5.   JORGINHO

Born in Imbituba in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina but moved to Italy at a young age. He is of Italian descent. Jorginho's grandparents are from Italy, which helped him gain Italian citizenship, but he has also lived in Italy since he was 15 years old. His family has origins in Lusiana, Veneto.
He was a youth player of Verona. In June 2010, Jorginho was loaned out to Serie C2 side, A.C. Sambonifacese, where he played his first full senior season for the Veneto club – appearing 31 times and scoring one goal whilst providing ten assists from his central midfield position.
In January 2014, he joined Napoli in a co-ownership deal with Verona for four and a half years.
On 14 July 2018, Jorginho signed for Chelsea on a five-year contract, for a transfer fee of £50m with £7m in potential add-ons. On the same day, the club announced via their official website that he would wear the number 5 shirt. According to Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, he was previously close to joining Manchester City.
Jorginho holds both Italian and Brazilian citizenship and is eligible to play for both the Italian and Brazilian national teams. In 2012, he was called up for the first time for Italy U21.

In 2014, Jorginho expressed his desire to represent Italy rather than Brazil internationally, and he received his first call up to the Italy senior squad in March 2016, under manager Antonio Conte, for the team's international friendlies against Spain and Germany. He made his international debut for Italy on 24 March, coming on as a last-minute substitute for Marco Parolo in a 1–1 draw against Spain at the Stadio Friuli in Udine. After initially being included in Conte's preliminary 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016, on 31 May, Jorginho was later excluded from the final 23-man squad