Zé Manuel (born 1990)

José Manuel Silva Oliveira (born 23 October 1990), commonly known as Zé Manuel, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Romanian club CS Gaz Metan Mediaș.

Not to be confused with Zé Manel (footballer).
Zé Manuel
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Silva Oliveira
Date of birth (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Gaz Metan Mediaș
Number 8
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 (16)
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− Gaz Metan Mediaș 14 (2)
National team
2007−2008 Portugal U18 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021

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.[1]

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

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 0–3 loss at former team Braga.[2] He produced exactly the same numbers in his second and third seasons, scoring six goals in 31 matches.[3]

On 25 June 2016, free agent Zé Manuel joined Porto on a five-year contract.[4][5] He never appeared for them in competitive games, being successively loaned to Vitória de Setúbal,[6] Wisła Kraków[7] and C.D. Feirense.[8]

References
  1. "FC Porto-Sp. Braga, 1–1 (Farías 42'; Edimar 56')". Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "FC Porto: Zé Manuel (Boavista) assinou por cinco temporadas" [FC Porto: Zé Manuel (Boavista) signed for five seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. "Zé Manuel é a nova aquisição do FC Porto" [Zé Manuel is FC Porto's new acquisition]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. "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.
  7. "Zé Manuel w Wiśle" [Zé Manuel to Wisła] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. "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.
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