Jota (footballer, born March 1999)

João Pedro Neves Filipe (30 March 1999), known as Jota (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɔtɐ]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. He is 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 million in the summer of 2022. In July 2023, Jota joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad for a reported £25 million. In August 2024, he joined Ligue 1 club Rennes. In January 2025, he returned to Celtic. 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.