Ricardo Carvalho (footballer, born 1996)

Ricardo Jorge Gomes Carvalho (born 6 March 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club UD Almería B as a defender.

Ricardo Carvalho
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Gomes Carvalho
Date of birth (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996
Place of birth Santo Tirso, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Almería B
Youth career
2007–2013 Vitória Guimarães
2013–2015 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Benfica B 0 (0)
2016–2018 Vitória Guimarães B 33 (0)
2018–2019 Salamanca 14 (0)
2019–2020 Villarrubia 25 (0)
2020– Almería B 0 (0)
National team
2011 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U16 12 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 12 (1)
2013–2014 Portugal U18 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020

Career

Born in Santo Tirso, Carvalho started his career at Vitória de Guimarães in 2007. In 2013, he joined Benfica's youth system and was promoted to Benfica B in 2015, but did not play any match. In 2016, he returned to Guimarães where he debuted professionally on 9 March, with Vitória Guimarães B in a 2015–16 LigaPro match against UD Oliveirense.[1]

On 31 August 2018, Carvalho moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a contract with Segunda División B side Salamanca CF.[2]

References

  1. "Vitória Guimarães B 4-2 Oliveirense". ForaDeJogo. 2016-03-09.
  2. "Ricardo Carvalho deixa V. Guimarães e reforça Salamanca" [Ricardo Carvalho leaves V. Guimarães and bolsters Salamanca] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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