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Carlos (footballer, born 1995)

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Carlos
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior
Date of birth (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 29)
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)
2017Internacional (loan) 26 (3)
2018Paraná (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

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Atlético Mineiro

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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On 2 September 2024, Carlos joined Saudi First Division League club Neom on loan.[18]

Career statistics

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As of 2 September 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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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

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Atlético Mineiro

Individual

References

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  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. ^ "نيوم يتعاقد مع كارلوس جونيور من الشباب".
  19. ^ Carlos Júnior at Soccerway
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "Liga Nos Team of the season". Liga Portugal. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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