The arrival of Brazilian defender Zeca (José Carlos Cracco Neto) to Houston Dynamo for the 2022 season with two club options has swelled the team's option at the defense.
His transfer and contract are subject to his receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P-1 Visa.
The versatile outside back joins the Dynamo after spending 2021 as a regular starter with Vasco da Gama of Brazil, reaching the knockout round of the Copa Do Brasil tournament. The 27-year-old appeared in 39 games for Vasco da Gama and tallied four assists as a defender.
Neto earned 131 appearances for Santos, the first division of Brazilian soccer. Zeca most recently represented Esporte Clube Bahia in the topflight in 2020 and finished with 11 appearances during a shortened league season. The defender was on loan from Internacional in 2020 and represented Esporte Clube Bahia on the international stage by competing in the Copa Sudamericana.
Zeca led Internacional to back-to-back appearances in the Copa Libertadores, the premier international club competition in South America, in his two seasons with the club from 2018-2019. The defender appeared in 39 games for the club and finished with a top-three finish in 2018, earning a direct berth to the group stage of the Copa Libertadores in 2019.
Internationally, the defender has represented Brazil at the U-23 level and won the first Olympic Gold Medal at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Zeca finished with six starts during that gold-medal run conceding just one goal in six games.
The defender began his professional career in 2014 with Santos FC as a 19-year-old. Zeca made his professional debut in a 2-0 victory over Figueirense FC on May 11 and would go on to represent Santos in 87 matches, scoring three goals and tallying seven assists.
ZECA BIO
Full Name: José Carlos Cracco Neto
Nickname: Zeca
Pronunciation: SEH-kah
Position: Defender
Height: 5-7
Date of Birth: May 16, 1994 (27 years old)
Birthplace: Paranavaí, Brazil
Hometown: Paranavaí, Brazil
FIFA Nationality: Brazil
Last Club: Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (Serie B - Brazil)
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