Zeca

Zeca ended the season with 22 appearances and 4 assists in Série A play, helping the Peixe finish 7th.

He made 10 appearances in the Copa do Brasil as Santos reached the final, where they lost to Palmeiras 4–3 on penalties.

On 28 May, in his 3rd game back from injury, he was subbed off early in the second half of a 1–0 loss to Cruzeiro due to swelling in his left knee and pain in his left calf.

On 3 August he returned after missing 2 months, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 win over Flamengo.

José Carlos Cracco Neto (born 16 May 1994), known as Zeca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right or left back for Vitória.

Born in Paranavaí, Paraná, Zeca joined Santos' youth setup in 2006, aged 11.

In 2007, Zeca joined the youth setup of América-SP.

He returned to Santos in 2009 at the age of 15.

On 19 February 2014 he renewed his link with Peixe until 2018.

On 9 March 2014 Zeca made his first-team debut, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Emerson Palmieri in a 4–1 home win over Oeste in a Campeonato Paulista match.

He made his Série A debut on 11 May, playing the entire second half in a 2–0 away win against Figueirense.

Zeca ended his first season with the first team with 15 Série A matches, as Santos finished 9th in the table.

He also made 2 appearances in the Copa do Brasil, helping Santos reach the semifinals, along with 1 appearance in the Campeonato Paulista.

At the start of the 2015 campaign, Zeca was rarely used by managers Enderson Moreira and Marcelo Fernandes, playing just 4 times across all competitions under them.

He was nearly loaned to the Columbus Crew of MLS in July, but newly appointed manager Dorival Júnior convinced Zeca to stay, giving him a chance in the first team.

Zeca made 3 appearances in the 2015 Campeonato Paulista to help Santos win their 21st state league title.

Zeca helped Brazil win a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, starting all 6 games of the tournament and playing 554 of a possible 570 minutes.

On 31 March 2016 Zeca scored his first professional goal, netting his team's first in a 4–1 Paulistão home routing of Ferroviária.

His first goal in the Brasileirão came on 12 June, the first of a 2–0 win at Santa Cruz.

In Série A play, Zeca scored 3 goals from 31 appearances as Santos finished runners-up, 9 points off first place Palmeiras.

In the 2016 Campeonato Paulista, he made 18 appearances and scored 1 goal to help the Peixe defend their title.

His strong performances during the tournament saw him named to the Paulistão Team of the Year.

He also made 4 Copa do Brasil appearances during the season.

On 18 November 2016, after establishing himself as an undisputed starter, Zeca extended his contract until December 2020.

He made his Copa Libertadores debut on 9 March 2017, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting Cristal.

In April Zeca had surgery on his left meniscus, causing him to miss over a month.

Zeca ended the 2017 season with 14 appearances and 1 assist in Brasileirão play to help Santos finish 3rd.

He made 11 appearances in the Campeonato Paulista and 6 in Copa Libertadores, helping the Peixe reach the quarterfinals in both competitions.

On 26 October 2017, after altercations with Santos supporters at São Paulo–Congonhas Airport and threatening graffiti was painted on the walls of the Vila Belmiro, Zeca took a legal action against Santos by alleging a delay of payments.

He would not make another appearance for Santos during the 2017 season.

Despite being granted the right to represent another club on 1 December, Santos appealed to stop the departure of the player on a free transfer.

On 23 April 2018, Zeca signed with Sport Club Internacional as part of a swap deal that saw Eduardo Sasha's loan to Santos made permanent.

Zeca signed a contract with Internacional until 30 June 2022, with Santos maintaining 50% of his rights and Internacional keeping 50% of Sasha's rights.

On 12 May, Zeca made his Internacional debut, starting as a central midfielder in a 0–0 draw against bitter rivals Grêmio.

During his first season in Porto Alegre, Zeca made 19 appearances and had 1 assist to help Internacional finish 3rd in the Série A table.

During the 2019 season, Zeca played in 20 Série A matches as Internacional finished 7th in the standings.

In the Campeonato Gaúcho, he made 9 appearances to help Inter reach the final, where they fell to Grêmio in a penalty shoot-out.

In the Copa Libertadores, Zeca made 6 appearances as Inter reached the quarterfinals.

He appeared in 2 of Internacional's Copa do Brasil matches, helping them reach the final, where they lost to Athletico Paranaense 3–1 on aggregate.

On 15 January 2020, Zeca was loaned to Série A club Bahia for the 2020 season as part of a deal that saw fellow full-back Moisés go on loan in the opposite direction.