Joaquim 'Jucie' Manuel Welo Lupeta (born 24 March 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for V.League 1 club Hải Phòng as a forward.
Club career Born in Lourinhã, Lisbon, Lupeta played youth football for three clubs, including FC Porto between 2006 and 2012. In May 2013, he joined Hungarian side Videoton FC. He featured rarely in his one-year tenure, playing 14 official matches and scoring five goals in the Ligakupa to help his team reach the final.
In summer 2014, Lupeta returned to his country and signed a two-year contract with Vitória de Setúbal. He scored his only goal in the Primeira Liga in his third appearance in the competition, starting and contributing to a 2–0 home win against C.D. Nacional.
Lupeta subsequently competed in the South African Premier Division, in representation of Bidvest Wits F.C. and Ajax Cape Town FC. On 25 February 2017, he joined NK Celje of the Slovenian PrvaLiga.
In late August 2018, Lupeta moved to NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the same country and league on a three-year deal. On 2 September, he helped the hosts beat NK Rudar Velenje 5–0 by netting in the 34th minute through a bicycle kick.
On 5 November 2020, Lupeta terminated his contract with Olimpija and joined Israeli team Maccabi Petah Tikva FC. In June 2021 he moved to the Romanian Liga I, having a very brief spell with FC Argeș Pitești before signing a two-year deal with FC Botoșani.
International career Lupeta represented Portugal at under-18 level. He scored on his debut on 25 November 2010, in a 5–0 friendly rout of Montenegro held in Agualva-Cacém.
Personal life Lupeta is of Congolese descent. Outside of his football career, he is also an entrepreneur and has his own brand of clothing.
In 2018, Lupeta started a relationship with Slovenian model Lara Kolar.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVideoton2012–13NB I30————302013–1420108500—115Total50108500—145Vitória Setúbal2014–15Primeira Liga121—20——141Bidvest Wits2015–16South African Premier Division1211010——141Ajax Cape Town2016–17South African Premier Division50—10——60Celje2016–17Slovenian PrvaLiga102————1022017–1831361———3742018–195211———63Total46772———539Olimpija Ljubljana2018–19Slovenian PrvaLiga20540———2452019–2012410———1342020–2110——10—20Total33950—10—399Maccabi Petah Tikva2020–21Israeli Premier League100000000—100Argeș Pitești2021–22Liga I50————50Botoșani2021–22Liga I15110———161Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa2022–23Liga Leumit32111110——3412Bucheon2023K League 2151———10161202431720———337Total46820——10498 Career total22138183135101025446
Honours Videoton Ligakupa runner-up: 2013–14
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenian Football Cup: 2018–19
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