What Is Jorginho Nationality? Where is Jorginho originally from?

Jorginho holds Brazilian and Italian citizenship. He first represented the latter country at the Under-21 level in 2012.

He is of Italian descent through his paternal great-grandfather Giacomo Frello. He was also eligible to play for both the Italian and Brazilian national teams.

Jorge Luiz Frello Filho Cavaliere OMRI, known as Jorginho was born on December 20, 1991, in Imbituba, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Jorginho moved to Italy at the age of 15 and began his professional career with the Verona youth team.

In 2014, Jorginho expressed his desire to represent Italy rather than Brazil internationally. He received his first call-up to the Italy senior squad in March 2016 and his competitive debut came the following year.

Jorginho was part of the Italy squad which won UEFA Euro 2020 and was named in the Team of the Tournament for his performances.

On 30 October 2021, Jorginho became the first player in Premier League history to have 10 consecutive goals from the penalty spot after he converted a penalty in a 3–0 win away to Newcastle