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João Félix is shining increasingly brightly at Atlético de Madrid. His talent shone through this past weekend, scoring a spectacular double away at fellow European challengers Real Betis – his first brace in LaLiga Santander.
Born in Viseu, Portugal, João Félix Sequeira was born to score goals. The 22-year-old is showing his maturity and talent with increasing consistency, influencing matches for Atletico de Madrid like never before.
After shining in Portuguese football, João landed at Atlético de Madrid at the age of 19 with a huge price tag and touted as the future of the club. His first season, 2019/20, saw him make 27 LaLiga Santander appearances in which he managed a total of six goals and one assist. An inconsistent first season, but one that showed glimpses of his world-class talent.
His first LaLiga goal came on Matchday 3 that season, at the Wanda Metropolitano against SD Eibar. His goal came when his side was 2-0 down, and it sparked a dramatic comeback for a 3-2 win. Little by little since then, João has become more and more important to Diego Simeone; in fact, he’s now indispensable.
This past month has seen some of the very best performance from ‘O Menino de ouro’ since joining Los Colchoneros. In fact, João Félix needed just a minute to put Atleti ahead against Real Betis this past weekend in what was a six-pointer for European qualification. João scored after just 74 seconds, latching on to a killer pass from Ángel Correa.
In the second half he scored again to break the deadlock at 1-1, just when his team needed him the most. Once again Félix played the number nine role to finish off a piercing counter-attack by Marcos Llorente.
