José Joaquim de Carvalho (born 6 March 1997), commonly known as Zeca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan.
Club career Zeca was born in Salvador, Bahia, and was a Bahia youth graduate. He made his senior debut while on loan at Ypiranga-BA in 2016, but later moved to Vitória and returned to the youth setup.
In 2017, Zeca moved abroad and joined Portuguese side Boavista, being assigned to the reserve team. He returned to his home country in 2019, signing for Goiás and being initially a part of the under-23 team.
Zeca was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2020 season, and made his Série A debut on 12 August of that year, coming on as a late substitute for Vinícius Lopes in a 1–2 away loss against Athletico Paranaense. After featuring in a further two top tier matches, he was loaned to Série C side Criciúma.
On 17 February 2021, Zeca agreed to a contract with Oeste also in the third division. A regular starter, he moved to Londrina in the Série B on 29 September, and was an important unit as the club narrowly avoided relegation in the last round.
On 31 December 2021, Zeca signed for Mirassol. The following 27 March, after scoring six goals in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista, he was loaned to South Korean side Daegu FC until the end of the year.
On 6 January 2023, Zeca officially returned to the K League, joining Pohang Steelers on a permanent deal.
On 26 January 2024, Zeca joined Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYpiranga-BA2016Baiano 2ª Divisão—52———52Boavista B2017–18AF Porto Divisão de Elite143————1432018–192513————2513Total3916————3916Goiás2019Série A00———2Appearance(s) in Copa Verde0202020301000——40Total301000—2060Criciúma2020Série C80————80Oeste2021Serie C141133———274Londrina2021Série B105————105Mirassol2022Série C0011620——136Daegu FC (loan)2022K League 1287—327Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League7—3816Pohang Steelers2023K League 13712—3243—4417Shandong Taishan2024Chinese Super League41—1151—10320252312—2011—2613Total2713—3162—3616Career total1665431119517122022582
Honours Londrina Campeonato Paranaense: 2014
Operário Ferroviário Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 2017 Campeonato Paranaense Segunda Divisão: 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2018
Ypiranga-RS Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2: 2019
Pohang Steelers Korean FA Cup winner 2023
Individual K League 1 Best XI: 2023
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