Zé Luís

For other people named Zé Luís, see Zé Luís (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is Andrade.
Zé Luís
Zé Luís with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2020
Personal information
Full name José Luís Mendes Andrade[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Fogo, Cape Verde[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 AVS
Number 29
Youth career
2007 Académica Fogo
2008 Batuque
2009 Gil Vicente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Gil Vicente 27 (14)
2011–2013 Braga B 15 (4)
2011–2015 Braga 35 (12)
2012 → Gil Vicente (loan) 13 (4)
2013–2014 → Videoton (loan) 26 (9)
2015–2019 Spartak Moscow 86 (25)
2019–2020 Porto 20 (7)
2020–2022 Lokomotiv Moscow 11 (1)
2022 Al Taawoun 5 (0)
2022–2023 Hatayspor 14 (2)
2023–2024 Farense 15 (2)
2024– AVS 1 (0)
International career
2010–2019 Cape Verde 19 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cape Verde
Lusofonia Games
Gold medal – first place Lisbon 2009 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:02, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

José Luís Mendes Andrade (born 24 January 1991), known as Zé Luís, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club AVS.

He spent most of his career in Portugal, playing 68 Primeira Liga games and scoring 23 goals for Gil Vicente, Braga and Porto, winning a league title with the last of those teams in 2020. He also competed in the Russian Premier League with Spartak Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow, picking up a winners' medal with the former in 2017.

Club career

Gil Vicente and Braga

Born in Fogo, Zé Luís began his professional career at the age 18 with his last youth club, Gil Vicente FC. In his first season he played only five Segunda Liga games – his debut coming on 29 November 2009 in a 0–3 home loss against G.D. Chaves – but managed to score four goals.[4][5][6]

In 2010–11, under new manager Paulo Alves,[7] Zé Luís netted ten times for the Barcelos side as they achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga after a five-year absence, as champions.[8] On 2 June 2011, he signed for S.C. Braga on a five-year contract.[9]

Zé Luís served two loan spells during his tenure in Minho, spending three months with former club Gil[10] and one full season with Videoton FC in Hungary;[11] he also featured regularly for Braga B in the second tier. In between, he played for the main squad in the 2013 Taça da Liga final, as a substitute in a 1–0 win over FC Porto at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra.[12] On 7 April 2015, he scored his first career hat-trick, helping defeat Rio Ave F.C. 3–0 at home in the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal (4–1 on aggregate).[13] He battled for position with Eder during the campaign,[14] finishing with 11 goals in all competitions.[15]

Spartak Moscow

Zé Luís in action for Spartak in November 2016

On 7 July 2015, Zé Luís joined Russian Premier League club FC Spartak Moscow.[16] He scored five times in the 2016–17 season, as his team won the domestic championship for the 22nd time in history.[17]

In July 2017, Zé Luís extended his link to Spartak until 2021.[17] In the same month, he won the Super Cup in a 2–1 victory over city rivals FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[18] During the 2018–19 campaign, he contributed ten league goals – 14 in all competitions – to a fifth-place finish.[19]

Porto

On 2 July 2019, Spartak announced that the transfer of Zé Luís to Porto had been agreed on,[20] and a four-year contract was signed three days later.[21] He scored three times in only his second league appearance, a 4–0 home rout of Vitória de Setúbal.[22]

Zé Luís scored seven league goals in his only season at the Estádio do Dragão for the eventual champions, and ten overall as the team secured the double.[23]

Later career

On 6 October 2020, Zé Luís returned to the Russian capital, when he joined Lokomotiv Moscow on a three-year deal for a €5 million fee.[24][25] On 13 January 2022, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[26]

Zé Luís signed a six-month deal with Al Taawoun FC of the Saudi Professional League on 8 February 2022.[27] He played nine games for the club and scored once on 14 April, in the first minute of the second half of a 3–0 home win over Sepahan S.C. in the AFC Champions League group stage.[28]

On 7 September 2022, Zé Luís signed a one-season contract with Hatayspor in Turkey.[29] His first Süper Lig goal came on 24 October, equalising a 2–1 home victory against Beşiktaş JK.[30] The Antakya-based side withdrew from the season in February after an earthquake.[31]

Zé Luís joined S.C. Farense (recently promoted to the Portuguese top tier) on 29 August 2023, on a one-year deal.[32]

International career

Zé Luís made his debut for Cape Verde on 24 May 2010, playing one minute in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal, who were preparing for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[33] He was selected by manager Lúcio Antunes for the squad that appeared at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but withdrew for personal reasons.[34]

Zé Luís scored his first goal for the national team on 6 September 2014, in a 3–1 away win against Niger for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[35] His second came in the 2–1 home victory over Zambia for the same competition four days later,[36] as the Blue Sharks eventually reached the finals in Equatorial Guinea.[37] However, he was not picked for the tournament.[38]

On 10 October 2019, Zé Luís scored the equaliser as Cape Verde came from behind to win 2–1 against Togo in an exhibition game in Fos-sur-Mer, France. It was his first appearance for over two years, and his first goal in more than five.[39]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 April 2024[40]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gil Vicente 2009–10 Liga de Honra 5 4 0 0 0 0 — — 5 4
2010–11 Liga de Honra 22 10 0 0 5 2 — — 27 12
Total 27 14 0 0 5 2 — — 32 16
Braga B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 15 4 — — — — 15 4
Braga 2012–13 Primeira Liga 15 4 1 1 2 0 5[a] 0 — 23 5
2014–15 Primeira Liga 20 8 2 3 2 0 — — 24 11
Total 35 12 3 4 4 0 5 0 0 0 47 16
Gil Vicente (loan) 2011–12 Primeira Liga 13 4 0 0 3 1 — — 16 5
Videoton (loan) 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 26 9 3 1 9 5 — — 38 15
Spartak Moscow 2015–16 Russian Premier League 24 8 1 2 — — — 25 10
2016–17 Russian Premier League 21 5 1 0 — 2[b] 0 — 24 5
2017–18 Russian Premier League 16 2 2 2 — 5[c] 2 1[d] 0 24 6
2018–19 Russian Premier League 25 10 3 1 — 8[e] 3 — 36 14
Total 86 25 7 5 0 0 15 5 1 0 109 35
Porto 2019–20 Primeira Liga 19 7 3 2 1 0 8[f] 2 — 31 11
2020–21 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 20 7 3 2 1 0 8 2 0 0 32 11
Lokomotiv Moscow 2020–21 Russian Premier League 8 1 0 0 — 5[a] 0 0 0 13 1
2021–22 Russian Premier League 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 11 1 0 0 — 5 0 0 0 16 1
Al Taawoun 2021–22 Saudi Pro League 5 0 1 0 — 2[g] 1 — 8 1
Hatayspor 2022–23 Süper Lig 14 2 1 0 — — — 15 2
Farense 2023–24 Primeira Liga 15 2 1 0 2 1 — 0 0 18 3
Career total 267 80 19 12 24 9 35 8 1 0 346 109
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Three appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

Cape Verde[41]
Year Apps Goals
2010 2 0
2011 0 0
2012 6 0
2013 0 0
2014 4 2
2015 1 0
2016 2 0
2017 2 0
2018 0 0
2019 2 1
Total 19 3
Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zé Luís goal.[42]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2014 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger  Niger 3–0 3–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 10 September 2014 Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape Verde  Zambia 1–0 2–1
3. 10 October 2019 Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer, France  Togo 1–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Zé Luís with the Russian Super Cup in 2017

Gil Vicente

Braga

Spartak Moscow

Porto

Cape Verde

Individual

  • Russian Premier League Player of the Month: October 2016[44]
  • Russian Premier League Top 33 Players of the Season: 2016–17 (right forward Nº2),[45] 2018–19 (left forward Nº3)[46]
  • Primeira Liga Forward of the Month: August 2019[47]
  • Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: December 2019[48]
  • Primeira Liga Goal of the Season: 2019–20[49]

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  26. ^ "ФК "Локомотив" и Зе Луиш расторгли контракт по обоюдному согласию сторон" [FC Lokomotiv and Zé Luís terminated the contract by mutual agreement of the parties] (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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