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.

For the Angolan long-distance runner, see João Carvalho (athlete). For the deceased mixed martial arts fighter, see João Carvalho (fighter).

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Antunes and the second or paternal family name is Carvalho.
João Carvalho
Carvalho in January 2020
Personal information
Full name João António Antunes Carvalho[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997[2]
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
As of match played 23 July 2020[19][20][21]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 111———111
2015–16 Segunda Liga 372———372
2016–17 Segunda Liga 196———196
2017–18 Segunda Liga 50———50
Total 809———809
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 1510000—151
Benfica 2017–18 Primeira Liga 7000101090
Nottingham Forest 2018–19 Championship 3841010—404
2019–20 23 1 1 0 2 1 — 26 2
Total 61 5 2 0 3 1 — 66 6
Career total 1631520411017016

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "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. "João Carvalho and Diogo Gonçalves complete Nottingham Forest moves from Benfica". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  11. "Forest agree double signing". Nottingham Forest F.C. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  12. "João Carvalho transferred to Nottingham Forest". S.L. Benfica. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  13. "Nottingham Forest 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  14. "Carvalho looking to improve". Nottingham Forest F.C. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  15. "Nottingham Forest 3–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  16. Clarke, Lee (7 July 2020). "Nottingham Forest fans urge Sabri Lamouchi to unleash Joao Carvalho". Nottingham Forest News. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  17. 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.
  18. "Carvalho leaves on loan". Nottingham Forest F.C. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  19. João Carvalho at ForaDeJogo
  20. João Carvalho at Soccerway
  21. "João Carvalho". FB Ref. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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