Zezinando
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zezinando Odelfrides Gomes Correia | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trat | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Farense | ||
| 1999–2006 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Estoril (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Atlético (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Real Massamá (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Estrela Amadora | 26 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Samut Songkhram | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Air Force Central | 20 | (0) |
| 2015– | Trat | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 23 March 2015 (UTC) | |||
Zezinando Odelfrides Gomes Correia (born 1 January 1987), known simply as Zezinando, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Thai club Trat F.C. as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bissau, Zezinando moved with his parents to Portugal still an infant, and, at the age of 12, he joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's famed youth academy. In the following three years, he would only collect some appearances for the Lions during preseason, being successively loaned to clubs in the Lisbon area, appearing in the 2006–07 season in the second division with G.D. Estoril Praia and playing in the third level in the following years.
On 26 June 2009, Zezinando underwent a trial at Heart of Midlothian of Scotland alongside compatriot João Moreira.[1] An eventual deal fell through, and both signed with C.F. Estrela da Amadora in the third tier of Portuguese football.
In late October 2011, after more than one year without a club, Zezinando joined Samut Songkhram F.C. in the Thai Premier League.[2]
International career
Zezinando chose to represent Portugal internationally. He appeared with the under-20s at the 2007 FIFA World Cup in Canada, playing all four matches in an eventual round-of-16 exit.[3]
Honours
- Air Force Central
References
- ^ Portuguese pair on trial Archived 28 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Heart of Midlothian, 26 July 2009
- ^ Zezinando: um português à conquista da Tailândia (Zezinando: one Portuguese off to conquer Thailand); Mais Futebol, 31 October 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Zezinando – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- Zezinando at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Zezinando at Soccerway
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal
- Bissau-Guinean footballers
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Sporting CP footballers
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Atlético Clube de Portugal players
- Real S.C. players
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
- Thai League 1 players
- Thai League 2 players
- Samut Songkhram F.C. players
- Air Force United F.C. players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Thailand