Carlos (footballer, born 1995)
Brazilian footballer
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Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior (born 15 August 1995), simply known as Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Al-Shabab as a forward.
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | 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) |
| 2021–2026 | Al-Shabab | 86 | (35) |
| 2024–2025 | → Neom (loan) | 28 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 August 2026, 14:51 (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]
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.[6]
On 29 December 2018 it was announced that Carlos had signed with Vitória F.C. in Portugal.[7] 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.
Al Shabab
On 20 August 2021, Carlos joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract.[8]
Neom
On 2 September 2024, Carlos joined Saudi First Division League club Neom on loan.[9]
Career statistics
- As of the end 2024–25 season.[10]
| 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 | 24 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 69 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 41 | |||
| Neom SC | 2024–25 | FDL | 25 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 264 | 85 | 35 | 5 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 348 | 116 | |||
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.[11]
Honours
Atlético Mineiro
Neom SC
Individual
- Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2020–21[12]
- King Cup Top scorer: 2021–22