Portuguese footballer
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 .
Club career
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]
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 .[ 18]
Personal life
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]
Career statistics
As of 1 June 2023 [ 21]
Honours
Videoton
Olimpija Ljubljana
References
^ a b c d "Jucie Lupeta" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2020 .
^ a b "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 .
^ "Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta a Vidi" [Joaquim Manuel Welo Lupeta to Vidi] (in Hungarian). Sport Menu. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013 .
^ "Jucie Lupeta para o ataque" [Jucie Lupeta for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Simán verte a Vidi a Kaposvárt" [Smooth win for Vidi against Kaposvárt] (in Hungarian). Sport1 . 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ "V. Setúbal contrata avançado" [V. Setúbal sign forward] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2014 .
^ "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 .
^ "Lupeta signs for Ajax still hunting for a goal in SA" . 25 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2022 – via PressReader .
^ "V celjskem napadu tudi Portugalec" [Portuguese for Celje attack] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga . 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ "Lupeta sporazumno prekinil pogodbo z Olimpijo" [Lupeta amicably terminated his contract with Olympia] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
^ "Fotbal: FC Argeş i-a transferat pe jucătorii Tănase, Piţian, Dumitraşcu, Miguel, Lupeta şi Viana" [Football: FC Arges signed players Tanase, Pitian, Dumitrascu, Miguel, Lupeta and Viana] (in Romanian). Agerpres . 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021 .
^ "Mișcări de trupe la FC Argeș: transfer din prima ligă olandeză + fotbalist concediat" [Troop movements at FC Argeș: transfer from Dutch top division + released footballer!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021 .
^ "Welo Lupeta Joaquim Manuel a semnat cu FC Botoșani" [Welo Lupeta Joaquim Manuel signed with FC Botoșani] (in Romanian). FC Botoșani. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021 .
^ "Sub-18: Portugal volta a golear Montenegro" [Under-18: Portugal rout Montenegro again]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2020 .
^ a b 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 .
^ "Vroče! Znana lepotica z družbenih omrežij Celja ljubi nekdanjega ljubljenca navijačev Olimpije (foto)" [Hot! Beauty known from Celje's social media in love with Olimpija's former fan favourite (photo)]. Ekipa (in Slovenian). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024 .
^ a b c "Jucie Lupeta" . Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2015 .
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