Zezinho (footballer, born March 1992)

Zezinho
Personal information
Full name	José Luís dos Santos Pinto
Date of birth	14 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left winger, Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Joinville
Youth career
	Juventude
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2010	Juventude
2010	→ Santos (loan)
2010–2013	Deportivo Maldonado
2011	→ Bahia (loan)
2012–2017	Atlético Paranaense
2014	→ Chapecoense (loan)
2014	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)
2015	→ Nacional (loan)
2016	→ Ceará (loan)
2017–2018	Paraná
2018	São Bento
2020	Rio Branco
2020–	Joinville
International career
2009	Brazil U-17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:51, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. the first or maternal family name is Dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Pinto.

José Luis dos Santos Pinto better known as Zezinho (born 14 March 1992), is a Brazilian football player who plays for Joinville. He has also played for the Brazilian national youth teams.

Career

Juventude

Zezinho began his football career at Juventude and was promoted to the A team in 2008.^{[citation needed]} On 3 June 2009, he made his first team debut in a 1–0 home loss against Paraná, coming on as a second-half substitute, replacing Edimar.^[1] Two weeks later, Zezinho was sent off for first time in his senior career, during a game against Bragantino. On 5 August, he scored his first goal for Juventude against Portuguesa.^[2] Zezinho then scored in Juventude's 2–0 win over Fortaleza on 19 September 2009, taking his tally for the season to 2 goals. He earned 21 Série B appearances.

Santos (loan)

On 10 February 2010, Zezinho was loaned out to Série A club Santos.^[3] He was assigned the number 8 shirt. Zezinho made his competitive début for Santos in the Campeonato Paulista on 8 April 2010, starting alongside Zé Eduardo in attack^{[citation needed]} in Santos's 4–2 victory over Sertãozinho. On 6 June, in a Série A match against Vasco da Gama, he assisted Madson for the fourth goal as Santos cruised to a 4–0 win.^{[citation needed]}

Then Zezinho transferred to Deportivo Maldonado on 18 August 2010, and immediately rejoined Santos on a loan deal until December 2011.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Bahia (loan)

On 30 December 2010, Bahia announced they had reached agreement for the loan of Zezinho to the club for the 2011 season.^[7] Few days later his loan contract with Santos was terminated by mutual consent.^[6] He made only one appearance for the club in Série A until he requested the termination of his contract with Bahia in November 2011.^[8]

Statistics

Updated 18 December 2011.

Club	Season	Brasileirão		Gaúcho		Copa do Brasil		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Juventude	2009	21	2	8	0	0	0	–	–	29	2
	2010	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
	Total	21	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	30	2
Club	Season	Brasileirão		Paulista		Copa do Brasil		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2010	14	0	1	0	0	0	–	–	15	0
Santos	Total	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Club	Season	Brasileirão		Baiano		Copa do Brasil		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bahia	2011	1	0	8	0	3	0	–	–	12	0
Bahia	Total	1	0	8	0	3	0	0	0	12	0

References

^ "Juventude 0–1 Paraná". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
^ "Arsenal & Liverpool target Zezinho scores a great goal for Juventude". imscouting.com. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ "Santos beat Arsenal for Zezinho". tribalfootball.com. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
^ "CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR". cbf.com.br. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL RETORNOS AO BRASIL". cbf.com.br. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Roberto Brum e Zezinho deixam o Santos FC". santosfc.com.br. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "Meia Zezinho é o novo reforço do Bahia". esporteclubebahia.com.br. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "Meia Zezinho rescinde contrato com o Bahia". esporteclubebahia.com.br. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

External links

Zezinho at Soccerway

[1] "Juventude 0–1 Paraná". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2009.

[2] "Arsenal & Liverpool target Zezinho scores a great goal for Juventude". imscouting.com. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

[3] "Santos beat Arsenal for Zezinho". tribalfootball.com. Retrieved 10 February 2010.

[4] "CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR". cbf.com.br. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[5] "CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL RETORNOS AO BRASIL". cbf.com.br. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[r1-6] "Roberto Brum e Zezinho deixam o Santos FC". santosfc.com.br. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[7] "Meia Zezinho é o novo reforço do Bahia". esporteclubebahia.com.br. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[8] "Meia Zezinho rescinde contrato com o Bahia". esporteclubebahia.com.br. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

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