Zezinho (Bissau-Guinean footballer)

Zezinho
Personal information
Full name José Luís Mendes Lopes
Date of birth (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Levadiakos
Number 8
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– Levadiakos 17 (0)
National team‡
2010– Guinea-Bissau 24 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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 for Greek club Levadiakos F.C. 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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Gabon 1–1 Guinea-Bissau". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Zezinho – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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