Jucie Lupeta

Jucie Lupeta
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta
Date of birth (1993-03-24) 24 March 1993
Place of birth Lourinhã, Portugal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Olimpija Ljubljana
Number 42
Youth career
2004–2006 Lourinhanense
2006–2012 Porto
2008–2009Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Videoton 5 (0)
2014–2015 Vitória Setúbal 12 (1)
2015–2016 Bidvest Wits 12 (0)
2016 Ajax Cape Town 5 (0)
2017–2018 Celje 46 (7)
2018– Olimpija Ljubljana 3 (1)
National team
2010–2011 Portugal U18 9 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2018

Joaquim 'Jucie' Manuel Welo Lupeta (born 24 March 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Slovenian club NK Olimpija Ljubljana as a forward.

Club career

Born in Lourinhã, Lisbon of Congolese descent, Lupeta played youth football for three clubs, including FC Porto from ages 13–19. In May 2013 he joined Hungarian side Videoton FC,[1] still going on to appear in the final three games of the season but featuring rarely during his one-year tenure (30 minutes in the league).

In the summer of 2014, Lupeta returned to his country and signed a two-year contract with Vitória de Setúbal.[2] He scored his first goal in the Primeira Liga in only his third appearance in the competition, starting and contributing to a 2–0 home win against C.D. Nacional.[3]

Lupeta subsequently competed in the South African Premier Soccer League, in representation of Bidvest Wits F.C. and Ajax Cape Town FC. On 25 February 2017, he joined NK Celje in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[4]

Club statistics

As of 1 June 2014[5]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Videoton 2012–13 3000000030
2013–14 20108500115
Total 50108500145
Career totals 50108500145

References

  1. "Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta a Vidi" [Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta to Vidi] (in Hungarian). Sport Menu. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. "V. Setúbal contrata avançado" [V. Setúbal hire forward] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. "V. Setúbal-Nacional, 2–0: Atacar com muitos nem sempre resulta" [V. Setúbal-Nacional, 2–0: Attacking with many does not always work]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. "V celjskem napadu tudi Portugalec" [Portuguese for Celje attack] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. "Jucie Lupeta". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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