Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.9
Solid
Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.08
goals / match
FC Porto
top club · 85 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#53
goals rank
#14
assists rank
13
season goals
8
season assists
Among 154 Defender - Left-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€50k
peak value · 2004
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 01/02
5
best season · 00/01
4 · 30.8%
pens / of goals
163Appearances
13Goals
8Assists
19Yellow cards
3Red cards
94Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Esquerdinha |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | José Marcelo Januário de Araújo |
| Date of birth | 1972-05-06 (54 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Caiçara, Brazil |
| Citizenship |  Brazil |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | --- |
| Joined | — |
| Contract expires | — |
Jan 2008
Transfer: Botafogo-PB → Retired
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 2007
Transfer: Career break → Botafogo-PB
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 2004
Transfer: Goiás → Career break
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
2003 — Goiás EC
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: Coimbra → Goiás
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 2003
Transfer: Real Zaragoza → Coimbra
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Académica Coimbra
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: FC Porto → Real Zaragoza
01/02 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2001
01/02 — Real Zaragoza
27 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — FC Porto
29 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — FC Porto
44 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 1999
Transfer: EC Vitória → FC Porto
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1998
1998 — Esporte Clube Vitória
14 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
98/99 — FC Porto
12 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
1997 — Esporte Clube Vitória
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1996
1996 — Esporte Clube Vitória
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1996
Transfer: Fluminense → EC Vitória
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1996
Transfer: EC Bahia → Fluminense
95/96 · Transfer
Jul 1995
1995 — Esporte Clube Bahia
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
Transfer: Corinthians → EC Bahia
95/96 · Transfer
Jan 1994
Transfer: Botafogo → Corinthians
93/94 · Transfer
Jan 1993
Transfer: Botafogo U20 → Botafogo
92/93 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 128 other Defender - Left-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 0.08/90
Assists4 total · 0.10/90
G+A7 total · 0.18/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.08/90
Minutes played by club
FC Porto
65.6%
Goiás EC
0.0%
Esporte Clube Vitória
12.5%
Esporte Clube Bahia
0.0%
Académica Coimbra
0.0%
Real Zaragoza
21.9%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto | 3 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 85 | 9 | 6 | 5,530 |
| Goiás EC | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esporte Clube Vitória | 3 | 1996 | 1998 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1,054 |
| Esporte Clube Bahia | 1 | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Académica Coimbra | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Zaragoza | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1,845 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Champions League | FC Porto | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 99/00 | Primeira Liga | FC Porto | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,163 |
| 99/00 | Supertaça | FC Porto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 99/00 | Taça de Portugal | FC Porto | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Primeira Divisão | FC Porto | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 949 |
| 98/99 | Taça de Portugal | FC Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Série A | Goiás EC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | Série A | Esporte Clube Vitória | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 585 |
| 1997 | Série A | Esporte Clube Vitória | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Série A | Esporte Clube Vitória | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 469 |
| 1995 | Série A | Esporte Clube Bahia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | SuperLiga | Académica Coimbra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Taça de Portugal | Académica Coimbra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | LaLiga | Real Zaragoza | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1,845 |
| 01/02 | Supercopa | Real Zaragoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | Real Zaragoza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Champions League Qu. | FC Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Primeira Liga | FC Porto | 21 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 438 |
| 00/01 | Supertaça | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | UEFA Cup | FC Porto | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92/93 | 1993-01-01 | Botafogo U20 | Botafogo | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 93/94 | 1994-01-01 | Botafogo | Corinthians | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | Corinthians | EC Bahia | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1996-01-01 | EC Bahia | Fluminense | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | Fluminense | EC Vitória | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-29 | EC Vitória | FC Porto | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-03 | FC Porto | Real Zaragoza | Transfer | 0 | €3.00m |
| 02/03 | 2003-01-01 | Real Zaragoza | Coimbra | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Coimbra | Goiás | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Goiás | Career break | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Career break | Botafogo-PB | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | Botafogo-PB | Retired | Transfer | 50000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€50k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Primeira Liga | FC Porto | 4 | 21 |
| 1998 | Série A | Esporte Clube Vitória | 2 | 14 |
| 01/02 | LaLiga | Real Zaragoza | 1 | 22 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Champions League | FC Porto | 3 | 13 |
| 98/99 | Primeira Divisão | FC Porto | 2 | 12 |
| 01/02 | LaLiga | Real Zaragoza | 2 | 22 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 44 | 3,513 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 98/99 | 12 | 949 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 585 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 1996 | 8 | 469 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 27 | 1,845 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 00/01 | 29 | 1,068 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
SuperLiga
61 apps
6 G
2 A
Série A
48 apps
3 G
0 A
Champions League
13 apps
1 G
3 A
LaLiga
22 apps
1 G
2 A
UEFA Cup
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Supertaça
3 apps
1 G
0 A
Taça de Portugal
4 apps
0 G
1 A
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Esquerdinha is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a left-back for ---.
How old is Esquerdinha?
Esquerdinha is 54 years old. He was born on May 6, 1972 in Caiçara.
What position does Esquerdinha play?
Esquerdinha plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Esquerdinha play for?
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How many career goals has Esquerdinha scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Esquerdinha has scored 13 goals in 163 appearances.