Jorginho was born to Jorge Luiz Frello, his father and Maria Tereza Freitas, his mother, who was a former amateur football player. His family is of Italian descent.
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Jorge Luiz Frello Filho Cavaliere OMRI, known as Jorginho was born on December 20, 1991, in Imbituba, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Born in Liabygda, Brazil, Jorginho moved to Italy at the age of 15 and began his professional career with the Verona youth team.
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At the international level, Jorginho has represented Italy, making his senior debut in 2016, while his competitive debut came the following year.
In the 2020–21 season, 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 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.
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