Joao Felix

Joao Felix Sequeira ([ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈfɛliks]; born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Atletico Madrid and the Portugal national team. He is known for his speed, finishing, creativity, acrobatic abilities, technique, and dribbling, and can also play as a winger or an attacking midfielder. He is also often referred to as Menino de Ouro (The Golden Boy) by the Portuguese and Spanish sports media.

Felix initially trained at Porto's youth ranks before moving to rivals Benfica in 2015. He began playing for the latter's reserve team a year later and was promoted to the first-team in 2018, making his professional debut at age 17. He then starred as a goalscorer and helped Benfica win the league title in his first and only season with them, and was awarded Primeira Liga's Best Young Player of the Year and the Golden Boy award. Internationally, he became the youngest ever player to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Europa League, aged 18.

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