Jota Silva – Grealish de Guimarães

Wingers named Jota have become popular in Britain wherever they pass, and the next along the Portuguese production line of Jota’s is the man dubbed the Portuguese Grealish in João Pedro Ferreira Silva, the international forward who through a brilliant season at Vitória SC has caught the attention of a proactive West Ham, who have already ventured in the Portuguese speaking market in Brazil this summer.

11 goals and 5 assists in 33 games earned Jota Silva 10 Man of the Match awards (Only Viktor Gyokeres earned more), which subsequently cemented his Liga Portugal Betclic 2023-24 Team of the Season place among names such as João Neves, Pedro Gonçalves and Ousmane Diomande.

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The 24-year-old attacker was also named the Player and Forward of the Month of March – where he scored in five consecutive league games running into April. As aforementioned, Jota Silva is a Portuguese international – making his debut at the stadium where he plays his club football, the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques where Jota received a heartwarming, overwhelming and passionate standing ovation upon entering the field of play.