Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de Souza

Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de Souza (born 10 October 1996), known as Carlos Eduardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Athletico Paranaense on loan from Palmeiras as a forward.

Carlos Eduardo
Personal information
Full name Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de Souza
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996
Place of birth Nerópolis, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Athletico Paranaense
(on loan from Palmeiras)
Number 96
Youth career
Goiás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Goiás 141 (26)
2018 Pyramids FC 10 (1)
2019– Palmeiras 16 (1)
2020– → Athletico Paranaense (loan) 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:08, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Goiás

Born in Nerópolis, Goiás, Carlos Eduardo finished his formation with Goiás. He made his professional – and Série A – debut on 4 June 2015, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Sport.[1]

Carlos Eduardo scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 8 July 2015, netting his team's last in a 4–1 home routing of Santos.[2] He was mainly used as a substitute during his first season, which ended in relegation to Série B.

On 21 February 2017, Carlos Eduardo further extended his contract with the Esmeraldino.[3] During that campaign, he was an undisputed starter, contributing with nine league goals as his side narrowly avoided another drop; highlights included a brace in a 2–1 home win against Santa Cruz on 7 June.

Pyramids FC

On 29 June 2018, Carlos Eduardo signed a three-year contract with Egyptian club Pyramids FC for a €6 million transfer fee.[4] He made his debut for the club on 3 August, starting in a 1–0 away win against ENPPI SC.

Carlos Eduardo scored his first (and only) goal abroad on 28 November 2018, netting the last in a 2–0 away defeat of Nogoom FC.

Palmeiras

On 19 December 2018, Carlos Eduardo agreed to a five-year contract with Palmeiras back in his homeland,[5] for a rumoured fee of US$ 6.5 million.[6]

On 16 March 2019, Carlos Eduardo scored the game winning goal against São Paulo, his only goal for Palmeiras in the season.

Athletico Paranaense (loan)

On 7 January 2020, Carlos Eduardo signed a three-year loan deal with Athletico Paranaense.[7]

Career statistics
As of 29 July 2020[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goiás 2015 Série A 16271101[lower-alpha 1]0—253
2016 Série B 25416521——4310
2017 37917251——5912
2018 12211172——305
Subtotal 901751915410—15727
Pyramids FC 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League 101—00——101
Palmeiras 2019 Série A 7091201[lower-alpha 2]0—191
Athletico Paranaense 2020 Série A 0041002[lower-alpha 2]00061
Career total 107186411174400019230
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Goiás

References
  1. "Maikon Leite inferniza, marca nos acréscimos e garante vitória do Sport sobre o Goiás" [Maikon Leite causes hell, scores on stoppage time and grants Sport's victory over Goiás] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. "Goiás aproveita "apagão" rival, faz 4 gols em 16 minutos e goleia o Santos" [Goiás takes advantage of rival's "blackout", scores 4 goals in 16 minutes and thrashes Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. "Goiás e Carlos Eduardo prorrogam contrato por mais uma temporada" [Goiás and Carlos Eduardo extend contract for a further campaign] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. "Pyramids FC sign Brazilian duo Arthur and Carlos Eduardo". KingFut. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. "Verdão acerta com atacante Carlos Eduardo, ex-Pyramids FC" [Verdão sign with forward Carlos Eduardo, formerly of Pyramids FC] (in Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. "Palmeiras anuncia contratação do atacante Carlos Eduardo" [Palmeiras announce signing of forward Carlos Eduardo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. "Carlos Eduardo é o novo atacante do Athletico". Athletico Paranaense – Site Oficial (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  8. Carlos Eduardo at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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