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Jorge Luiz Frello Filho Cavaliere OMRI, known as Jorginho, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Italy national team.
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Born in Brazil, Jorginho moved to Italy at the age of 15, and began his professional career with the Verona youth team, before being promoted to the senior team.
Jorginho was born in Imbituba in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina but moved to Italy at the age of 15.
After discovering that he was being financially exploited by his agent while playing for the Verona youth team, Jorginho almost quit the game and wanted to move back to Brazil, but credits an emotional phone call with his mother for inspiring him to persist and continue playing.
His childhood idol was Romanian player Gheorghe Hagi, which led to his friends nicknaming him Haginho.
In June 2010, Jorginho was loaned out to Serie C2 side, Sambonifacese, where he played his first full senior season for the Veneto club - appearing 31 times and scoring one goal whilst providing ten assists from his central midfield position.
In the final, on 3 May, Jorginho played the full 90 minutes as Napoli defeated Fiorentina 3-1.
In the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana in Doha on 22 December 2014, Jorginho entered the game against Juventus in the second half of extra time in place of Jonathan de Guzmán.
Jorginho was born in Imbituba in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina but moved to Italy at the age of 15.
After discovering that he was being financially exploited by his agent while playing for the Verona youth team, Jorginho almost quit the game and wanted to move back to Brazil, but credits an emotional phone call with his mother for inspiring him to persist and continue playing.
His childhood idol was Romanian player Gheorghe Hagi, which led to his friends nicknaming him Haginho.
In June 2010, Jorginho was loaned out to Serie C2 side, Sambonifacese, where he played his first full senior season for the Veneto club - appearing 31 times and scoring one goal whilst providing ten assists from his central midfield position.
In the final, on 3 May, Jorginho played the full 90 minutes as Napoli defeated Fiorentina 3-1.
In the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana in Doha on 22 December 2014, Jorginho entered the game against Juventus in the second half of extra time in place of Jonathan de Guzmán.
While initially struggling to get into manager Rafael Benítez's lineup, Jorginho's fortunes changed with the appointment of Maurizio Sarri who was key to his development, deploying him in a deep-lying midfield role from which he could dictate play with his passing.
In 2017-18, Jorginho had a breakthrough season with Napoli and was integral to their Serie A title challenge.
On 14 July 2018, Jorginho signed for English team Chelsea on a five-year contract on the same day as Sarri was hired at the club.
Jorginho made his debut on 5 August in the 2018 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium against that very opponent, and was booed by City fans in Chelsea's 2-0 loss.
Six days later, he played his first Premier League match, in which he scored a penalty in a 3-0 win at Huddersfield Town.
In Chelsea's third league match of the campaign, a 2-1 win away at Newcastle United, Jorginho completed 158 passes, which was a new record for most successful passes by a Chelsea player in a single match in the Premier League, and the second all-time in the league, behind İlkay Gündoğan's 167 completed passes for Manchester City against Chelsea from the prior season.
In 2017-18, Jorginho had a breakthrough season with Napoli and was integral to their Serie A title challenge.
On 14 July 2018, Jorginho signed for English team Chelsea on a five-year contract on the same day as Sarri was hired at the club.
Jorginho made his debut on 5 August in the 2018 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium against that very opponent, and was booed by City fans in Chelsea's 2-0 loss.
Six days later, he played his first Premier League match, in which he scored a penalty in a 3-0 win at Huddersfield Town.
In Chelsea's third league match of the campaign, a 2-1 win away at Newcastle United, Jorginho completed 158 passes, which was a new record for most successful passes by a Chelsea player in a single match in the Premier League, and the second all-time in the league, behind İlkay Gündoğan's 167 completed passes for Manchester City against Chelsea from the prior season.
Jorginho went on to break the attempted passes record in Chelsea's sixth league match of the season on 23 September, attempting 180 passes in a 0-0 draw away at West Ham United, breaking the record of 173 attempted passes again set by Gündoğan in the same Manchester City-Chelsea match the year before.
On 24 February 2019, following a 0-0 draw after extra-time in the 2019 EFL Cup Final against cup holders Manchester City, Jorginho missed Chelsea's first penalty in the resulting shoot-out, which ultimately saw Manchester City triumph 4-3.
In the 2019 UEFA Super Cup against Liverpool on 14 August, Jorginho scored the equalising goal from the penalty spot in extra-time an eventual 2-2 draw.
The match subsequently went to a penalty shoot-out; although Jorginho was able to net Chelsea's first penalty, Liverpool ultimately won the shoot-out 5-4.
Jorginho scored Chelsea's first goal of the season from the penalty spot in an eventual 3-1 league win against Brighton & Hove Albion on 14 September at Falmer Stadium.
On 20 September, Jorginho missed his first penalty for Chelsea in the same match in which he made his 100th appearance for the club; the game ended 2-0 to Liverpool.
On 24 February 2019, following a 0-0 draw after extra-time in the 2019 EFL Cup Final against cup holders Manchester City, Jorginho missed Chelsea's first penalty in the resulting shoot-out, which ultimately saw Manchester City triumph 4-3.
In the 2019 UEFA Super Cup against Liverpool on 14 August, Jorginho scored the equalising goal from the penalty spot in extra-time an eventual 2-2 draw.
The match subsequently went to a penalty shoot-out; although Jorginho was able to net Chelsea's first penalty, Liverpool ultimately won the shoot-out 5-4.
Jorginho scored Chelsea's first goal of the season from the penalty spot in an eventual 3-1 league win against Brighton & Hove Albion on 14 September at Falmer Stadium.
On 20 September, Jorginho missed his first penalty for Chelsea in the same match in which he made his 100th appearance for the club; the game ended 2-0 to Liverpool.
On 29 May 2021, Jorginho won his first-ever Champions League with Chelsea, beating Manchester City 1-0 in the final.
Jorginho came on as a substitute during the 2021 UEFA Super Cup against Villarreal on 12 August, which Chelsea won 6-5 on penalties.
On 26 August 2021, Jorginho was named UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award beating out his Chelsea teammate, and UEFA Men's Midfielder of the year, N'Golo Kanté, as well as Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne.
On 8 October, Jorginho was one of five Chelsea players included in the final 30-man shortlist for the 2021 Ballon d'Or.
He became the first player in Premier League history to have 10 consecutive goals from the penalty spot.
Jorginho started for Chelsea in the semi-final of the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, playing the first-half before coming off for N'Golo Kante.
As Jorginho holds both Italian and Brazilian citizenship, he was eligible to play for both the Italian and Brazilian national teams.
In 2014, Jorginho expressed his desire to represent Italy rather than Brazil internationally, and he received his first call up to the Italy senior squad in March 2016, under manager Antonio Conte, for the team's international friendlies against Spain and Germany.
Jorginho came on as a substitute during the 2021 UEFA Super Cup against Villarreal on 12 August, which Chelsea won 6-5 on penalties.
On 26 August 2021, Jorginho was named UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award beating out his Chelsea teammate, and UEFA Men's Midfielder of the year, N'Golo Kanté, as well as Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne.
On 8 October, Jorginho was one of five Chelsea players included in the final 30-man shortlist for the 2021 Ballon d'Or.
He became the first player in Premier League history to have 10 consecutive goals from the penalty spot.
Jorginho started for Chelsea in the semi-final of the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, playing the first-half before coming off for N'Golo Kante.
As Jorginho holds both Italian and Brazilian citizenship, he was eligible to play for both the Italian and Brazilian national teams.
In 2014, Jorginho expressed his desire to represent Italy rather than Brazil internationally, and he received his first call up to the Italy senior squad in March 2016, under manager Antonio Conte, for the team's international friendlies against Spain and Germany.
After initially being included in Conte's preliminary 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016, on 31 May, Jorginho was later excluded from the final 23-man squad. In spite of his positive club form for Napoli, Jorginho was not initially called up to the Italian side under Conte's successor, Gian Piero Ventura.
Although rumours circled in the media regarding the possibility of Brazil's coach Tite calling Jorginho up to his squad in autumn 2017, as he had not yet appeared for Italy in a competitive match, Jorginho denied rumours that he wanted to switch to the Brazilian national team.
On 7 September 2018, in Italy's first UEFA Nations League match at home to Poland in Bologna, Jorginho scored his first international goal from the penalty spot to secure a 1-1 draw.
On 12 October, Jorginho scored his third international goal, once again from the penalty spot, in a 2-0 home win over Greece, which sealed Italy's qualification for Euro 2020.
On 6 July, following a 1-1 draw after extra-time against Spain in the semi-final of the competition, Jorginho scored the decisive penalty kick in the resulting shoot-out to send Italy to the final; during the match, he completed a tournament high of eight interceptions.
Although rumours circled in the media regarding the possibility of Brazil's coach Tite calling Jorginho up to his squad in autumn 2017, as he had not yet appeared for Italy in a competitive match, Jorginho denied rumours that he wanted to switch to the Brazilian national team.
On 7 September 2018, in Italy's first UEFA Nations League match at home to Poland in Bologna, Jorginho scored his first international goal from the penalty spot to secure a 1-1 draw.
On 12 October, Jorginho scored his third international goal, once again from the penalty spot, in a 2-0 home win over Greece, which sealed Italy's qualification for Euro 2020.
On 6 July, following a 1-1 draw after extra-time against Spain in the semi-final of the competition, Jorginho scored the decisive penalty kick in the resulting shoot-out to send Italy to the final; during the match, he completed a tournament high of eight interceptions.
Throughout the tournament, he covered the most ground of any player, made the most recoveries alongside Manuel Akanji, and completed the second most passes of any player after Aymeric Laporte; he also won the most fouls and made the most interceptions of any other player, breaking Marcel Desailly's record of 24 interceptions in a single tournament from UEFA Euro 1996, since these statistics first began to be recorded at UEFA Euro 1980.
Jorginho is known for his composure and versatility as a footballer, which allows him to be fielded in any midfield position.
Although he is not imposing physically, due to his slender build and average height, he is also capable of playing both in a box-to-box role or in a defensive midfield role as a ball winner, courtesy of his tactical intelligence, positional sense, awareness, and ability to read the game, which enables him to cover ground, press opponents further up the pitch to retrieve the ball, intercept passes, and start attacking plays after winning back the ball.
Jorginho is known for his composure and versatility as a footballer, which allows him to be fielded in any midfield position.
Although he is not imposing physically, due to his slender build and average height, he is also capable of playing both in a box-to-box role or in a defensive midfield role as a ball winner, courtesy of his tactical intelligence, positional sense, awareness, and ability to read the game, which enables him to cover ground, press opponents further up the pitch to retrieve the ball, intercept passes, and start attacking plays after winning back the ball.
His role has also been likened to that of a metodista, due to his ability to dictate play in midfield as well as assist his team defensively.
Jorginho cites Andrea Pirlo, Xavi, Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho as his footballing inspirations.
Jorginho's nicknamed 'Il Professore' or 'Radio Jorginho' by the players of the Italian national team, in reference to his leadership and organizational qualities, as well as for the way he directs the team and continuously talks during games.
For his performances with Chelsea and the Italian team in the 2021 season, Jorginho won both Best Fifa Men's Player and UEFA Player of the Year.
Jorginho cites Andrea Pirlo, Xavi, Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho as his footballing inspirations.
Jorginho's nicknamed 'Il Professore' or 'Radio Jorginho' by the players of the Italian national team, in reference to his leadership and organizational qualities, as well as for the way he directs the team and continuously talks during games.
For his performances with Chelsea and the Italian team in the 2021 season, Jorginho won both Best Fifa Men's Player and UEFA Player of the Year.
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