Zeca (Brazilian footballer)

Zeca
Zeca at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Cracco Neto
Date of birth (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994
Place of birth Paranavaí, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Right and Left back
Club information
Current team
 Internacional
Number 37
Youth career
EF São Carlos
2006–2007 Santos
2007–2009 América-SP
2009–2014 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Santos 82 (3)
2018– Internacional 17 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Brazil U23 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 August 2016

José Carlos Cracco Neto (born 16 May 1994), known as Zé Carlos or Zeca, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Internacional as a right back.

Club career

Santos

Zeca in action for Santos in 2016

Born in Paranavaí, Paraná, Zeca joined Santos' youth setup in 2006, aged 11.[1] On 19 February 2014 he renewed his link with Peixe until 2018.[2]

On 9 March 2014 Zeca made his first-team debut, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Emerson in a 4–1 home routing over Oeste for the Campeonato Paulista championship.[3] He made his Série A debut on 11 May, playing the entire second half in a 2–0 away win against Figueirense.[4]

Zeca appeared in 15 league matches during the campaign, being challenged by Eugenio Mena and fellow youth graduate Caju. In the 2015 campaign, he was rarely used by managers Enderson Moreira and Marcelo Fernandes, being nearly loaned to Columbus Crew in July;[5] however, after the arrival of Dorival Júnior, he was immediately appointed as first-choice and retained his starting spot until the end of the year.[6]

On 31 March 2016 Zeca scored his first professional goal, netting his team's first in a 4–1 Paulistão home routing of Ferroviária.[7] His first goal in the Brasileirão came on 12 June, the first of a 2–0 win at Santa Cruz.[8]

On 18 November 2016, after establishing himself as an undisputed starter, Zeca further extended his contract until December 2020.[9] He made his Copa Libertadores debut on 9 March of the following year, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting Cristal.[10]

On 26 October 2017, after altercations with the supporters,[11] Zeca took a legal action against Santos by alleging a delay of payments.[12] Despite being granted the right to represent another club on 1 December, Santos appealed to stop the departure of the player on a free transfer.[13]

Internacional

On 19 April 2018, Santos announced the swap of Zeca to Internacional, with Eduardo Sasha moving in the opposite direction.[14] He was presented at his new club four days later, and signed a contract until 2022.[15]

Career statistics

As of 11 October 2018[16]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2014 Série A 1501020——180
2015 22030100——350
2016 31318140——534
2017 140110006[lower-alpha 1]0—310
Subtotal 82333116060—1374
Internacional 2018 Série A 170————170
Career total 99333116060001544
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Club

Santos

International

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Paranavaiense está na categoria juniores do Santos" [Paranavaí-born is in Santos' juniores category] (in Portuguese). Diário do Noroeste. 10 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Santos FC renova com os laterais Zé Carlos e Daniel Guedes" [Santos FC renews with full-backs Zé Carlos and Daniel Guedes] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pelo alto, Santos goleia outra vez na Vila Belmiro e complica o Oeste" [From above, Santos thrashes again in Vila Belmiro and complicates Oeste] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sem Damião, Santos desencanta e vence o Figueirense em Londrina" [Without Damião, Santos disenchants and defeats Figueirense in Londrina] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lateral do Santos acerta com Columbus Crew e espera aval de Modesto para ser anunciado" [Santos' full back signs with Columbus Crew and waits for the green light of Modesto to be announced] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. ↑ ""Tranquilo" e fã de churrasco, Zeca se firma no Santos e elogia Dorival Júnior" ["Peaceful" and fan of barbecue, Zeca stands at Santos and commends Dorival Júnior] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Com Lucas Lima na etapa final, Santos vira sobre a Ferroviária e se classifica" [With Lucas Lima in the last half, Santos complete comeback over Ferroviária and get through the following stage] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Santos vence Santa Cruz, quebra jejum de quase um ano e dá salto na classificação" [Santos defeat Santa Cruz, end a drought from almost a year and jump in the table] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Zeca renova contrato com o Santos FC até 31 de dezembro de 2020" [Zeca renews contract with Santos FC until 31 December 2020] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Santos empata na estreia da Libertadores e mantém pressão em Dorival" [Santos draw in Libertadores' debut and keep pressure in Dorival] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Tensão no Santos: torcedores tentam agredir Lucas Lima e Zeca em desembarque" [Tension at Santos: supporters try to assault Lucas Lima and Zeca in landing] (in Portuguese). Goal.com. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Zeca se irrita com o Santos e vai à Justiça para deixar o clube" [Zeca gets annoyed with Santos and goes to the Court to leave the club] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Caso Zeca: Santos entra com recurso na Justiça para cobrar multa rescisória" [Case Zeca: Santos appeal in the Justice to charge the termination fine] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Santos FC contrata Eduardo Sasha em definitivo" [Santos FC sign Eduardo Sasha permanently] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Inter contrata lateral Zeca" [Inter sign full-back Zeca] (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  16. ↑ Zeca at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Santos domina seleção do Paulistão; Audax emplaca dois e mais o técnico" [Santos dominate the Paulistão team of the year; Audax include two and the manager] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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