▁seasons , ▁mainly ▁in ▁representation ▁of ▁Pa ços ▁de ▁Fer re ira ▁( four ▁years ) ▁and ▁Bo av ista ▁( three ). ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁Z é ▁Man el ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Fra ião , ▁B rag a ▁District . ▁He ▁started ▁playing ▁profession ally ▁for ▁Cl ube ▁Ca ç adores ▁das ▁Ta ip as , ▁moving ▁from ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁third ▁division ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁as ▁he ▁joined ▁F . C . ▁Pa ços ▁de ▁Fer re ira ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 4 . ▁In ▁his ▁debut ▁season ▁he ▁contributed ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁games ▁and ▁three ▁goals , ▁helping ▁the ▁northern ers ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Prime ira ▁Liga ▁as ▁league ▁champions . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁Z é ▁Man el ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁regular ▁off ensive ▁unit ▁for ▁Pa ços : ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁season ▁he ▁scored ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁occasions , ▁not ▁good ▁enough , ▁however , ▁to ▁avoid ▁re leg ation . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁represented ▁Bo av ista ▁FC , ▁net ting ▁ten ▁goals ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁and ▁also ▁being ▁an ▁und is put ed ▁st arter ; ▁the ▁following ▁campaign ▁he ▁joined ▁S . C . ▁B rag a , ▁being ▁sp aring ly ▁used . ▁ ▁For ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 , ▁Z é ▁Man el ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year ▁deal ▁with ▁top ▁level ▁strugg lers ▁Le ix ões ▁SC . ▁After ▁two ▁seasons