João Pedro Mussica (born 5 April 1991), commonly known as Jeitoso, is a Mozambican professional

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who plays for Ferroviário de Maputo and the Mozambique national team. He primarily plays as a left-sided

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Club career

Jeitoso began his youth career at Ferroviário de Maputo, going on to make his professional debut for the Mozambican champions in 2013, winning back-to-back league titles in his first years. In June 2017, he was signed by

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club

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in preparation for their 2017–18

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campaign. The reigning South African Cup champions will add Jeitoso to their back-line alongside fellow Mozambican and former teammate Edmilson who was signed by Cape Town City during the 2016–17 season. He returned to Mozambique in January 2018.

International career

Jeitoso plays as a centre-back and captain for the Mozambican national team.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Ferroviário de Maputo *

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International

;Mozambique *

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runners-up

References

External links

* * * * {{Soccerway, joao-pedro--mussica/429085
Ferroviário de Maputo profile
1991 births Living people Footballers from Maputo Mozambican men's footballers Mozambique men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Clube Ferroviário de Maputo footballers Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players Moçambola players Mozambican expatriate men's footballers Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa