João Mário (footballer, born 2000)
João Mário Neto Lopes (born 3 January 2000), known as João Mário, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for FC Porto as a right winger or a right-back. Club career. Born in São João da Madeira, João Mário began at hometown club A.D. Sanjoanense before joining the ranks of FC Porto at the age of nine. On 7 October 2018, while still a junior, he made his professional debut with the reserve team in a LigaPro match against F.C. Arouca, coming on for Tiago Matos for the last 11 minutes of a 1–0  home loss. The following 5 January, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with S.L. Benfica B also at the "Estádio Dr. Jorge Sampaio". On 10 June 2020, João Mário had his first call-up to Porto's first team, remaining unused as they won 1–0 at home to C.S. Marítimo. He debuted on 15 July as they won the Primeira Liga title with a 2–0 win over Sporting CP also at the "Estádio do Dragão", playing the last five minutes in place of Luis Díaz. On 1 August he was on the bench in the 2–1 defeat  of S.L. Benfica in the final of the Taça de Portugal, securing a double. João Mário was eventually reconverted by manager Sérgio Conceição into a right back. International career. João Mário won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 4 September 2020, and scored in the 4–0 away victory against Cyprus for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. Honours. Porto Youth Porto