Jorginho has officially placed 3rd in the 2021 Ballon d’Or rankings. On 8 October 2021, Jorginho was one of five Chelsea players included in the final 30-man shortlist for the 2021 Ballon d’Or.
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On 29 November 2021, Jorginho placed third in the Ballon d’Or, behind winners Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski.
In the 2019 UEFA Super Cup against Liverpool on 14 August, Jorginho scored the equalising goal from the penalty spot in extra time an eventual 2–2 draw.
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Jorginho scored his first league goal of the 2019 season from the penalty spot, in a 2–0 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion on 28 September.
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.
In 2018, Jorginho set a new record for the most successful passes by a Chelsea player in a single match in the Premier League, and the second all-time in the league after he completed 158 passes in Chelsea’s third league match of the Premier League campaign with Newcastle United.
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