João Rego
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Seno Luís Rego | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ourique, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Casa Pia (on loan from Benfica) | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | Ourique | ||
| 2018–2023 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Benfica B | 60 | (7) |
| 2024– | Benfica | 12 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Casa Pia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2024– | Portugal U20 | 15 | (7) |
| 2025– | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 June 2026 | |||
João Pedro Seno Luís Rego (born 20 June 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Casa Pia on loan from Benfica.
Club career
[edit]Rego is a youth product of Ourique, before moving to Benfica's youth academy in 2018. On 18 February 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Benfica at the age of 16.[1] On 8 May 2023, he extended his contract with the club and was promoted to their reserves.[2] He made his professional debut with Benfica B as a late substitute in a 1–1 Liga Portugal 2 tie with Leixões on 3 September 2023.[3] On 27 September 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Benfica until 2028.[4]
International career
[edit]Rego is a youth international for Portugal. He has played up to the Portugal U19s.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 28 January 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||||
| 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 6 | ||||||
| Benfica | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 8 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
[edit]Benfica
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rádio Castrense - João Rego de Ourique assina pelo Benfica". 22 September 2021.
- ↑ "Rodrigo Rêgo renova com o Benfica: "Orgulhoso por o clube acreditar em mim"". O Jogo.
- ↑ "Leixões X Benfica II". Maisfutebol.
- ↑ "OFICIAL: João Rego renova pelo Benfica". CNN Portugal.
- ↑ "Seleção portuguesa de sub-19 goleia Ilhas Faroé em jogo de preparação". www.record.pt.
- ↑ João Rego at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ "Taça da Liga pintada de vermelho e branco!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- João Rego at Soccerway (archive)
- João Rego national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- 2005 births
- Living people
- People from Ourique
- Footballers from Beja District
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Casa Pia A.C. players
