Zé Carlos (footballer, born 1998)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Zé Carlos

| image =

| fullname = José Carlos Teixeira Lopes dos Reis Gonçalves{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/ze-carlos/220019|title=Zé Carlos|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|access-date=14 February 2023}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lousada, Portugal

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = Gil Vicente

| clubnumber = 2

| youthyears1 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs1 = Lousada

| youthyears2 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs2 = Alfenense

| youthyears3 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs3 = Boavista

| youthyears4 = 2011–2017 | youthclubs4 = Leixões

| years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Salgueiros | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2020 | clubs2 = Leça | caps2 = 51 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2020 | clubs3 = Leixões | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–2023 | clubs4 = Braga | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021–2022 | clubs5 = → Gil Vicente (loan) | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–2023 | clubs6 = → Ibiza (loan) | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2023 | clubs7 = → Gil Vicente (loan) | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023– | clubs8 = Gil Vicente | caps8 = 50 | goals8 = 1

| club-update = 21:12, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

José Carlos Teixeira Lopes dos Reis Gonçalves (born 31 July 1998), known as Zé Carlos, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.

Club career

Born in Lousada, Porto District, Zé Carlos spent most of his youth career with Leixões S.C. before beginning as a senior in the lower leagues with S.C. Salgueiros and Leça FC.{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.ao/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/ze-carlos-ex-leixoes-e-reforco-do-sporting-de-braga|title=Zé Carlos, ex-Leixões, é reforço do Sporting de Braga|trans-title=Zé Carlos, formerly of Leixões, is addition to Sporting de Braga|publisher=SAPO|language=pt|date=30 July 2020|access-date=10 September 2020}} In January 2018 he returned to Leixões on a 2{{frac|1|2}}-year deal to cover the injury of Edu Machado.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/leixoes/detalhe/ze-carlos-apresentado-como-reforco-do-leixoes|title=Zé Carlos apresentado como reforço do Leixões|trans-title=Zé Carlos presented as addition to Leixões|newspaper=Record|first=Pedro|last=Morais|language=pt|date=30 January 2020|access-date=10 September 2020}} He made his professional debut in LigaPro on 8 February in a 1–0 win against Varzim S.C. at home.{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/segunda-liga/artigos/leixoes-volta-aos-triunfos-nove-jornadas-depois-e-a-custa-do-varzim|title=Leixões volta aos triunfos nove jornadas depois e à custa do Varzim|trans-title=Leixões return to winning ways after nine games and at Varzim's expense|publisher=SAPO|language=pt|date=8 February 2020|access-date=10 September 2020}}

On 30 July 2020, Zé Carlos signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga. He played his first match in the competition on 28 December, coming on as a 50th-minute substitute for Nuno Sequeira in the 4–1 away victory over Boavista FC.{{cite news|url=https://ominho.pt/sc-braga-goleia-boavista-e-sobe-provisoriamente-ao-2-o-lugar/|title=SC Braga goleia Boavista e sobe provisoriamente ao 2.º lugar|trans-title=SC Braga thrash Boavista and are provisionally in 2nd place|newspaper=O Minho|language=pt|date=28 December 2020|access-date=14 February 2023}}

Zé Carlos spent the following two seasons on loan, at Gil Vicente FC (twice){{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/transferencias/mercado/oficial-sp-braga-empresta-ze-carlos-ao-gil-vicente|title=OFICIAL: Sp. Braga empresta Zé Carlos ao Gil Vicente|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Sp. Braga loan Zé Carlos to Gil Vicente|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=24 June 2021|access-date=14 February 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/braga/noticias/braga-empresta-ze-carlos-ao-gil-vicente-15653877.html|title=Braga empresta Zé Carlos ao Gil Vicente|trans-title=Braga loan Zé Carlos to Gil Vicente|newspaper=O Jogo|language=pt|date=13 January 2023|access-date=14 February 2023}} and UD Ibiza (Spanish Segunda División).{{cite web|url=https://scbraga.pt/ze-carlos-cedido-ao-ud-ibiza/|title=Zé Carlos cedido ao UD Ibiza|trans-title=Zé Carlos loaned to UD Ibiza|publisher=SC Braga|language=pt|date=11 July 2022|access-date=14 August 2022}} In his first spell at the former, he was a key member of a Ricardo Soares-led side that qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League – first ever in their history – after a fifth-place finish.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/futebol-nacional/ricardo-soares-de-corpo-e-alma-no-gil-vicente-e-a-preparar-a-proxima-epoca_d1404971|title=Ricardo Soares de "corpo e alma" no Gil Vicente e a preparar a próxima época|trans-title=Ricardo Soares "body and soul" in Gil Vicente and preparing for next season|publisher=Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|language=pt|date=13 May 2022|access-date=14 February 2023}}

On 21 June 2023, Braga announced the transfer of Zé Carlos to Gil Vicente on a permanent basis, while retaining 50% of the player's economic rights;{{cite web|url=https://scbraga.pt/ze-carlos-transferido-para-o-gil-vicente/|title=Zé Carlos transferido para o Gil Vicente|trans-title=Zé Carlos transferred to Gil Vicente|publisher=S.C. Braga|language=pt|date=21 June 2023|access-date=7 July 2023}} he agreed to a three-year deal.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/gil-vicente/detalhe/oficial-ze-carlos-em-definitivo-no-gil-vicente|title=Oficial: Zé Carlos em definitivo no Gil Vicente|trans-title=Official: Zé Carlos permanently in Gil Vicente|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=21 June 2023|access-date=7 July 2023}}