Jota
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Jota

Jota of Celtic was born in Lisbon, Portugal on 30 March 1999 (age 26).

Jota
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Born in Portugal on the 30th of March 1999, Jota, or 'Jota' Neves Filipe as he is fully known, honed his skills as a forward and left winger. Standing at 5ft 8in (1.75m) and weighing in at 10st 7lb (67kg), he wears the number 7 jersey with pride for Celtic. Transfermarkt estimates his current market value to be approximately £8m. He is committed to Celtic until the 30th of June 2030, with 5 years and 2 months remaining on his contract.

Jota began his professional journey back in July 2007 with Benfica, appearing four times in his debut 2018 - 2019 season. He maintained his position in the 2019 - 2020 season, making 19 appearances. His performance landed him a loan transfer to Spain's Real Valladolid in October 2020, where he scored a goal in his 17 appearances in the 2020 - 2021 season.

August 2021 saw Jota transferred to Celtic, an auspicious move which saw him perform strongly in his first season with the Scottish club. He made 29 appearances, netting the goal ten times. For his second season in 2022 - 2023, he improved on his previous record, scoring 11 goals in 33 appearances. In the currently ongoing 2024 - 2025 season, he has already scored four goals in just 11 appearances.

In a £6.5m transfer deal in July 2022, Jota officially swapped Benfica's colours for Celtic's. After another season of rigorous performance, he was transferred to Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad for a hefty sum of £25m, where he maintained his momentum with four goals in 16 appearances in the 2023 - 2024 season. His next move was to Rennes in France in August 2024 for around £6.8m. He currently stands with one goal in nine appearances for the season.

Not one to sit idle, Jota returned to Celtic in January 2025 for a sum of £8.5m. Ever since his second stint with Celtic, he has shown consistent performance. As of now, in the 2024 - 2025 season, he has scored four goals in 11 appearances. He has also participated in the Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025 for Celtic, with one goal in one start and two appearances as a substitute. In Champions League 2024 - 2025, he appeared as a substitute once.

This player profile is regularly updated with new stats and analysis throughout the season. Last updated 24 May 2025. Send feedback

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Left Wing
Primary Position
Forward
Position
Jota
LW
1.75m (5ft 8in)
Height
7
Squad Number
67kg (10st 7lb)
Weight
30 March 1999 (age 26)
Date of Birth
Lisbon
Birthplace
Portugal 🇵🇹
Country of Birth
Celtic
Team
£7m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value
30 June 2030 (5y 1m)
Contract Expires

Season stats

Team
Celtic
Celtic
Premiership 2024 - 2025
Games
11
Starting
7
Substitute
4
Unused
27
Utilisation
29%
Goals
4
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025
Games
3
Starting
1
Substitute
2
Unused
2
Utilisation
60%
Goals
1
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Champions League 2024 - 2025
Games
2
Starting
1
Substitute
1
Unused
8
Utilisation
20%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
11
Goals
4
Team
Rennes
Rennes
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
France 🇫🇷
Games
9
Goals
1
Team
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Games
16
Goals
4
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
33
Goals
11
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
29
Goals
10
Team
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
Spain 🇪🇸
Games
17
Goals
1
Team
Benfica
Benfica
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Portugal 🇵🇹
Games
19
Goals
-
Team
Benfica
Benfica
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Portugal 🇵🇹
Games
4
Goals
-

Transfers

Team
Celtic
Celtic
27 January 2025
From
Rennes
Rennes
Type
Fee (£8.5m)
Team
Rennes
Rennes
30 August 2024
From
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad
Type
Fee (£6.8m)
Team
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad
3 July 2023
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Fee (£25m)
Team
Celtic
Celtic
1 July 2022
From
Benfica
Benfica
Type
Fee (£6.5m)
Team
Celtic
Celtic
31 August 2021
From
Benfica
Benfica
Type
Loan
Team
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
5 October 2020
From
Benfica
Benfica
Type
Loan
Team
Benfica
Benfica
1 July 2007
Type
Trainee

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