Carlos (footballer, born 1995)

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is da Silva. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Carlos

Personal information
Full name|  Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior
Date of birth|  (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth|  Santaluz, Bahia, Brazil
Height|  1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Al-Shabab
Number|  13
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior (born 15 August 1995), simply known as Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab.

## 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]

## Career statistics[edit]

As of 25 February 2024[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | State League  | Cup  | League Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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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 | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 3
Total  | 57 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 37
Career total  | 227 | 65 | 35 | 5 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 311 | 96

## 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.[19]

## Honours[edit]

Atlético Mineiro

* Copa do Brasil: 2014
* Campeonato Mineiro: 2015

Individual

* Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2020–21[20]
* King Cup Top scorer: 2021–22

## References[edit]

1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "'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.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "Internacional vs Caxias do Sul - 11 February 2017". int.soccerway.com.
7. ^ "Internacional vs Náutico - 10 June 2017". int.soccerway.com.
8. ^ "Galo libera Carlos para acertar com Paraná" [Galo allows Carlos to join Paraná] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
9. ^ "Paraná vs Corinthians - 22 April 2018". int.soccerway.com.
10. ^ Carlos é o primeiro reforço, record.pt, 29 December 2018
11. ^ "Portimonense vs Rio Ave - 9 February 2019". int.soccerway.com.
12. ^ "Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga - 3 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
13. ^ "Santa Clara vs Famalicão - 10 August 2019". int.soccerway.com.
14. ^ "Santa Clara vs Gil Vicente - 29 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
15. ^ "الشباب يضم كارلوس جونيور إلى صفوفه".
16. ^ "Al Fateh vs Al Shabab - 26 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
17. ^ "Al Shabab vs Al Fayha - 1 October 2021". int.soccerway.com.
18. ^ Carlos Júnior at Soccerway
19. ^ "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.
20. ^ "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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Al-Shabab FC - current squad

* 2 Al-Yami
* 3 Asiri
* 4 Santos
* 6 Cuéllar
* 8 Al-Muwallad
* 11 Bahebri
* 12 Kanabah
* 13 Carlos
* 14 Saïss
* 15 Al-Qahtani
* 16 Al-Sibyani
* 18 Kim S.G.
* 19 M. Eisa
* 20 Diallo
* 21 Al-Sadi
* 22 Al-Qarni
* 23 Carrasco
* 24 Al-Harbi
* 26 Sharahili
* 27 Al-Sqoor
* 28 Al-Bishi
* 29 Al-Jouei
* 37 A. Matuq
* 38 Harbush
* 49 Radif
* 50 Al-Absi
* 60 Al-Shanqiti
* 88 Al-Sharari
* Manager: Pereira

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