Carlos (footballer, born 1995)

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

Carlos
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior
Date of birth (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995
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 65 (31)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:06, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Atlético Mineiro

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

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

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

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

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

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
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
      Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
      Atlético Mineiro 2013 Série A 10—————10
      2014 2257271———368
      2015 22314300—51—417
      2016 1621010—33—215
      2017 —00———0000
      2018 —4000———40
      Total 61102658100840010320
      Internacional (loan) 2017 Série B 1639053——10316
      Paraná (loan) 2018 Série A 191—————191
      Rio Ave 2018–19 Primeira Liga 71—————71
      Santa Clara 2019–20 347—3220——399
      2020–21 3214—41———3615
      2021–22 22——1055—87
      Total 682300733055008331
      Al Shabab 2021–22 SPL 2313—34—45—3022
      2022–23 2212—10—10—2412
      2023–24 122—31———153
      Total 572700750055006937
      Career total 2276535527123018141031196

        International career

        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

        Atlético Mineiro

        Individual

        References
        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.

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