Copenhagen and the Greek national team mainly as a midfielder but also as a right back.He spent most of his career in Greece with Panathinaikos after starting out at Casa Pia, appearing in more than 200 competitive matches for the former club and winning the 2014 Greek Cup.
In 2017, he signed with Copenhagen.
Born in Portugal, Zeca became a Greek citizen in March 2017 and started representing its national team the same year.