Jota, a native of Portugal born on the 30th of March 1999, is a forward who primarily holds the position of a left winger for Rennes. Standing at 5ft 8in (1.75m) tall and weighing in at 10st 7lb (67kg), Jota sports the number 16 jersey. He currently holds a market value nearing £7.0m according to Transfermarkt, and his contract with Rennes, set to expire on 30 June 2027, still has two and a half years left to run.
'Jota' Neves Filipe embarked on his football journey as a trainee at Portugal's Benfica in Liga Portugal in July 2007. Jota displayed promising progress, making overall 23 first-team appearances in league matches over the 2018 - 2019 and 2019 - 2020 seasons.
Furthering his career in October 2020, Jota was transferred on loan from Benfica to Spain's Real Valladolid in LaLiga. Throughout the term of 2020 - 2021, he managed to make 17 appearances for the first team and scored one goal in the league matches.
August 2021 saw Jota transferred on loan once again, this time to Celtic in Scotland's Premiership. His performance over the 2021 - 2022 and 2022 - 2023 seasons was remarkable. He made 62 appearances over two seasons and netted a total of 21 goals in the league matches.
In recognition of his contributions, Celtic secured Jota's permanent transfer from Benfica in July 2022 for a fee of approximately £6.5m. His service in the subsequent seasons was honourable, with Jota making 62 appearances and scoring 21 goals over the seasons of 2021 - 2022 and 2022 - 2023 whilst donning Celtic colours.
Jota then changed clubs in July 2023, moving from Celtic in the Premiership in Scotland to Al-Ittihad in the Professional League in Saudi Arabia for a considerable fee of around £25m. Here, he made 16 first-team appearances and scored four goals in the league matches of the 2023 - 2024 season.
In August 2024, Jota transferred from Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia to Rennes in the French Ligue 1 for a fee around £6.8m. He has since made nine first-team appearances and scored one goal in the current 2024 - 2025 season league matches.
Additionally, Jota has also participated in the Coupe de France 2024 - 2025, contributing to Rennes efforts with one appearance as a substitute.
