Carlos Borges (footballer, born 2004)

Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges (born 19 March 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Manchester City.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Forbs and the second or paternal family name is Borges.
Carlos Borges
Personal information
Full name Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges
Date of birth (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004
Place of birth Sintra, Portugal
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left wing
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 91
Youth career
0000–2014 NADCC Sintra
2014–2015 Sporting CP
2015– Manchester City
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Portugal U16 3 (1)
2022 Portugal U18 3 (1)
2022– Portugal U19 5 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2022

Club career

Born in Sintra, Lisboa Region, Carlos Borges started playing football there, before enjoying a season-short spell at Sporting Portugal in the capital, from where he joined the Manchester City Academy.[2][3][4]

There, he progressed trough all the youth categories, becoming a regular provider of goals and assists with the under-18 and under-23, as City won both national tournaments between 2020 and 2022.[2][3][5][6] He was named Under-18 player of the season for Manchester City in May 2021.[7]

By the end of 2021, he made his Youth League debut, scoring the only goal of a 1–0 away pool win against RB Leipzig.[8]

He made headlines in September 2022, as he scored a hat trick and delivered an assist during Man City opening game of the Youth League, a 5–1 away win to Sevilla.[2][4][8][9] He also proved to be instrumental a month later, with a goal and an assist in the 3–1 away win to Copenhagen.[10]


International career

Born in Portugal, Borges is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[11] He is a youth international for Portugal. By 2022, he became a regular starter with the Portuguese under-19s.[4][12]

References
  1. Carlos Borges at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. Guerra, Francisco (7 September 2022). "Carlos Borges, a nova coqueluche do Manchester City". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Brennan, Stuart (1 February 2022). "Man City have another Portuguese star in the making". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ""Hat-trick" do português Carlos Borges pelo Manchester City na Youth League - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Bajkowski, Simon (19 May 2022). "Man City exciting winger Carlos Borges is out to make up for lost time". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  6. Smith, Jonathan (6 July 2022). "Palmer, Kayky, Delap and the Man City wonderkids who could follow in Foden's footsteps". Goal. Retrieved 14 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Manchester City fans laud 'insane' Carlos Borges after U-18 award". The Boot Room. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  8. Lawless, Josh (6 September 2022). "18-year-old Manchester City prospect Carlos Borges is a serious talent, his stats are crazy". SPORTbible. Retrieved 14 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "A nova pérola portuguesa no Man. City: Carlos Borges deu show em Sevilha". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  10. Brotherton, Alex (11 October 2022). "Carlos Borges sends Pep Guardiola message in Man City EDS Youth League win". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  11. "Carlos Borges | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker.
  12. Silva, Flávio Miguel (16 September 2022). "Sporting domina escolhas de Joaquim Milheiro". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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