João Mário Neto Lopes (born 3 January 2000), known as João Mário, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Fiorentina, on loan from Juventus, and the Portugal national team.
He spent most of his career with Porto, scoring five goals in 181 appearances and winning several titles, including two Primeira Liga championships and four Taça de Portugal. In July 2025, he signed with Juventus for €12 million.
João Mário made his full international debut for Portugal in 2023.
Club career Porto Born in São João da Madeira, Aveiro District, João Mário began at hometown club Sanjoanense before joining the ranks of Porto at the age of 9. On 7 October 2018, while still a junior, he made his professional debut with the reserve team in a LigaPro match against 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 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 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 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. He was later occasionally deployed again as winger, but struggled to provide assists from that position; he totalled 26 during his spell.
Juventus On 24 July 2025, João Mário joined Serie A club Juventus on a five-year contract for a €12 million transfer fee. He made his league debut one month later, as a second-half substitute for Federico Gatti in the 2–0 home victory over Parma.
On 2 February 2026, João Mário was loaned to Bologna in the same league for the remainder of the season. He scored his first goal in Italy 24 days later, the only in a win against Brann in the knockout phase play-offs of the UEFA Europa League.
João Mário was loaned out again for 2026–27, to Fiorentina who retained an option to buy him at the end of the campaign.
International career João Mário won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 4 September 2020. He scored in the 4–0 away victory against Cyprus for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.
On 13 November 2023, João Mário was called up by the senior team for the first time, replacing Diogo Dalot (who withdrew for personal reasons) in the squad that would face Liechtenstein and Iceland in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches. Three days later, he made his debut by replacing João Cancelo late into a 2–0 away win over the former. He made his first start on the 19th, in a 2–0 defeat of the latter at the Estádio José Alvalade.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPorto B2018–19Liga Portugal 2184————1842019–20Liga Portugal 2180————1802020–21Liga Portugal 241————41Total405————405Porto2019–20Primeira Liga20000000—202020–21Primeira Liga14230202Appearances in UEFA Champions League0002122021–22Primeira Liga28030008Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League0—3902022–23Primeira Liga1813060501Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira03312023–24Primeira Liga272701080104422024–25Primeira Liga27010208Appearances in UEFA Europa League04One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup0420Total1165170110310601815Juventus2025–26Serie A10010—20—130Bologna (loan)2025–26Serie A101——51—152Fiorentina (loan)2026–27Serie A3020———50Career total179112001103816025412
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPortugal202320202410Total30
Honours Porto Youth UEFA Youth League: 2018–19
Porto Primeira Liga: 2019–20, 2021–22 Taça de Portugal: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Taça da Liga: 2022–23 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2020, 2022, 2024
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