Zequinha (footballer, born 1987)
José Egas dos Santos Branco (born 7 January 1987), known as Zequinha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória F.C. as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Egas dos Santos Branco[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Number | 87 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2004 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 2004–2005 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Porto B | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Tourizense (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 2007 | → Penafiel (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Gondomar (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Olhanense | 17 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Fátima (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | AEL | 48 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Panthrakikos | 15 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Vitória Setúbal | 42 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Arouca | 32 | (2) |
| 2017 | Nacional | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | ATK | 13 | (2) |
| 2018– | Vitória Setúbal | 108 | (36) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Portugal U16 | 10 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:31, 12 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Setúbal, Zequinha was an unsuccessful youth graduate at FC Porto.[2][3] He went on to serve consecutive loans in the following three years after having appeared for their reserves – and only three times – in both the country's second and third divisions (G.D. Tourizense, F.C. Penafiel, Gondomar S.C. and Gil Vicente FC).[4]
In the summer of 2009, Zequinha was released and joined Primeira Liga newcomers S.C. Olhanense on a free transfer, penning a three-year contract.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 16 August, playing 72 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[6]
Zequinha moved abroad in July 2011, signing for two years with Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. in Greece. After two seasons in division two he signed with Panthrakikos F.C. in the Super League[7] where he stayed until 7 January 2014,[8] signing with his very first club Vitória F.C. three days later and renewing his contract for three years in December 2014.[9]
On 11 August 2017, Zequinha joined Indian Super League franchise ATK from C.D. Nacional.[10]
International career
Zequinha represented Portugal at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, playing and starting all four matches for the team, albeit without scoring. In the round-of-16 defeat against Chile (1–0), he stripped referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh of his red card as the official was going to send his teammate Mano off; subsequently he received his marching orders as well,[11][12] and both players were suspended from international football, Zequinha for one year.[13]
Club statistics
- As of match played on 3 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2004–05[14] | Segunda Divisão | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06[14] | Segunda Divisão | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Tourizense (loan) | 2006–07[14] | Segunda Divisão | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 5 | |
| Penafiel (loan) | 2007–08[14] | Segunda Liga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Gondomar (loan) | 2007–08[14] | Segunda Liga | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2008–09[14] | Segunda Liga | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 31 | 5 | |
| Olhanense | 2009–10[14] | Primeira Liga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| Fátima (loan) | 2010–11[14] | Segunda Liga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| AEL | 2011–12[15] | Football League | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | |
| 2012–13[15] | Football League | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 48 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 51 | 10 | |||
| Panthrakikos | 2013–14[15] | Super League Greece | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2013–14[14] | Primeira Liga | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| 2014–15[14] | Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16[14] | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | 49 | 6 | |||
| Arouca | 2015–16[14] | Primeira Liga | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[14] | Primeira Liga | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Nacional | 2016–17[14] | Primeira Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| ATK | 2017–18[15][16] | Indian Super League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| Career total | 250 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 285 | 36 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ a b c d "Zequinha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Zequinha é o novo reforço júnior (Zequinha is new junior signing); Record, 31 May 2004 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Zequinha: «Empate foi positivo» (Zequinha: "Draw was positive"); Record, 8 November 2009 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Zequinha para cantar de galo (Zequinha the new rooster); Record, 12 July 2008 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Zequinha assina por 3 anos (Zequinha signs for 3 years); Record, 9 July 2009 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Olhanense estreia-se com um empate 0–0 diante da Naval (Olhanense make debut with 0–0 draw against Naval); SAPO, 16 August 2009 (in Portuguese)
- ^ [Usurped!]; Panthrakikos FC, 1 July 2013 (in Greek)
- ^ [Usurped!]; Panthrakikos FC, 7 January 2014 (in Greek)
- ^ Vitória de Setúbal renovou com Zequinha por três anos (Vitória de Setúbal renewed with Zequinha for three years); Diário de Notícias, 4 December 2014
- ^ "ATK sign Portuguese forward Jose Egas for upcoming ISL". The Indian Express. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Vidal off after sinking Portugal[dead link]; FIFA, 12 July 2007
- ^ Referee loses his red card 8 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Soccer Blog, 13 July 2007
- ^ ; World Cup Blog, 28 July 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ a b c d "Zequinha". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Zequinha". Flash Score. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
External links
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Zequinha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- – FIFA competition record (archived)