João Neves

ABOUT JOãO NEVES

Central midfielder who began his professional club soccer career with SL Benfica in 2022. He posts career updates and photos from his soccer matches on his popular joao_neves87 Instagram page.

He initially began playing soccer as a kid with Casa Benfica Tavira. He also played for Benfica Algarve during his youth soccer career.

His #87 jersey number is the same as fellow soccer player Antonio Candreva . His soccer fame has helped him accrue more than 1.8 million followers on Instagram.

He grew up living with his family in Tavira, Portugal. His mom sadly passed away in 2024 after a battle with cancer.

He is a Nike-sponsored athlete just like Paul George and LeBron James .