José Carlos Natário Ferreira (born 30 October 2001), better known as Zé Carlos, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Farense, on loan from

Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, popularly known as Vitória de Guimarães or sometimes just Vitória, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, at the Est ...

Club career

Zé Carlos is a youth product of the Portuguese clubs SC Senhora da Hora, CD Torrão, Salgueiros, Rio Ave, Famalicão, and Varzim. He began his senior career with Varzim in the

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for the 2021–22 season. On 26 August 2022, he joined

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on loan in the

with an option to buy. On 2 May 2023, Vitória announced the triggering of the clause, which saw Zé Carlos joining the club on a permanent basis, signing a four-year deal.

International career

Zé Carlos is a youth international for Portugal, having been called up to the Portugal U21s in 2022.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ze Carlos 2001 births Living people Footballers from Guimarães Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Varzim S.C. players Vitória S.C. players S.C. Farense players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen