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Joelinton

Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒoˈɛ.lĩ.tõw̃], born 14 August 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Brazil national team.

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Born: 1996-08-14

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Key facts

Football biography.name: Joelinton
Football biography.image: Joelinton (cropped).jpg
Football biography.caption: Joelinton playing for TSG Hoffenheim in 2019
Football biography.full_name: Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira
Football biography.birth_place: Aliança, Brazil
Football biography.height: 1.86 m
Football biography.position: Midfielder, winger
Football biography.currentclub: Newcastle United
Football biography.clubnumber: 7
Football biography.youthyears1: 2010–2014
Football biography.youthclubs1: Sport Recife
Football biography.years1: 2014–2015

Key dates

Born: 14 August 1996

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Brazil
Place of birth: Aliança
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Portuguese
Native language: Portuguese
Sport: association football
Member of team: Brazil men's national football team
Position played: forward

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Contents

Club career
Sport Recife
TSG Hoffenheim
Loan to Rapid Wien
Return
Newcastle United
International career
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
References
External links

Starting his career with Sport Recife, Joelinton joined Hoffenheim in 2015, and was loaned to Rapid Wien for two years from 2016, before joining Newcastle United in 2019, where he was converted from a striker to a midfielder under the management of Eddie Howe. He has also been capped for the Brazil under-17 national team, and made his debut for the senior team in 2023.