PLAYER DETAILS
João Virginia profile
- Club
- Sporting CP
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Date of birth
- 1999-10-10
- Birthplace
- Faro, Portugal
- Height
- 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 183 lbs
- Shirt number
- 13
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About João Virginia
João Manuel Neves Virgínia (born 10 October 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
On 11 July 2019, Virgínia joined Reading on a season-long loan deal from Everton. Everton recalled Virgínia early due to a lack of playing time on 5 January 2020.
Virgínia played his first professional game for Everton on 16 September 2020, in a 3–0 home win in the EFL Cup match against League Two side Salford City. On 13 March 2021, Virgínia made his Premier League debut as a substitute for the injured Jordan Pickford in a 1–2 home defeat to Burnley.