João Carvalho
João António Antunes Carvalho (born 9 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club UD Almería on loan from Nottingham Forest.
![]() Carvalho in January 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João António Antunes Carvalho[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 March 1997||
Place of birth | Castanheira de Pera, Portugal[2] | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Almería (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2015 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Benfica B | 80 | (9) |
2017–2018 | Benfica | 7 | (0) |
2017 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2018– | Nottingham Forest | 61 | (5) |
2020– | → Almería (loan) | 18 | (0) |
National team | |||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 |
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 for 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 1–2 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]
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).[10][11][12] He scored his first goal for them on 19 September in a 2–1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday,[13] finishing his first season with a further three as well as eight assists in a final ninth position.[14]
Carvalho struggled to make an impact during his second year. Following a pre-season injury, he did make a bright return by scoring the winning goal in a 3–0 victory over arch-rivals Derby County in the second round of the EFL Cup.[15] However, he was largely limited to substitute appearances by Sabri Lamouchi, making only nine starts[16] 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.[17]
On 29 September 2020, Carvalho was loaned to UD Almería, with the Spanish Segunda División club having an option to make the deal permanent.[18]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Benfica B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | Segunda Liga | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | Segunda Liga | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||||
2017–18 | Segunda Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 80 | 9 | — | — | — | 80 | 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 | 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 | |||
Total | 61 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 66 | 6 | |||
Career total | 163 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 16 |
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "João Carvalho" (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Olhanense – Benfica – Taça de Portugal" [Olhanense – Benfica – Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "João Carvalho and Diogo Gonçalves complete Nottingham Forest moves from Benfica". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Forest agree double signing". Nottingham Forest F.C. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- "João Carvalho transferred to Nottingham Forest". S.L. Benfica. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- "Nottingham Forest 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Carvalho looking to improve". Nottingham Forest F.C. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Nottingham Forest 3–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- Clarke, Lee (7 July 2020). "Nottingham Forest fans urge Sabri Lamouchi to unleash Joao Carvalho". Nottingham Forest News. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- 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.
- "Carvalho leaves on loan". Nottingham Forest F.C. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- João Carvalho at ForaDeJogo
- João Carvalho at Soccerway
- "João Carvalho". FB Ref. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links
- João Carvalho at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- João Carvalho – UEFA competition record