João Carvalho
Portuguese footballer (born 1997)
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João António Antunes Carvalho (born 9 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Estoril.
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Carvalho in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João António Antunes Carvalho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Castanheira de Pera, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estoril | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2015 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Benfica B | 79 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Benfica | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Nottingham Forest | 68 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | → Almería (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Olympiacos | 32 | (3) |
| 2022 | Olympiacos B | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Estoril (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2024– | Estoril | 61 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2015 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Portugal U21 | 20 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Benfica
Born in Castanheira de Pera, Leiria District, Carvalho joined S.L. Benfica's youth system as an 8-year-old.[3] On 11 January 2015, still a junior, he made his professional debut with their B team, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–2 home win against FC Porto B in the Segunda Liga.[4]
On 8 January 2017, Carvalho scored twice in a 3–2 home victory over Vitória S.C. B.[5] Late in that month, he signed with Vitória F.C. on a half-year loan deal.[6] He made his Primeira Liga debut with the latter on 5 February, replacing João Amaral late into the second half of an eventual 2–1 away loss to F.C. Arouca.[7] He scored his first goal in the competition on 19 March, helping to a 1–1 draw against FC Porto at the Estádio do Dragão.[8]
Carvalho made his competitive debut for Benfica's first team on 14 October 2017, featuring ten minutes in a 1–0 away defeat of S.C. Olhanense in the Taça de Portugal.[9] His UEFA Champions League bow took place on 5 December, when he started the 0–2 group-stage home defeat against FC Basel.[10]
Nottingham Forest
On 14 June 2018, Carvalho signed a five-year contract with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest for a club-record transfer fee of £13.2m (€15 million).[11][12][13] He scored his first goal for them on 19 September in a 2–1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday,[14] finishing his first season with a further three as well as eight assists in a final ninth position.[15]
Carvalho struggled to make an impact during his second year. Following a pre-season injury, he did make a bright return by scoring a goal in a 3–0 victory over arch-rivals Derby County in the second round of the EFL Cup.[16] However, he was largely limited to substitute appearances by Sabri Lamouchi, making only nine starts[17] as the manager was reportedly frustrated by the player's lack of determination to improve his performances in training when he was left out of the starting eleven.[18]
On 29 September 2020, Carvalho was loaned to UD Almería, with the Spanish Segunda División club having an option to make the deal permanent.[19]
Olympiacos
On 29 January 2022, Carvalho joined Olympiacos F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[20][21] He scored in 1–1 Super League Greece home draws against AEK Athens F.C. and PAOK FC,[22][23] helping his team to win their 47th national championship (third in a row).[24]
Estoril
Carvalho was loaned to G.D. Estoril Praia for 2022–23.[25] He scored his only goal of the campaign on 15 May 2023, his 40-metre strike in the 2–0 home win over F.C. Arouca ensuring top-flight survival for another year.[26]
On 16 August 2024, Carvalho agreed to a permanent three-year contract.[27]
International career
Carvalho earned 60 caps for Portugal all youth levels comprised. He made his debut with the under-21 team on 6 September 2016, being booked in a 1–0 victory against Greece in Barcelos for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[28] On 11 October, also during that stage, he scored once in the 7–1 away rout of Liechtenstein.[29]
Carvalho appeared in three finals with his country: the 2017 Under-21 Euro,[30] the 2016 European Under-19 Championship and the 2014 European Under-17 Championship.[31]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 79 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 9 | ||||||
| Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Benfica | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2018–19 | Championship | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 74 | 8 | ||||
| Almería (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 46 | 3 | ||||
| Olympiacos B | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Estoril (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 263 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 295 | 24 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Greek Football Cup
- Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Segunda División play-offs
- Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Olympiacos
