Juventus confirm new signing Joao Mario’s squad number for 2025-26 season

Juventus have confirmed that new summer signing Joao Mario will wear the no.25 shirt during his first season at the Allianz Stadium following the completion of his transfer from FC Porto on Thursday.

Juventus confirm Joao Mario squad number for 2025-26

Joao Mario became Juventus’s third signing of the summer on Thursday following the previous arrivals of Francisco Conceicao and Jonathan David.

New Juventus signing Joao Mario will wear the no.25 shirt during his first season in Turin (picture via www,juventus.com)

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The Bianconeri paid a fee of €11.4m plus €1.2m in ancillary costs to secure the deal. January recruit Alberto Costa has also since moved in the opposite direction for a fee of €16m.

The 25-year-old is a right-back by trade, capable of playing in either a back four or at wing-back, which is where he is expected to be deployed by Igor Tudor in Turin. He is also capable of covering in a number of more advanced roles in wide midfield or further up the wing.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – JUNE 15: Joao Mario #23 of FC Porto controls the ball against Anibal Moreno #5 of SE Palmeiras during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between SE Palmeiras and FC Porto at MetLife Stadium on June 15, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)

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Having begun his senior career as a winger, Joao Mario was later converted into a more defensive role by former Milan coach Sergio Conceicao.

This will be the first time that Joao Mario has played his football away from Porto.

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