| Intro | Football player |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From |
Portugal Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 24 March 1993, Lourinhã Municipality, Lisbon District, Portugal |
| Age: | 27 years |
| Star sign | Aries |
Joaquim ‘Jucie’ Manuel Welo Lupeta (born 24 March 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Slovenian club Celje as a forward.
Club career
Born in Lourinhã, Lisbon of Congolese descent, Lupeta played youth football for three clubs, including FC Porto from ages 13–19. In May 2013 he joined Hungarian side Videoton FC, still going on to appear in the final three games of the season but featuring rarely during his one-year tenure (30 minutes in the league).
In the 2014 summer, Lupeta returned to his country and signed a two-year contract with Vitória de Setúbal. He scored his first goal in the Primeira Liga in only his third appearance in the competition, starting and contributing to a 2–0 home win against C.D. Nacional.
Lupeta subsequently competed in the South African Premier Soccer League, in representation of Bidvest Wits F.C. and Ajax Cape Town FC.
On 25 February 2017, he joined NK Celje in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Videoton | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
| Career totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |