarz, and Marcos Calderón. After him are Takumi Minamino, Harry Lundahl, Ivan Jurić, Héctor Salva, Aaron Ramsey, Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro, and Halil Altıntop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, João Mário ranks 50. Before him are Thorgan Hazard, Andrea Belotti, Park Yeon-mi, Sam Kerr, Sofia Carson, and Seo Kang-joon. After him are Raphaël Guerreiro, Lee Tae-min, Dominic Thiem, Emmelie de Forest, Nélson Semedo, and Lucas Digne.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João Mário ranks 386 out of 633. Before him are Elisa Ferreira (1955), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), João Morais (1935), Rui Barros (1965), Félix de Avelar Brotero (1744), and Germano de Figueiredo (1932). After him are Jaime Graça (1942), Natália Correia (1923), Renato Sanches (1997), Quim (1975), Jorge Andrade (1978), and João Pereira (1984).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, João Mário ranks 72. Before him are Rui Vitória (1970), Carlos Carvalhal (1965), João Palhinha (1995), João Morais (1935), Rui Barros (1965), and Germano de Figueiredo (1932). After him are Jaime Graça (1942), Renato Sanches (1997), Quim (1975), Jorge Andrade (1978), João Pereira (1984), and António Oliveira (1952).

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