Zé Marcos Explained

Zé Marcos
Fullname:José Marcos Alves Luis
Birth Date:1 February 1998[1]
Birth Place:Americana, Brazil[2]
Height:1.87 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Juventude
Clubnumber:3
Youthyears1:2012–2016
Youthclubs1:Atlético Paranaense
Years1:2015–2017
Clubs1:Atlético Paranaense
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2017–2019
Clubs2:Red Star Belgrade
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2018
Clubs3:Rad (loan)
Caps3:7
Goals3:1
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Grbalj (loan)
Caps4:13
Goals4:1
Years5:2019–2021
Caps5:13
Goals5:1
Years6:2021–2022
Caps6:24
Goals6:2
Years7:2023–
Caps7:36
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Brazil U15
Nationalyears2:2015
Nationalteam2:Brazil U17
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:15:43, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

José Marcos Alves Luis (born 1 February 1998), known as Zé Marcos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Juventude.

Club career

Born in Paraná, Brazil, Zé Marcos started playing football in Curitiba, where he played in Atlético Paranaense academy. He played with Atlético Paranaense U15 side in 2012 and 2013, and next he played with the U17 side in 2014 and 2015.[3] In 2015 he was promoted to the main team, however, he failed to debut having been twice an unused substitute in Atlético games in the 2015 Campeonato Paranaense. In 2016 he was active with the Atlético Paranaense U20 side.[3]

In summer 2017, Zé Marcos moved to Europe and joined Red Star Belgrade. He signed a four-year professional contract with the club on 7 July 2017.[4] He was training with first squad in the first half of the 2017–18 season, but failed to make any official appearance for the club until the end of 2017. In the mid-season, he was loaned to Rad for the rest of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga campaign, as the first foreign footballer after 5 years.[5] Zé Marcos made his professional debut for Rad in 1–1 draw to Radnik Surdulica on 17 February 2018.[6] He scored his first senior goal in 5–0 victory over Borac Čačak in 25th SuperLiga fixture, played on 3 March 2018.[7] Following the end of season, Zé Marcos returned to Red Star.[8] On the last day of the summer transfer window 2018, he moved on new loan to Rad until the end of the calendar year.[9]

International career

Zé Marcos played with Brazilian under-15 national team at the 2013 South American Under-15 Football Championship.[3] Next, Zé Marcos was a member of Brazilian under-17 national team in 2015. He appeared in the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship, helping Brazil to win the competition. He also led the team as a captain in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10]

Style of play

Standing at 6-foot-2-inches (1.88 m), Zé Marcos is a left-footed footballer, who mainly operates as a centre-back. Although he has started playing football as a left-back, he adapted in the middle of defence due to his high.[11] He is characterised as dominant in positioning, having good heading abilities, as also leadership characteristics. He is also described as a fast player with solid technique, dangerous in the offensive interruptions.[12]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Paranaense2015Série A0000000000
20160000000000
20170000000000
Total0000000000
Red Star Belgrade2017–18SuperLiga00000000
2018–19000000
Total00000000
Rad (loan)2017–18SuperLiga7171
2018–19000000
Total710071
Career total7100000071

Honours

Brazil U17

2015

Criciúma

2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Алвес Луис Зе Маркос. Red Star Belgrade official website. sr. 19 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Jose Alves Luis Ze Marcos. srbijafudbal.com. sr. 19 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033700/http://www.srbijafudbal.com/crzvezda/zemarcos.htm. 20 February 2018. dead.
  3. https://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=383537 Zé Marcos::José Marcos Alves Luis
  4. Web site: Zvanično: Ze Markos potpisao na četiri godine!. mozzartsport.com. sr. 7 July 2017. 19 February 2018.
  5. Web site: Samba na Banjici: Ze Markos posle pet godina prvi strani fudbaler u redovima "građevinara". sportekspres.net. sr. 13 January 2018. 19 February 2018.
  6. Web site: Резултатски егал на премијери. FK Rad official website. sr. 18 February 2018. 19 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220092314/http://fkrad.rs/srb/index.php/vesti/prvi-tim/292-rezultatski-egal-na-premijeri. 20 February 2018. dead.
  7. Web site: Pucale petarde po Beogradu, Kosan ošamario i Vošu. mozzartsport.com. sr. 3 March 2018. 4 March 2018.
  8. Web site: Njih šestorica se na kraju sezone vraćaju u Zvezdu i mogli bi da konkurišu za prvi tim!. sportske.net. sr. 1 May 2018. 6 September 2018.
  9. Web site: "FUDBAL", vanredni broj 22/18 - page 7. Football Association of Serbia. sr. 31 August 2018. 6 September 2018.
  10. Web site: Ze Markos je stigao - potpisuje za Zvezdu. mozzartsport.com. sr. 22 June 2017. 19 February 2018.
  11. Web site: Звезда доводи Зе Маркоса, капитена младе репрезентације Бразила (ВИДЕО). Sportski žurnal. sr. 22 June 2017. 19 February 2018.
  12. Web site: ЗВЕЗДА ДОВОДИ МЛАДОГ БРАЗИЛЦА: Зе Маркос улог за будућност. Večernje novosti. sr. 22 June 2017. 19 February 2018.