Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 March 1993||
Place of birth | Lourinhã, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bucheon | ||
Number | 42 | ||
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) |
2020–2021 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 10 | (0) |
2021 | Argeș Pitești | 5 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Botoșani | 15 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 32 | (11) |
2023– | Bucheon | 37 | (7) |
International career | |||
2010–2011 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 6 August 2024 (UTC) |
Joaquim 'Jucie' Manuel Welo Lupeta (born 24 March 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for South Korean club Bucheon FC 1995 as a forward.
Born in Lourinhã, Lisbon, Lupeta played youth football for three clubs, including FC Porto between 2006 and 2012. [2] In May 2013, he joined Hungarian side Videoton FC. [3] He featured rarely in 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 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. [10]
Lupeta subsequently competed in the South African Premier Division, in representation of Bidvest Wits F.C. and Ajax Cape Town FC. [11] On 25 February 2017, he joined NK Celje of the Slovenian PrvaLiga. [12]
In late August 2018, Lupeta moved to NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the same country and league on a three-year deal. [13] 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, Lupeta terminated his contract with Olimpija and joined Israeli team Maccabi Petah Tikva FC. [14] In June 2021 he moved to the Romanian Liga I, having a very brief spell with FC Argeș Pitești [15] [16] before signing a two-year deal with FC Botoșani. [17]
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. [18]
Lupeta is of Congolese descent. [19] Outside of his football career, he is also an entrepreneur and has his own brand of clothing. [19]
In 2018, Lupeta started a relationship with Slovenian model Lara Kolar. [20]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Videoton | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
Vitória Setúbal | 2014–15 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Bidvest Wits | 2015–16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
Ajax Cape Town | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Celje | 2016–17 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
2018–19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||
Total | 46 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 53 | 9 | |||
Olimpija Ljubljana | 2018–19 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
2019–20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
2020–21 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 33 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 9 | ||
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Argeș Pitești | 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Botoșani | 2021–22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 2022–23 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 12 | |
Bucheon | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career totals | 175 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 38 |
Videoton
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