Chelsea star trademarks iconic celebration in surprise LinkedIn update

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-20 · by Oli Gent

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João Pedro, Chelsea's 25-year-old Brazilian forward, has trademarked his goal celebration and the nickname "JP9" on LinkedIn. The celebration involves covering his face with one hand while making a thumbs-down gesture with the other. João Pedro expressed his desire to build an identity beyond football through this brand, collaborating with Beats to design a logo that represents him both on and off the pitch. He aims to protect his personal brand by trademarking these elements and exploring future projects that incorporate his personality and interests outside of professional soccer.

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João Pedro, a 25-year-old Brazilian footballer playing as Chelsea's first-choice centre-forward under manager Xabi Alonso, recently trademarked his iconic goal celebration and the term "JP9" on LinkedIn. The celebration involves covering his face with one hand while making a 'thumbs down' gesture with the other. João Pedro's performances have contributed to Chelsea securing fourth place in the league table during Xabi Alonso’s first season at Stamford Bridge. He has decided to protect both his celebratory pose and the term "JP9" as part of building a brand that extends beyond football, collaborating with Beats to create a logo for his custom headphones.

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Beats Blues Brazil Chelsea JP9

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JP9 ORG · 5× Beats ORG · 2× Chelsea ORG · 2× Blues ORG · 1× Brazil GPE · 1× Brighton ORG · 1× Joao Pedro PERSON · 1× LinkedIn ORG · 1× Watford ORG · 1× Xabi Alonso’s PERSON · 1×

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The former Watford and Brighton forward took to business social media platforn LinkedIn to issue the update. “Having the number 9 shirt at Chelsea means a lot to me, but I’ve always wanted JP9 to represent something beyond football,” he wrote.

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🔮 From there, I sat down with my team to look at how we could protect that identity, including my goal celebration.

2026-10-20 · Evening Standard

Chelsea star trademarks iconic celebration in surprise LinkedIn update · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Brazil international covers his face with the palm of his hand and pulls a ‘thumbs down’ pose with the other to mark his goals. asserted

international → cover → goals

His performances have helped Chelsea into fourth in the table in Xabi Alonso’s first season in charge at Stamford Bridge, and Joao Pedro has solidified himself as the Spaniard’s first-choice centre-forward. asserted

Pedro → help → forward

The 25-year-old sports the No9 shirt for the Blues, and he has also decided to trademark ‘JP9’ as his own too. asserted

he → sport → own

he → take → football

“After conversations with [headphone company] Beats about my Brazilian heritage and my vision for celebrating JP9, they designed a logo that reflects who I am, both on and off the pitch. asserted

I → celebrate → pitch

“That logo now features on my custom Beats headphones, bringing the JP9 identity to life beyond football. asserted

logo → feature → football

From there, I sat down with my team to look at how we could protect that identity, including my goal celebration. uncertain

we → sit → celebration

I have trademarked both JP9 and my celebration. asserted

I → trademark → JP9

|For me, it’s about building something that has meaning beyond the game and creating an identity that I can continue to develop throughout my career. asserted

I → ’ → career

“Football is a huge part of who I am, but so are my roots, my interests and the things that make me different. asserted

me → make → ?

“I’m excited to explore how JP9 can take shape across different products and projects in the future, bringing more of my personality and interests into what I do beyond the pitch. asserted

I → ’m → pitch

“This is another step towards building something of my own, with the ambition to create an identity that grows with me throughout my career and beyond football.” asserted

that → build → football

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