Who Is Joao Felix: Biography, Personal Life, Girlfriend, Football Career and Net Worth

Sally Polly June 20, 2021 | 22:16

A detailed look at Joao Felix biography including his personal life story, family, parents, girlfriend, style of play, net worth and football career.

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Who is Joao Felix - Biography

Joao Felix is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder for the Portugal National team and the Spanish Team Atletico Madrid. He received his initial training at Porto’s youth academy before moving to rivals Benfica in 2015. Felix made his club debut at the age of 18 in 2018, and helped the club to win the league title in his very first season. He emerged as the top goal scorer of the season for which he was awarded as the league’s best Young Player of the Year. After netting a hat-trick in the UEFA Europa League, he became the youngest ever player who did it just at the age of 19.

Felix’s fine run saw Atletico Madrid break the record for him to replace Antoine Griezmann, paying € 126,00 Million for the Portuguese. He is now among the most expensive players in the World.

Such was Felix’s performances that saw him get the Senior Team call-up, for whom he has featured a couple of times and would be the key player ahead of the 2020 Euro Cup.

Joao Felix: Early Life, Parents, Brother

This Portuguese talented footballer was born into a middle-class family on 10 November 1999 in Viseu, Portugal.

His father’s name is Carlos Sequeira and his mother’s name is Carla Felix. His father Carlos Sequeira was a teacher, on the other hand, his mother Carla Felix also was a teacher.

He is the first son and first child of his family. He has a younger brother Hugo Felix. Brother Hugo Felix also a football player. Joao grew up alongside his younger brother Hugo in his hometown at Viseu. He started his youth career for OS Pestinhas in 2007 when he was only 8 years old.

Joao Felix: Personal Life

Felix’s father Carlos and mother Carla both were teachers. He has a younger brother Hugo, who is also a football player. Growing up, Felix’s idols were star midfielders Ricardo kaka and Rui Costa. He doesn’t drink or smoke, and doesn’t even have tattoos on his body. Although he’s not a firmly religious person, but favours Christianity.

Joao Felix Girlfriend?

Like most celebrities, João Félix tries to keep his personal and love life private.

Joao Felix is not married yet but he is too young for marriage. There is no rumor about his relationship. Currently, he is single and focusing on his career. João Félix doesn’t have a girlfriend right now.

According to CelebsCouples, João Félix had at least few relationship previously. He has not been previously engaged.

Joao Felix - Quick Facts

Full Name	Joao Felix Sequeira
Celebrated name	Joao Felix
Nickname (s)	Joao, The New Kaka
Birth Date	10 November 1999
Birth Place	Viseu, Portugal
Gender	Male
Nationality	Portuguese
Religion	Christian
Age in 2021	22 years old
Father	Carlos Sequeira
Mother	Carla Felix
Sister (s)	Not Available
Brother (s)	Hugo Felix
School	Not Available
College / University	Not Available
Educational Qualifications	Not Available
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Mailing Address	Not Available
Phone Number	Not Available
Height	1.81 m 181 cm
Weight	70 kg
Foot	Both
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Occupation	Professional football player
Playing Position	Forward
Current Club Team	Atletico Madrid
Current National Team	Portugal national team
Jersey Number	#23/ Portugal national team / Forward #7/ Atletico Madrid / Forward
Youth Career Debut (Club)	In 2007 for OS Pestinhas
Professional Career debut (Club)	On 17 September 2016 for Benfica B
U-16 Team Debut	Not Available
U-17 Team Debut	Not Available
U-18 Team Debut	In 2017 for Portugal U18
U-19 Team Debut	In 2018 for Portugal U19
U-20 Team Debut	Not Available
U-21 Team Debut	In 2017 for Portugal U21
U-23 Team Debut	Not Available
International Debut / Senior Team Debut	On 5 June 2019 for Portugal senior team
Sex Orientation	Straight
Girlfriend (s) / Affairs	Margarida Corceiro (Portuguese Actress)
Marital Status	Unmarried
Wife / Spouse	Not Available
Marriage Date / Year	Not Available
Children (s)	Not Available
Salary	$10,733,481.00 Per year
Net Worth	$25 million
Best Friend (s)	Ruben Dias
Hobbies	Playing Football, Playing Video Games, Listening to Music, Watching Movies
Favorite Footballer (s)	Ricardo Kaka, Rui Costa
Smoking	Not Available
Drinking Alcohol	Not Available
Social Media	Instagram, Twitter, YouTube
Wikipedia	Joao Felix Wikipedia

Joao Felix: Career

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Felix started playing for his local side Os Pestinhas in 2007, at the age of just 8. Shortly after, he joined one of the best sports academies, Benfica youth rank. He started daily travel from his hometown Viseu to his training ground at Porto. However, he moved out of his house at the age of just 12. After six-seasons of rigorous training, Porto released him for his short frame. However, he quickly joined Benfica in 2015, at the age of just 15.

Benfica Career

Upon his joining, Felix started playing for the reserve team of Benfica. He then made his professional debut in a LigaPro match against Freamunde on 17th September 2016. And with that debut, he became the youngest footballer to achieve such a feat in Benfica B. In that season, he went on to play 13 matches while scoring thrice. His big break came after he scored a brilliant hat-trick against Famalicão on 30th January 2018.

During that time, he also participated in the UEFA Youth League and helped Benfica to reach the finals for the tournament. He then earned his promotion to the first squad of the Benfica side. Felix made his senior debut in a Primeira Liga match against Boavista on 18th August 2018. He then scored his first senior goal in the Lisbon derby against Sporting Lisbon on 25th August 2018. Shortly after, he scored his first Portuguese Cup goal in the quarterfinal match against Vitória de Guimarães on 16th January 2019.

He created a solid buzz in the media after scoring a marvelous hat-trick against the Eintracht Frankfurt at the UEFA Europa League on 11th April 2019. And that feat made him the youngest footballer ever to score a hat-trick in the Europa League. In his debut season, he scored 20 goals while scoring 15 times in the Portuguese league alone.

Atlético Madrid Career

Felix signed a seven-year contract with La Liga club Atlético Madrid on 3rd July 2019 for a record transfer fee of €126 million. It is the most expensive signing in the history of €126 million and the fourth most expensive signing in football history. Following the departure of one of the best football forwards, Antoine Griezmann, Felix received the No.7 shirt at the club upon his arrival. Shortly after, he made his debut in a La Liga match against Getafe on 19th August 2019.

Felix scored his first goal for Atlético in a match against Eibar on 1st September 2019. He then scored his first-ever UEFA Champions League goal in a match against Lokomotiv Moscow on 1st October 2019. However, he suffered a horrific ankle injury in a match against Valencia on 19th October 2019. And that injury forced him to remain sidelined for a month. During that time, he has earned his place in the 30-man shortlist of the Ballon d’Or.

Recent Career

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He won the Golden Boy Award on 27th November 2019. One of the most successful football managers, Diego Simeone then started playing him in various positions. However, he failed to deliver the expected performance thus attracting criticism from the Spanish press. Shortly after, he made his debut in the Supercopa de España against Barcelona on 9th January 2020. He then made his Copa del Rey debut against Cultural Leonesa on 23rd January 2020.

Felix suffered another leg injury in a match against CD Leganés on 26th January 2020. He was sidelined for a month before making his return against Villarreal on 23rd February 2020. On 25th May 2020, he suffered his third injury in his knee and remained sidelined for three weeks. However, he made his comeback in a UEFA Champions League match against RB Leipzig on 13th August 2020.

Youth Career

Felix made his international debut for the Portuguese U-18 team against Norway on 14th June 2017. He scored a brace in his debut match. Shortly after, he made his U-21 debut in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on 10th October 2017. He then made his debut for the U-19 team in a match against Turkey on 15th January 2018. Felix then scored his first international goal for the U-21 team against Liechtenstein on 23rd March 2018.

Joao Felix International Career

Portuguese manager Fernando Santos called Felix for the senior national team on 15th March 2019. He primarily selected to participate in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches. However, he remained sidelined due to his foot injury. He then against achieved his place in the Portuguese squad against participating in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals.

Shortly after, he made his international debut in the semifinals of the UEFA Nations League against Switzerland on 5th June 2019. He then also helped the Portuguese to grab the final victory against the Netherlands on 9th June 2019. Felix scored his debut international goal in a UEFA Nations League match against Croatia on 5th September 2020.

Joao Felix Net Worth

According to the current financial reports, the net worth of Joao Felix is estimated to be around $25 million as of the 2021-22 football season. He currently gets around $9 million per year as the salary from his current football club Atlético Madrid. Besides his footballing income, he also earns quite a lot for his various sponsorship deals.