Jucie Lupeta

Joaquim 'Jucie' Manuel Welo Lupeta (born 24 March 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Israeli club Maccabi Petah Tikva as a forward.

Jucie Lupeta
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-24) 24 March 1993[1]
Place of birth Lourinhã, Portugal[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Maccabi Petah Tikva
Youth career
2004–2006 Lourinhanense
2006–2012 Porto
2008–2009 → Padroense (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)
2018–2020 Olimpija Ljubljana 33 (9)
2020– Maccabi Petah Tikva 0 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Portugal U18 9 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2020

Club career

Born in Lourinhã, Lisbon,[2] Lupeta played youth football for three clubs, including FC Porto between 2006 and 2012. In May 2013, he joined Hungarian side Videoton FC.[3] He featured rarely during his one-year tenure, playing 14 official matches and scoring five goals[4] in the Ligakupa to help his team reach the final.[5][6][7][8]

In summer 2014, Lupeta returned to his country and signed a two-year contract with Vitória de Setúbal.[9] 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.[10]

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 of the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[11]

In late August 2018, Lupeta moved to NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the same country and league on a three-year deal.[12] On 2 September, he helped the hosts beat NK Rudar Velenje 5–0 by netting in the 34th minute through a bicycle kick.[2]

On 5 November 2020, he terminated his contract with Olimpija and joined Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva.[13]

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.[14]

Personal life

Lupeta is of Congolese descent.[15] Outside of his football career, he is also an entrepreneur and has his own brand of clothing.[15]

Club statistics
As of 1 June 2014[16]
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. "Jucie Lupeta" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "VÍDEO: Olimpija Ljubljana constrói goleada em cima da 'bicicleta' de um ex-FC Porto" [VIDEO: Former FC Porto man 'bicycle' tops Olimpija Ljubljana rout] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. "Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta a Vidi" [Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta to Vidi] (in Hungarian). Sport Menu. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. "Jucie Lupeta para o ataque" [Jucie Lupeta for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. "Ligakupa: Rudolf góllal debütált a gálázó Győri ETO-ban" [League Cup: scoring debut for Rudolf in Győri ETO]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 4 September 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. "Simán nyert és továbbjutott a Vidi a Ligakupabán" [Another smooth win for Vidi in the League Cup] (in Hungarian). Székesfehérvár. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. "Simán verte a Vidi a Kaposvárt" [Smooth win for Vidi against Kaposvárt] (in Hungarian). Sport1. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  8. "Le a kalappal! Remek mérkőzésen lett Ligakupa-győztes a DVTK" [Hats off! DVTK won the League Cup in a great match]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  9. "V. Setúbal contrata avançado" [V. Setúbal hire forward] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  10. "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.
  11. "V celjskem napadu tudi Portugalec" [Portuguese for Celje attack] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  12. "Lupeta bo skušal rešiti težave Olimpije z realizacijo" [Lupeta will try to solve Olimpija's problems by scoring] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  13. T. J. (5 November 2020). "Lupeta sporazumno prekinil pogodbo z Olimpijo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  14. "Sub-18: Portugal volta a golear Montenegro" [Under-18: Portugal rout Montenegro again]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  15. Plestenjak, Rok (16 September 2018). "Portugalska zver pri Olimpiji priznala, da jo je bilo pošteno strah #video" [Portuguese beast at Olimpija admits he was scared #video] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  16. "Jucie Lupeta". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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