João Carvalho

Portuguese footballer (born 1997)

João Carvalho
Carvalho in 2020
Personal information
Full name João António Antunes Carvalho[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Castanheira de Pera, Portugal[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 20
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– Olympiacos 32 (3)
2022 Olympiacos B 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Estoril (loan) 29 (1)
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, correct as of 19:06, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

João António Antunes Carvalho (born 9 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.

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]

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-meter strike in the 2–0 home win over F.C. Arouca ensuring top-flight survival for another year.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 May 2023[27][28][29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division 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[a] 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[b] 0 36 0
Olympiacos 2021–22 Super League Greece 13 2 3 0 — 0 0 16 2
2022–23 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 0
Olympiacos B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Estoril (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 29 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 35 3
Career total 244 18 10 1 9 4 3 0 266 23
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Segunda División play-offs

Honours

Olympiacos

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "João Carvalho" (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "João Carvalho pede ajuda: "O meu paraíso, a minha terrinha, virou inferno"" [João Carvalho asks for help: "My paradise, my little land, is now hell"] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Benfica B-FC Porto B, 3–2 (crónica)" [Benfica B-FC Porto B, 3–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Benfica B-V. Guimarães B, 3–2: Saponjic garante triunfo aos 90'+4" [Benfica B-V. Guimarães B, 3–2: Saponjic confirms triumph at 90'+4]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 January 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  6. ^ Marques, Valter (30 January 2017). "João Carvalho cedido ao V. Setúbal até final da época" [João Carvalho ceded to V. Setúbal until the end of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Kuca relança Arouca e trava Vitória de Setúbal" [Kuca relaunches Arouca and halts Vitória de Setúbal]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Quem é João Carvalho, o "encarnado" do V. Setúbal que gelou o Dragão?" [Who is João Carvalho, the V. Setúbal "red" who froze the Dragon?]. Público (in Portuguese). 21 March 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Olhanense – Benfica – Taça de Portugal" [Olhanense – Benfica – Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  10. ^ Gouveia, Ricardo (5 December 2017). "LC: Benfica-Basileia, 0–2 (crónica)" [CL: Benfica-Basel, 0–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  11. ^ "João Carvalho and Diogo Gonçalves complete Nottingham Forest moves from Benfica". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Forest agree double signing". Nottingham Forest F.C. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  13. ^ "João Carvalho transferred to Nottingham Forest". S.L. Benfica. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Nottingham Forest 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Carvalho looking to improve". Nottingham Forest F.C. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Nottingham Forest 3–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  17. ^ Clarke, Lee (7 July 2020). "Nottingham Forest fans urge Sabri Lamouchi to unleash Joao Carvalho". Nottingham Forest News. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  18. ^ Taylor, Paul; Taylor, Daniel (23 July 2020). "Lamouchi's rant at squad and Carvalho's absence – Forest's meltdown explained". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Carvalho leaves on loan". Nottingham Forest F.C. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  20. ^ "João Carvalho na Grécia para assinar pelo Olympiakos" [João Carvalho in Greece to sign for Olympiakos] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  21. ^ Avgoustakis, Kostas (29 January 2022). "Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Ζοάο Καρβάλιο" [Olympiacos: João Carvalho announced] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  22. ^ "VÍDEO: João Carvalho marca no empate do Olympiakos de Pedro Martins" [VIDEO: João Carvalho scores in draw of Pedro Martins' Olympiacos] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Olympiakos e PAOK empatam em jogo com golos portugueses" [Olympiacos and PAOK draw in match with Portuguese goals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Olympiacos, de Pedro Martins, sagra-se tricampeão na Grécia" [Olympiacos, of Pedro Martins, are back-to-back-to-back champions in Greece]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Confirmado: João Carvalho regressa a Portugal cedido pelo Olympiacos" [Confirmed: João Carvalho returns to Portugal loaned by Olympiacos]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  26. ^ "VÍDEO: golo do outro mundo de João Carvalho lança vitória do Estoril" [VIDEO: out-of-this-world goal from João Carvalho propels Estoril win] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  27. ^ João Carvalho at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  28. ^ João Carvalho at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  29. ^ "João Carvalho". FB Ref. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

External links

  • João Carvalho at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  • João Carvalho national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
  • João Carvalho – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata
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