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Carlos (footballer, born 1995)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Santaluz, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Neom (on loan from Al-Shabab) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Atlético Mineiro | 87 | (15) |
| 2017 | → Internacional (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Paraná (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2019 | Rio Ave | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Santa Clara | 68 | (23) |
| 2021– | Al-Shabab | 69 | (31) |
| 2024– | → Neom (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:49, 2 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior (born 15 August 1995), simply known as Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Neom, on loan from Al-Shabab as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Atlético Mineiro
[edit]Born in Santa Luz, Bahia, Carlos joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2009, aged 14. On 10 August 2013 he made his professional debut, replacing Rosinei in a 0–0 away draw against Náutico for the Série A championship.[1]
In January 2014 Carlos was definitely promoted to the main squad.[2] He scored his first goal on 1 March, netting the last of a 4–1 Campeonato Mineiro away routing over Villa Nova.[3]
Carlos also appeared regularly during the year's national league, scoring a brace in a 3–2 away win against fierce rivals Cruzeiro on 21 September.[4]
Internacional
[edit]On 2 February 2017, Carlos joined Internacional on a season-long loan.[5] He made his league debut for Internacional against Caxias do Sul on 11 February 2017.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against Náutico on 10 June 2017, scoring in the 10th minute.[7]
Paraná
[edit]On 17 April 2018, Carlos was once again loaned by Atlético, this time to Paraná, reuniting with his former manager at Atlético's youth team Rogério Micale.[8] He made his debut for Paraná against Corinthians on 22 April 2018.[9]
On 29 December 2018 it was announced that Carlos had signed with Vitória F.C. in Portugal.[10] His contract with Atlético was terminated, but the club maintained a percentage in case of future sale of the player. Carlos moved to Setúbal, but the transfer was actually never finalized due to bureaucratic problems.
Rio Ave
[edit]He then signed with another Portuguese club, Rio Ave FC. He made his debut for Rio Ave against Portimonense on 9 February 2019.[11] He scored his first goal for the club against Braga on 3 March 2019, scoring in the 49th minute.[12]
Santa Clara
[edit]Carlos made his debut for Santa Clara against Famalicão on 10 August 2019.[13] He scored his first goal for the club against Gil Vicente on 29 September 2019, scoring in the 86th minute.[14]
Al Shabab
[edit]On 20 August 2021, Carlos joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract.[15] He made his debut for Al Shabab against Al Fateh on 26 August 2021.[16] He scored his first goal for the club against Al Fayha on 1 October 2021, scoring in the 23rd minute.[17]
Neom
[edit]On 2 September 2024, Carlos joined Saudi First Division League club Neom on loan.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 2 September 2024[19]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2013 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||||
| 2015 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 41 | 7 | |||||
| 2016 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 21 | 5 | |||||
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2018 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 61 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20 | |||
| Internacional (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |||
| Paraná (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| Rio Ave | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Santa Clara | 2019–20 | 34 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 9 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 14 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | |||||||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 7 | ||||||
| Total | 68 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 31 | |||
| Al Shabab | 2021–22 | SPL | 23 | 13 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 30 | 22 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 12 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 12 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 24 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 69 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 41 | |||
| Career total | 239 | 69 | 35 | 5 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 323 | 100 | |||
International career
[edit]On 27 November 2014, Carlos was preselected by the Brazil under-20s for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, hosted in Uruguay.[20]
Honours
[edit]Atlético Mineiro
Individual
- Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2020–21[21]
- King Cup Top scorer: 2021–22
References
[edit]- ^ "Náutico e Galo empatam sem gols e continuam vivendo momento ruim" [Náutico and Galo draw blank and keep living bad moment] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "'Novo Bernard' tem multa de R$ 32 mi no Atlético-MG e deve ser blindado por mais um ano" ['New Bernard' has a R$ 32 mi clause at Atlético-MG and may be shielded for another year] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Em Nova Lima, bloco do Atlético-MG não tem dificuldades para passar pelo Villa" [In Nova Lima, Atlético-MG's block has no difficulties to overcome Villa] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Carlos brilha, e Galo quebra domínio do líder absoluto Cruzeiro no Mineirão" [Carlos shines, and breaks absolute leader Cruzeiro's domain in Mineirão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Fechou! Inter se acerta com Atlético-MG e Carlos viaja para Porto Alegre" [Closed deal! Inter reaches agreement with Atlético-MG and Carlos travels to Porto Alegre] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Internacional vs Caxias do Sul - 11 February 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Internacional vs Náutico - 10 June 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Galo libera Carlos para acertar com Paraná" [Galo allows Carlos to join Paraná] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Paraná vs Corinthians - 22 April 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Carlos é o primeiro reforço, record.pt, 29 December 2018
- ^ "Portimonense vs Rio Ave - 9 February 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga - 3 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Santa Clara vs Famalicão - 10 August 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Santa Clara vs Gil Vicente - 29 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "الشباب يضم كارلوس جونيور إلى صفوفه".
- ^ "Al Fateh vs Al Shabab - 26 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Al Shabab vs Al Fayha - 1 October 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "نيوم يتعاقد مع كارلوس جونيور من الشباب".
- ^ Carlos Júnior at Soccerway
- ^ "Sul-Americano: Gallo divulga lista com Gabigol, Thalles, Malcom e Carlos" [South American: Gallo releases list with Gabigol, Thalles, Malcom and Carlos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Liga Nos Team of the season". Liga Portugal. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Atlético official profile (in Portuguese)
- Carlos at Soccerway
- Profile at Rio Ave FC
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