1. Joelinton Cassio Apolinario de Lira was born on 14 August 1996 and is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Brazil national team.
14 Facts About Joelinton
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Joelinton has been capped for the Brazil under-17 national team, and made his debut for the senior team in 2023.
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Joelinton was promoted to the senior squad in 2013, but it was not until March 2014 that he made his professional debut, in a Copa do Nordeste match against city rivals Santa Cruz.
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Joelinton was on the bench six times in the Campeonato Pernambucano season, which they won.
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Joelinton established himself in the first team in the 2015 state league.
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On 23 June 2016, Joelinton was loaned to Rapid Wien for two years.
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On his return to Hoffenheim, Joelinton was given a first start in a DFB-Pokal first-round match at 1.
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On 11 April 2024, Joelinton signed a new long-term contract with Newcastle.
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Joelinton was capped four times by the Brazil national under-17 team in 2012, scoring two goals.
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On 28 May 2023, Joelinton received his first call-up to the senior team.
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Joelinton has been in a relationship with Thays Gondim since 2015, whom he married in May 2024.
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Joelinton was arrested in the early hours of 12 January 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne and charged with drink driving in his Mercedes G-Wagen.
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Joelinton pleaded guilty at Newcastle Magistrates Court two weeks later and received a 12-month driving ban, to be reduced to nine months in the event of rehabilitation.
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Joelinton's home was broken into by three men in the later hours of 13 January 2024, while he was attending Newcastle United's home match over Manchester City.