▁Oriental , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁V ise u ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁signed ▁for ▁T ond ela ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season , ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁Prime ira ▁Liga ▁debut ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁That ▁was ▁his ▁last ▁top - fl ight ▁appearance , ▁and ▁after ▁half ▁a ▁season ▁with ▁M af ra ▁he ▁rejo ined ▁Ac adém ico ▁V ise u ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁international ▁football , ▁Jan ota ▁played ▁for ▁his ▁country ▁from ▁under - 1 6 ▁to ▁under - 1 9 ▁level , ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Portugal ' s ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁FIFA ▁U - 2 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁without ▁taking ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁Jan ota ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pero ▁Pin he iro , ▁Sint ra , ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Lis bon ▁area . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁football ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁youth ▁system ▁of ▁Prime ira ▁Liga ▁club ▁Ben fica , ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁senior ▁debut ▁for ▁Ben fica ' s ▁B ▁team ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁defeat ▁of ▁Pin hal nov ense ▁in ▁the ▁Segunda ▁Div is ão , ▁the ▁third ▁tier ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁football . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁with ▁the ▁club ' s ▁two ▁main ▁goal keep ers ▁José ▁More ira ▁out