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.
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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) | |||
Club career
editAtlético Mineiro
editBorn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editHe 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
editCarlos 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 27 November 2014, Carlos was preselected by the Brazil under-20s for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, hosted in Uruguay.[20]
Honours
editAtlético 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