BrazilCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the Brazil national football team. He came to international prominence at the 1950 World Cup, where he scored two goals. He was lauded as a complete player, with an array of offensive skills such as his dribbling, passing, and shooting ability with both feet, as well as his accuracy from dead ball situations and extraordinary vision. He was Pelé's idol, and is often considered one of the best Brazilian men's footballers of the pre-Pelé era. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
2 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1950The archive holds 2 team sheets naming Zizinho in Brazil's starting line-up, from 1950-07-01 to 1950-07-16.
2 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
17 goals across 12 scoring matches · 1 tournament · 1942–1957| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-03-24 |  Colombia | W9–0(n) | 85' | Lima |
| 1957-03-21 |  Ecuador | W7–1(n) | 34' (pen) | Lima |
| 1953-03-23 |  Chile | W3–2(n) | 53' | Lima |
| 1949-04-30 |  Uruguay | W5–1(h) | 24' | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1949-04-13 | Chile | W2–1(h) | 20' | São Paulo |
| 1949-04-10 |  Bolivia | W10–1(h) | 25' 80' | São Paulo |
| 1949-04-03 | Ecuador | W9–1(h) | 67' | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1946-02-03 | Chile | W5–1(n) | 4' 41' 46' 71'hat-trick | Buenos Aires |
| 1946-01-16 | Bolivia | W3–0(n) | 65' | Buenos Aires |
| 1945-02-21 | Ecuador | W9–2(n) | 40' 65' | Santiago |
| 1942-02-05 |  Paraguay | D1–1(n) | 5' | Montevideo |
| 1942-01-31 | Ecuador | W5–1(n) | 60' | Montevideo |
Honours
12 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours12 | ||||
| Copa América all-time top goalscorer | ×1 | |||
| Campeonato Carioca | ×3 | 1942, 1943, 1944 | Flamengo | |
| Taça Oswaldo Cruz | ×2 | 1955, 1956 | ||
| Campeonato Paulista | ×1 | 1957 | São paulo | |
| Copa Rio Branco | ×1 | 1950 | ||
| Pan American Games | ×1 | 1975 | Brazil Olympic | |
| Roca Cup | ×1 | 1945 | ||
| South American Championship | ×1 | 1949 | ||
| Taça do Atlântico | ×1 | 1956 | ||
| Individual honours7 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Ball | 1950 | |||
| Teams of the season · 3 | ||||
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo Team of the Tournament | ×2 | 1952, 1953 | ||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1950 | |||
| More honours · 3 | ||||
| Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame | ||||
| IFFHS Brazilian Player of the 20th Century (4th place) | ||||
| IFFHS South American Player of the 20th Century (10th place) | ||||