Francisco Zuela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Francisco Zuela dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| União de Leiria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Sertanense | 27 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 |
Académica de Coimbra | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Santa Clara | 29 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Akratitos | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Skoda Xanthi | 87 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Kuban Krasnodar | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 |
→ Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 |
→ PAOK (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Atromitos (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 |
APOEL | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Apollon Smyrni | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Kabuscorp | ? | (?) |
| 2015 | Trofense | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2012 | Angola | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Zuela (born 3 August 1983) is a former Angolan footballer.
Club career
Zuela started his career in 2002 with the Portuguese club
In 2005, he signed a contract with the Greek club Akratitos. The next season, he moved to Skoda Xanthi, spending three seasons to the club.
On 8 December 2009, Zuela arrived for a trial with Wigan Athletic,[2] but that trial ended without a contract offer.[3]
In 2009, he moved to Russia and signed with
On 5 June 2012, Zuela terminated his contract with
Later, he had a five-month spell at Apollon Smyrni in Greece, appearing only in one match for twelve minutes as a substitute, and being released before the end of year 2013.
International career
Zuela is a member of the Angola national football team. He has made 17 appearances, without scoring any goal yet.
Honours
APOEL
References
- ^ "SERTANENSE Futebol Clube: Ex-jogador do Sertanense é titular na selecção de Angola". 2010.
- ^ "Football News – all the latest breaking football stories – Mirror Online". mirrorfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Roberto Martinez impressed by Michael Ball". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "ΥΠΕΓΡΑΨΕ Ο ZUELA" (in Greek). APOEL FC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ Ανακοίνωση [Announcement] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
External links
- APOEL official profile
- Profile & Statistics at Guardian's Stats centre
- Francisco Zuela at National-Football-Teams.com
- Francisco Zuela at Soccerway
- Skoda Xanthi Official Profile *(in Greek) – (in English)
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