Zé Luís

For the Mozambican footballer, see Zé Luís (Mozambican footballer).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is Andrade.
Zé Luís

Zé Luís in 2015
Personal information
Full name José Luís Mendes Andrade
Date of birth (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991
Place of birth Fogo, Cape Verde
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Spartak Moscow
Number 20
Youth career
2007 Académica Fogo
2008 Batuque
2009 Gil Vicente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2011 Gil Vicente 26 (14)
2011–2015 Braga 32 (12)
2012 → Gil Vicente (loan) 13 (4)
2012–2013 Braga B 15 (4)
2013–2014 → Videoton (loan) 26 (9)
2015– Spartak Moscow 14 (3)
National team‡
2010– Cape Verde 13 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2015

José Luís Mendes Andrade (born 24 January 1991), known as Zé Luís, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Russian club FC Spartak Moscow as a striker.

Club career

Gil Vicente / Braga

Born in Fogo, Zé Luís began his professional career at the age 18 with his last youth club, Gil Vicente FC. In his first season he played in only five games for the Segunda Liga club – his debut coming on 29 November 2009 in a 0–3 home loss against G.D. Chaves – but managed to score four goals.[1][2][3]

In 2010–11, under new manager Paulo Alves,[4] Zé Luís netted ten times for the Barcelos side as it achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga after a five-year absence, as champions. On 2 June 2011, he signed for S.C. Braga on a five-year contract.[5]

Zé Luís served two loan spells during his tenure in Minho, spending three months with former club Gil[6] and one full season with Videoton FC in Hungary[7]– he also featured regularly for Braga B in the second tier. Back with Braga's main squad, on 7 April 2015, he scored his first career hat-trick, helping defeat Rio Ave F.C. 3–0 at home in the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal (4–1 on aggregate);[8] he battled for position with Éder during the campaign,[9] finishing with 11 goals all competitions comprised.

International career

Zé Luís made his debut for Cape Verde on 24 May 2010, playing one minute in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal, which was preparing for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[10] He was selected by manager Lúcio Antunes for the squad that appeared at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but withdrew for personal reasons.[11]

Zé Luís scored his first goal for the national team on 10 September 2014, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home win over Zambia in an eventually successful qualification campaign for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2014 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger  Niger 0–3 1–3 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 10 September 2014 Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape Verde  Zambia 1–0 2–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Gil Vicente
Braga

References

  1. ↑ "Gil Vicente empata Beira-Mar (1–1)" [Gil Vicente and Beira-Mar all square (1–1)] (in Portuguese). Record. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Freamunde-Gil Vicente, 3–2: Equipa da casa garante manutenção" [Freamunde-Gil Vicente, 3–2: Home team confirms survival] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Trofense-Gil Vicente, 2–4: Vitória depois das ameaças" [Trofense-Gil Vicente, 2–4: Win after threats] (in Portuguese). Record. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Zé Luís desfalca Gil Vicente" [Gil Vicente without Zé Luís] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "José Luís assinou por cinco épocas" [José Luís signed for five seasons] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Zé Luís deve treinar-se hoje" [Zé Luís due to train today] (in Portuguese). Record. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Zé Luís emprestado ao Videoton" [Zé Luís loaned to Videoton] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. ↑ ""Guerreiros" às portas do Jamor" ["Warriors" near Jamor] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Zé Luís: independência e golos do "Drogba de Braga"" [Zé Luís: independence and goals from the "Braga Drogba"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Portugal held to 0–0 draw by Cape Verde". USA Today. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Adebayor in, Diarra out of Africa Cup". Al Jazeera. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

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