'Jota' Neves Filipe, a forward primarily known for his left wing play for Celtic, was born on the 30th of March, 1999 in Portugal. Currently aged 26, he stands at a height of 5ft 8in (1.75m) and weighs in at 10st 7lb (67kg), sporting the number 7 jersey for Celtic. As of today, his market value stands around €9.00m (£7.64m), as per data from Transfermarkt, with five years and three months left to run on his contract with Celtic set to expire on 30th June, 2030.
Jota started his football career in July of 2007, joining Benfica in the Liga Portugal as a trainee. After making 23 first team appearances in league matches between his debut season of 2018-2019 and the following 2019-2020 season, he was loaned out to Real Valladolid in the LaLiga in Spain in October 2020. The stint in Spain saw him make 17 first team appearances with one goal against his name.
Following his spell in Spain, August 2021 brought a shift northward as he was loaned from Benfica to Celtic in the Premiership in Scotland. His wildly successful run at Celtic during the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons bagged him 62 first team appearances with a respectful tally of 21 goals. Mid the current 2024-2025 season, Jota has already marked the field with ten first team appearances and four goals to his name.
Impressed with his performance, in July of 2022, Celtic brought Jota over from Benfica for a sum of around £6.5m where his consistent performance saw him maintain pace with 33 first team appearances and 11 goals the following season. However, July of 2023 saw a surprising move for Jota from Scottish ground to Al-Ittihad in the Professional League in Saudi Arabia for a staggering fee of around £25m. Though his stay there was short-lived, Jota had made 16 first team appearances scoring four goals.
Just a year later in August 2024, Jota switched clubs once again, this time moving to Rennes in the Ligue 1 in France for a fee of around £6.8m. But perhaps a longing for the Celtic grounds prompted another move as Jota returned to Celtic in January 2025 for a fee of around £8.5m. His current season at Celtic, while in progress, has already seen Jota make ten first team appearances and score four goals.
In addition to his incredible league performance, Jota has also had a go at the Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025 for Celtic with one start and one appearance as a substitute, as well as the Champions League 2024 - 2025 for Celtic with one start and one appearance as a substitute.
