Zezinho (Bissau-Guinean footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luís Mendes Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Bissau | |||
| 2008–2011 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Sporting Bissau | ||
| 2011–2013 | Sporting CP | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Atlético (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Sporting B | 61 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Veria (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2014 | → AEL Limassol (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Levadiakos | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Guinea-Bissau | 24 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2017 | |||
José Luís Mendes Lopes (born 23 September 1992), known as Zezinho, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bissau, Zezinho finished his development with Sporting Clube de Portugal after joining its youth system at the age of 16. He made his debut as a senior in the 2011–12 season, being loaned to Atlético Clube de Portugal and helping them to the ninth position in the Segunda Liga.
Subsequently returned to the Estádio José Alvalade, Zezinho appeared almost exclusively with the B-team during his tenure. His maiden Primeira Liga appearance occurred on 13 January 2013, as he came on as a 75th-minute substitute for Zakaria Labyad in a 2–0 away win against S.C. Olhanense; he served a further two loans before being released in June 2016, at Veria F.C. from the Superleague Greece and Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol.
International career
Zezinho earned his first cap for Guinea-Bissau on 4 September 2010 –19 days before his 18th birthday – in a 1–0 home win over Kenya for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Selected to the 2017 edition of the tournament by manager Baciro Candé,[1] he featured in three games[2] in an eventual group stage exit.
International goals
- As of 4 June 2016 (Guinea-Bissau score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zezinho goal)[3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2015 | 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Congo |
1–3 | 2–4 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 4 June 2016 | 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Zambia |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ^ "Um treinador, 18 'portugueses' e alguns velhos conhecidos" [One coach, 18 'Portuguese' and some old acquaintances]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Gabon 1–1 Guinea-Bissau". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Zezinho – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
External links
- Template:TheFinalBall
- Zezinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Stats and biography at Wiki Sporting Template:Pt icon
- Zezinho at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zezinho – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Zezinho at Soccerway
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bissau
- Bissau-Guinean footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Sporting CP B players
- Sporting CP footballers
- Atlético Clube de Portugal players
- Superleague Greece players
- Veria F.C. players
- Levadiakos F.C. players
- Cypriot First Division players
- AEL Limassol players
- Guinea-Bissau international footballers
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Bissau-Guinean expatriates in Portugal