Zé Roberto (footballer, born 1993)
Brazilian footballer
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José Roberto Assunção de Araújo Filho (born 14 September 1993), known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Sport Recife.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Roberto Assunção de Araújo Filho | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Teixeira de Freitas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sport Recife | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Bahia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Bahia | 42 | (7) |
| 2012 | → Bahia de Feira (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Salgueiro (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Mirassol (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Criciúma (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Santos (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Mirassol (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2018 | → São Bento (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2018 | Daegu FC | 11 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Mirassol | 9 | (4) |
| 2019 | → São Bento (loan) | 33 | (14) |
| 2020 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Baniyas (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Goianiense | 70 | (18) |
| 2022–2024 | Ceará | 23 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Mirassol (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2023 | → Coritiba (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Mirassol (loan) | 19 | (8) |
| 2024 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 39 | (9) |
| 2025– | Sport Recife | 9 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Teixeira de Freitas, Bahia, Zé Roberto represented Bahia as a youth.[1] In 2012 he was loaned to Bahia de Feira, and made his senior debut on 12 April of that year by coming on as a substitute in a 5–2 home loss against São Paulo, for the season's Copa do Brasil.
Upon returning, he only began to feature with the first team in 2014, but was loaned to Série C club Salgueiro on 30 June of that year.[2] He started to appear regularly in the following campaign, as his side eventually missed out promotion.
On 14 September 2016, Zé Roberto was loaned to Série A club Ponte Preta, with Renê Júnior moving in the opposite direction.[3] He made his debut in the category on 1 October, replacing Ravanelli in a 2–1 home loss against Atlético Mineiro.
Zé Roberto subsequently served loan stints at Mirassol,[4] Criciúma[5] and Santos' B-team during the 2017 season.[6]
Zé Roberto began the 2018 campaign back at Mirassol, before joining São Bento on 14 March.[7] He left the latter on 30 May to move abroad with South Korean side Daegu FC,[8] but featured sparingly.
On 8 February 2019, Zé Roberto returned to Mirassol for a third spell, now in a permanent contract.[9] He returned to São Bento on 27 March,[10] and was the club's top goalscorer in the 2019 Série B with 14 goals, and third-best overall.
On 6 January 2020, Zé Roberto agreed to a one-year loan deal with Atlético Goianiense in the top tier,[11] but moved abroad to Baniyas in the United Arab Emirates just 19 days later.[12] He returned to Mirassol on 6 July,[13] and scored twice in his first game back at the club to knock out São Paulo of the quarterfinals of the 2020 Campeonato Paulista.
On 6 August 2020, Zé Roberto moved to second division side Ponte Preta.[14] On 24 September, he returned to Atlético Goianiense on a permanent three-year contract, mainly as a replacement to Renato Kayzer.[15]
On 29 April 2021, Zé Roberto scored the winner in a 1–0 away success over Palestino for the year's Copa Sudamericana; his goal was Atlético's first international goal of their history.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 11 April 2023[17]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bahia de Feira | 2012 | Baiano | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bahia | 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Série B | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 7[a] | 1 | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 70 | 10 | ||
| Salgueiro (loan) | 2014 | Série C | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Mirassol (loan) | 2017 | Paulista | — | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Santos (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8[c] | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Mirassol (loan) | 2018 | Paulista | — | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| São Bento (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Daegu FC | 2018 | K League 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 5 | |||
| Mirassol | 2019 | Paulista | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | |||||
| São Bento (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 33 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 14 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Baniyas (loan) | 2019–20 | UAE Pro League | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2020 | Série A | 25 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2021 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6[b] | 2 | — | 53 | 16 | |||
| Total | 59 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 82 | 23 | |||
| Ceará | 2022 | Série A | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 2 | 8[a] | 1 | 40 | 6 |
| Mirassol (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 192 | 39 | 76 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 339 | 84 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
Honours
Atlético Goianiense
