Joelinton, born on 14 August 1996 (age 29), is a Brazilian centre midfielder whose career is now shaped overwhelmingly by Newcastle United. He is valued at around £30m, according to Transfermarkt, which says enough about where he sits in the market without needing much theatre.
Before England became the main part of the story, his most productive league season came with Rapid Vienna in 2016–17, when he scored eight goals in 33 appearances. That spell matters because it showed there was more to him than raw size and bustle, even if the finer points of his game would take longer to settle.
Newcastle is where the career has properly taken hold. Across seven seasons, he has made 212 league appearances and scored 24 league goals for the club. That is the substance of his profile: not a passing stop, not a useful line on the CV, but the place where he became a long-serving Premier League player.
He remained a regular part of the Newcastle side in 2025–26, making 27 Premier League appearances and scoring twice. Across all competitions that season, he has played 42 times and scored six goals, including involvement in the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup.
Joelinton’s career has been built through development away from Brazil, a productive early spell in Austria, and a long, substantial run at Newcastle United. He is still relevant there, still playing regularly, and still operating at a level that keeps him firmly in the club’s first-team picture.
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