Introduction
José Luís Mendes Andrade (born 24 January 1991), known as Zé Luís, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club FC Porto as a striker.
Club career
Gil Vicente / 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 in only five games for the Segunda Liga club – his debut coming on 29 November 2009 in a 0–3 home loss against G.D. Chaves – but managed to score four goals.
In 2010–11, under new manager Paulo Alves, Zé Luís netted ten times for the Barcelos side as they achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga after a five-year absence, as champions. On 2 June 2011, he signed for S.C. Braga on a five-year contract.
Zé Luís served two loan spells during his tenure in Minho, spending three months with former club Gil and one full season with Videoton FC in Hungary– he also featured regularly for Braga B in the second tier. Back with Braga's main squad, 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); he battled for position with Eder during the campaign, finishing with 11 goals all competitions comprised.
Spartak Moscow
On 7 July 2015, Zé Luís joined Russian Premier League club FC Spartak Moscow. He scored five times in the 2016–17 season, as his team won the domestic championship for the 22nd time in history.
In July 2017, Zé Luís extended his link to Spartak until 2021. During the 2018–19 campaign, he contributed with ten league goals – 14 across all competitions – to a fifth-place finish.
Porto
On 2 July 2019, Spartak announced that the transfer of Zé Luís to FC Porto had been agreed on, and a four-year contract was signed three days later. He scored three times in only his second league appearance, a 4–0 home rout of Vitória de Setúbal.
International career
Zé Luís made his debut for Cape Verde on 24 May 2010, playing one minute in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal, which was preparing for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was selected by manager Lúcio Antunes for the squad that appeared at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but withdrew for personal reasons.
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. His second came in the 2–1 home victory over Zambia for the same competition four days later, as the Blue Sharks eventually reached the finals in Equatorial Guinea.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 December 2019
| 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 | Segunda Liga | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Segunda Liga | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 12 | |||
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| Total | 40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 48 | 21 | ||||
| Braga B | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Braga | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |
| 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 11 | |||
| Total | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 47 | 16 | |||
| 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 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 36 | 14 | |||
| Total | 86 | 25 | 7 | 5 | — | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 35 | |||
| Porto | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 19 | 8 | |
| Career total | 213 | 75 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 99 | ||
- Notes
International goals
- As of 10 October 2019 (Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zé Luís goal)
| 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
Club
Gil Vicente
- Segunda Liga: 2010–11
Braga
- Taça da Liga: 2012–13
Spartak Moscow
- Russian Premier League: 2016–17
- Russian Super Cup: 2017
International
Cape Verde
- Lusophony Games: Gold medal 2009
Individual
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: October 2016
- Russian Premier League Top 33 Players of the Season: 2016–17 (right forward Nº2), 2018–19 (left forward Nº3)
- Primeira Liga Forward of the Month: August 2019