Gil Carvalho
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dadigildo Portulez Carvalho Fernandes Cravid | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Herne Bay | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Tonbridge Angels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Tonbridge Angels | ||
| 2017 | Phoenix Sports | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sittingbourne | 9 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Corinthian-Casuals | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Ramsgate | 14 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | East Grinstead Town | 19 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Haywards Heath Town | 40 | (11) |
| 2022 | Hastings United | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ashford United | 16 | (2) |
| 2023 | Ramsgate | 17 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Herne Bay | 30 | (9) |
| 2024 | Sittingbourne | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Sheppey United | 42 | (11) |
| 2025 | Welling United | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | Hastings United | 3 | (2) |
| 2025 | Sevenoaks Town | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Herne Bay | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:53, 10 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:53, 10 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Dadigildo Portulez Carvalho Fernandes Cravid (born 25 February 1997), known as just Gil Carvalho, is a Santomean footballer who currently plays for Herne Bay and the São Tomé and Príncipe national team.
Carvalho began his career in the academy of Tonbridge Angels FC.[1] By 2017 he had also made five or six league appearances for the first team. In February 2017 he joined Sittingbourne F.C. of the Isthmian League on the recommendation by former teammate Conrad Lee. Carvalho made an immediate impression on Sittingbourne manager Nick Davis.[2]
For the 2018–2019 season, Carvalho made seven league appearances, scoring one goal, for Corinthian-Casuals.[3] In January 2019 the player joined Ramsgate. Nine months later he moved to East Grinstead Town.[4] During his first season which the club he scored twenty three appearances and scored six goals before the season was ended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the season, his contract was renewed for another year.[5] In November 2020 he joined league rivals Haywards Heath Town.[4]
In 2020 Carvalho left Haywards Heath Town after nearly two years. He opted to join Hastings United following his departure.[6] After his stint at Hastings, he left the club and joined Ashford United in October 2022.[7]
In January 2023, Carvalho returned to former club, and Ashford's promotion rivals, Ramsgate.[8] At the end of the 2023–24 season, he joined Herne Bay.[9]
In July 2024, Carvalho returned to Sittingbourne.[10] Before making an appearance for the club however, he joined Sheppey United.[11]
In June 2025, Carvalho joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Welling United.[12] In December 2025, following short spells with Hastings United and Sevenoaks Town, he returned to Herne Bay.[13]