Zé Manuel (footballer, born 1990)

Not to be confused with Zé Manel (footballer).
Zé Manuel
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Silva Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 70
Youth career
2003–2004 Trabalhadores Nogueirense
2004–2008 Merelinense
2008–2009 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Merelinense 7 (3)
2009 Braga 1 (0)
2009–2011 Merelinense 48 (2)
2011–2012 Vizela 28 (12)
2012–2013 Braga B 8 (0)
2013 → Cinfães (loan) 10 (3)
2013−2016 Boavista 91 (17)
2016−2018 Porto 0 (0)
2016−2017 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 28 (2)
2017−2018 → Wisła Kraków (loan) 7 (0)
2018 → Feirense (loan) 4 (0)
2018−2020 Santa Clara 54 (12)
2020−2021 Gaz Metan Mediaș 27 (3)
2021− Rio Ave 47 (7)
2022−2023 → Nacional (loan) 29 (6)
International career
2007−2008 Portugal U18 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:58, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

José Manuel Silva Oliveira (born 23 October 1990), commonly known as Zé Manuel, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a winger.

Club career

Born in Braga, Zé Manuel finished his youth career with local club S.C. Braga. He spent the better part of his first three seasons as a senior in the third division with Merelinense FC, but also managed to appear once in the Primeira Liga with Braga, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute in a 1−1 away draw against FC Porto on 24 May 2009.[2]

Having returned to his hometown in the summer of 2011, Zé Manuel represented exclusively F.C. Vizela (farm team, third tier) and the reserves (Segunda Liga). For the second part of the 2012–13 campaign, he was also loaned to division-three side C.D. Cinfães.[3]

In the 2013 off-season, Zé Manuel signed with Boavista F.C. who competed in the third division, being immediately promoted to the top flight as a result of the consequences of the Apito Dourado affair. He made his debut with the club in the latter competition on 17 August 2014, featuring 60 minutes in a 3–0 loss at former team Braga.[4] He produced exactly the same numbers in his second and third seasons, scoring six goals in 31 matches.[5]

On 25 June 2016, free agent Zé Manuel joined Porto on a five-year contract.[6][7] He never appeared for them in competitive games, being successively loaned to Vitória de Setúbal,[8] Wisła Kraków[9] and C.D. Feirense.[10]

Zé Manuel agreed to a two-year deal at newly-promoted C.D. Santa Clara in July 2018.[11] At one point during his spell in the Azores, he was their all-time scorer in the Portuguese top tier.[12]

In October 2020, Zé Manuel signed for CS Gaz Metan Mediaș of the Romanian Liga I.[13] The following 2 July, he returned to his country on a two-year contract with second-division Rio Ave FC.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Zé Manuel" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "FC Porto-Sp. Braga, 1–1 (Farías 42'; Edimar 56')". Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Zé Manuel a reviver as raízes arsenalistas" [Zé Manuel reliving arsenalista roots]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Arranque em falso do Boavista facilita tarefa do Sp. Braga" [Boavista false start makes Sp. Braga job easier]. Público (in Portuguese). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Zé Manuel é um 'caça-grandes': Só lhe falta marcar ao Benfica" [Zé Manuel is a 'giant-killer': He has only not scored against Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ^ Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (14 May 2016). "FC Porto: Zé Manuel (Boavista) assinou por cinco temporadas" [FC Porto: Zé Manuel (Boavista) signed for five seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  7. ^ A. Lopes, Norberto (25 June 2016). "Zé Manuel é a nova aquisição do FC Porto" [Zé Manuel is FC Porto's new acquisition]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Zé Manuel, cedido pelo FC Porto, já marca pelos sadinos" [Zé Manuel, loaned by FC Porto, already scoring for the sadinos]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 July 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Zé Manuel w Wiśle" [Zé Manuel to Wisła] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Zé Manuel regressa a Portugal emprestado pelo FC Porto e não chega sozinho" [Zé Manuel returns to Portugal loaned by FC Porto and does not arrive alone]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  11. ^ "OFICIAL: Zé Manuel deixa o FC Porto e ruma ao Santa Clara" [OFFICIAL: Zé Manuel leaves FC Porto and heads for Santa Clara] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  12. ^ ""Conheçam o novo melhor marcador de sempre do Santa Clara na I Liga"" ["Meet Santa Clara's all-time scorer in the I League"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  13. ^ Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (4 October 2020). "Zé Manuel e Ricardo Valente reforçam Gaz Metan de Jorge Costa" [Zé Manuel and Ricardo Valente bolster Jorge Costa's Gaz Metan] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Zé Manuel assina pelo Rio Ave FC" [Zé Manuel signs for Rio Ave FC] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

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