Zeca (footballer, born 1997)
José Joaquim de Carvalho (born 6 March 1997), commonly known as Zeca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 1 club Pohang Steelers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Joaquim de Carvalho | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pohang Steelers | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bahia | |||
| 2017 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Bahia | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Ypiranga-BA (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Boavista B | 39 | (16) |
| 2019–2020 | Goiás | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Criciúma (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Oeste | 27 | (4) |
| 2021 | Londrina | 10 | (5) |
| 2022 | Mirassol | 11 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Daegu FC (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2023– | Pohang Steelers | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 1 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Zeca was born in Salvador, Bahia, and was a Bahia youth graduate. He made his senior debut while on loan at Ypiranga-BA in 2016, but later moved to Vitória and returned to the youth setup.
In 2017, Zeca moved abroad and joined Portuguese side Boavista, being assigned to the reserve team. He returned to his home country in 2019, signing for Goiás and being initially a part of the under-23 team.
Zeca was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2020 season, and made his Série A debut on 12 August of that year, coming on as a late substitute for Vinícius Lopes in a 1–2 away loss against Athletico Paranaense.[1] After featuring in a further two top tier matches, he was loaned to Série C side Criciúma.[2]
On 17 February 2021, Zeca agreed to a contract with Oeste also in the third division.[3] A regular starter, he moved to Londrina in the Série B on 29 September,[4] and was an important unit as the club narrowly avoided relegation in the last round.[5]
On 31 December 2021, Zeca signed for Mirassol.[6] The following 27 March, after scoring six goals in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista, he was loaned to South Korean side Daegu FC until the end of the year.[7]
On 6 January 2023, Zeca officially returned to the K League, joining Pohang Steelers on a permanent deal.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 1 June 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ypiranga-BA | 2016 | Baiano 2ª Divisão | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Boavista B | 2017–18 | AF Porto Divisão de Elite | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 13 | ||||||
| Total | 39 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 16 | ||||||
| Goiás | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Criciúma | 2020 | Série C | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Oeste | 2021 | Série C | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| Londrina | 2021 | Série B | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | ||||
| Mirassol | 2022 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 6 | ||
| Daegu FC | 2022 | K League 1 | 28 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 7 | — | 38 | 16 | ||
| Pohang Steelers | 2023 | K League 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 50 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
Honours
Londrina
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2014
Operário Ferroviário
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 2017
- Campeonato Paranaense Segunda Divisão: 2018
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2018
Ypiranga-RS
References
- "Athletico supera a retranca do Goiás, vence em casa e mantém 100% no Brasileirão" [Athletico overcome Goiás' wall, win at home and remain 100% in the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Fora dos planos do Goiás, atacante é emprestado ao Criciúma" [Out of Goiás' plans, forward is loaned to Criciúma] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Ex-Goiás, atacante é o novo reforço do Oeste" [Formerly of Goiás, forward is the new addition of Oeste] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Escanteio SP. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "O atacante Zeca é o novo reforço do Tubarão" [The forward Zeca is the new addition of the Tubarão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Londrina EC. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "De último reforço a herói, Zeca é decisivo no Londrina e fecha como artilheiro do time na Série B" [From the last addition to hero, Zeca is decisive at Londrina and ends the year as the top scorer of the team in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Paulistão: Mirassol acerta com centroavante ex-Goiás" [Paulistão: Mirassol sign with former Goiás centre forward] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Vice-artilheiro do Paulistão pelo Mirassol, Zeca é anunciado por time da Coreia do Sul" [Second-best goalscorer of the Paulistão for Mirassol, Zeca is announced by South Korean team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- 김용일 (6 January 2023). "포항, 검증된 브라질 골잡이 제카 영입 [오피셜]". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- Zeca at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2022.