Carlos Fortes (footballer, born 1994)
Cape Verdean footballer (born 1994)
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Carlos Manuel dos Santos Fortes (born 9 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Portugal, he represented the Cape Verde national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Manuel dos Santos Fortes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Charneca, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Sacavenense | ||
| 2008–2011 | Alta de Lisboa | ||
| 2011–2012 | CAC Pontinha | ||
| 2012–2013 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Racing Santander B | 23 | (10) |
| 2014–2016 | Braga B | 63 | (14) |
| 2016–2017 | Braga | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Vizela (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Vizela | 26 | (10) |
| 2018–2019 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 19 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Universitatea Craiova | 19 | (1) |
| 2020 | → IR Tanger (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Vilafranquense | 25 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Arema | 31 | (20) |
| 2022–2024 | PSIS Semarang | 37 | (13) |
| 2024 | Al Dhafra | 14 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Foshan Nanshi | 25 | (10) |
| 2025 | Suzhou Dongwu | 15 | (2) |
| 2026 | Song Lam Nghe An | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Braga
Born in Charneca, Lisbon metropolitan area,[2] Fortes started his senior career in Spain with Racing de Santander's reserves in the Tercera División.[3][4] He then returned to Portugal after signing with Braga,[5] being assigned to their B team and spending two full seasons in the Segunda Liga with them, scoring 11 goals in 2015–16.[6]
Fortes played his only competitive match with the first team on 13 March 2016, featuring 90 minutes in the 3–0 away loss against Belenenses in the Primeira Liga.[7] He split the 2016–17 campaign on loan, with Şanlıurfaspor (Turkish TFF First League)[6] and Vizela (Portuguese second division);[8] a permanent move was later agreed with the latter club.[9]
Romania
In the following years, Fortes plied his trade in Romania, appearing for Gaz Metan Mediaș[10] and Universitatea Craiova.[11] He scored his first goal in the Liga I and top-flight football on 23 July 2018, helping hosts Gaz Metan to defeat Concordia Chiajna 2−1.[12]
Indonesia
Fortes returned to Portugal and its second tier on 10 July 2020, joining Vilafranquense on a two-year contract.[13] On 12 July 2021, however, he went back abroad and agreed to a one-year deal at Arema of the Liga 1 (Indonesia).[14] He made his league debut on 5 September, starting in a 1–1 draw against PSM Makassar.[15] He scored his first goal later that month, the game's only at Persipura Jayapura,[16] totalling 20 over the season to help his team finish fourth in the table.[17]
On 1 April 2022, Fortes moved to PSIS Semarang of the same country and league.[18] He left the club through a letter addressed to the management in January 2024, citing the desire to be closer to his family as well as offers from the Middle East as the main reasons.[19]
Later career
On 2 February 2024, Fortes signed a short-term deal with Al Dhafra in the UAE First Division League.[20] In June, he agreed to a one-and-a-half-year contract at China League One club Foshan Nanshi.[21]
International career
Fortes appeared with the Portugal under-20 team in the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[22][23] On 25 March 2024, the 29-year-old was called up to the Cape Verde senior side to replace the injured Bebé in their 2024 FIFA Series squad.[24] He won his first cap the following day, starting the 1–0 win over Equatorial Guinea.[25]
Personal life
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Santander B | 2013–14 | Tercera División | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 23 | 10 | |||
| Braga B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | LigaPro | 36 | 11 | — | — | — | 36 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 14 | — | — | — | 62 | 14 | |||||
| Braga | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 2016–17 | 1. Lig | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Vizela (loan) | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| Vizela | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 10 | ||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2018–19 | Liga I | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2018–19 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| IR Tanger (loan) | 2019–20 | Botola | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Vilafranquense | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Arema | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | 31 | 20 | |||
| PSIS Semarang | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 13 | — | — | — | 37 | 13 | |||||
| Al Dhafra | 2023–24 | UAE First Division League | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Foshan Nanshi | 2024 | China League One | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 10 | ||||
| Career total | 309 | 91 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 93 | ||
