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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Freitas Gouveia and the second or paternal family name is Carvalho.
Fábio Carvalho
Personal information
Full name Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2013 Benfica
2013–2015 Balham
2015–2020 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Fulham 44 (12)
2022– Liverpool 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 England U16 10 (2)
2018–2019 England U17 6 (1)
2019–2020 England U18 6 (0)
2022– Portugal U21 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:36, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho (born 30 August 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool. A former youth international for England, Carvalho now represents Portugal internationally at under-21 level.

Early life and career

Carvalho was born in Torres Vedras, in the Lisbon District of Portugal.[4] He played in Benfica's academy before moving with his family to London in England in 2013.[4] He played for Balham before being signed by Fulham in 2015.[5]

Club career

Fulham

In May 2020, Carvalho signed his first professional contract with Fulham, for two years.[6] On 23 September, Carvalho made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[7] On 15 May 2021, Carvalho scored his first goal in a 3–1 away league defeat to Southampton.[8]

Carvalho had an impressive start to the 2021–22 season, scoring three goals in his first five matches as Fulham looked to return to the Premier League. As a result Carvalho was awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month for August 2021.[9]

Liverpool

Carvalho agreed to sign for Premier League club Liverpool in May 2022 for a reported fee of £5 million, potentially rising to £7.7 million with add-ons. The transfer became official on 1 July and Carvalho was officialy unveiled two days later.[10][11]

International career

Carvalho has represented England up to under-18 level.[6]

Carvalho was called up to Portugal's under-21 team on 17 March 2022, ahead of European Championship qualifying games against Iceland and Greece.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham U23 2018–19[13] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20[14] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2020–21[15] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total — — — 6 0 6 0
Fulham 2020–21[15] Premier League 4 1 1 0 1 0 — 6 1
2021–22[16] EFL Championship 36 10 2 1 0 0 — 38 11
Total 40 11 3 1 1 0 — 44 12
Career total 40 11 3 1 1 0 6 0 50 12
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Fulham

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Fábio Carvalho". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Fabio Carvalho: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Fabio Carvalho: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Fernandes, Mariana (11 October 2018). "Fábio Carvalho, o miúdo português capitão de Inglaterra que está a dar nas vistas no Fulham" [Fábio Carvalho, the Portuguese kid captain of England who is making waves in Fulham]. Observador (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ Wright, Nick (3 February 2022). "Fabio Carvalho to Liverpool: Fulham's rising star long destined for the top". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Fabio Carvalho goes pro". Fulham F.C. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Fulham 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ Beardmore, Michael (15 May 2021). "Southampton 3–1 Fulham: Che Adams, Nathan Tella & Theo Walcott earn Saints back-to-back wins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Fabio Carvalho named EFL's Young Player of the Month for August". English Football League. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ^ Magowan, Alistair (23 May 2022). "Fabio Carvalho: Liverpool sign Fulham forward and deal set for 1 July". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Fabio Carvalho unveiled after completing Liverpool move". Liverpool FC. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Sub-21: Fábio Carvalho (Fulham) é a grande novidade na lista".
  13. ^ "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Championship: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
    "Fulham: Squad details: 2021/22". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". www.efl.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  • Profile at the Fulham F.C. website
  • Profile at the Portuguese Football Federation website
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