Joelinton, born on 14 August 1996 (age 30), is a Brazilian midfielder whose career has become closely tied to Newcastle United. He came through in Brazil with Sport Recife before moving to Europe with Hoffenheim, but his loan spell at Rapid Vienna was the important early staging post.
That period in Austria gave him regular football and a sharper attacking return. His best league season came in 2016-17, when he scored eight goals in 33 appearances for Rapid Vienna. It was the sort of development spell that actually looked like development, rather than a player being parked somewhere convenient.
Newcastle is where the bulk of his senior career has been built. Across eight seasons, he has made 216 league appearances and scored 24 league goals for the club, shifting into a centre-midfield role and becoming a long-serving part of their Premier League side. His current market value is around £30m, according to Transfermarkt.
In 2026-27, he has made seven appearances across all competitions for Newcastle, including four in the Premier League, two in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup. His career has had its early European detour and its Brazilian starting point, but the main body of it has been written at Newcastle.
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