Carlão (footballer, born August 1986)

Carlão
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alexandre de Souza Silva
Date of birth	1 August 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	São Cristóvão
2008	→ Duque Caxias (loan)
2009–2010	União Leiria
2011–2012	Kashima Antlers
2011	→ Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)
2011–2012	→ Braga (loan)
2012–2013	Braga
2013–2014	Paços Ferreira
2014–2015	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
2016–2017	Famalicão
2017–2018	Ubon UMT United
2018	Nea Salamina
2018	Pattaya United
2019	Samut Prakan City
2019	Doxa Katokopias
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2019

Carlos Alexandre de Souza Silva (born 1 August 1986), commonly known as Carlão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Football career

Carlão was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. On 28 April 2008, he signed a three-month contract with Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube for the rest of the Série B season, joining from São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas. On 11 February of the following year he was signed by U.D. Leiria in the Portuguese second division, where he quickly made an impact as he scored 11 goals in just 12 games to help his team return to the Primeira Liga after a one-year absence; this included four past S.C. Olhanense in a 5–1 home win, on 3 May.^[1]

However, following this beginning, Carlão only netted five times in his first full season (28 matches). In late December 2010, after being linked to fellow league side Sporting Clube de Portugal, he was sold to Kashima Antlers in the J1 League, and in July 2011 the Japanese club loaned him to Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland.

In early September 2011, still owned by Kashima, Carlão returned to Portugal and joined S.C. Braga.^[2] On 9 January 2012, after having come on as a substitute for Édson Rivera in the 60th minute of an away fixture against S.C. Beira-Mar, he scored the 2–1 winner.^[3]

On 19 February 2014, after a brief spell with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Carlão moved to China with Shijiazhuang Yongchan FC.^[4]

Honours

Braga

Taça da Liga: 2012–13

References

^ “Furacão” Carlão (“Hurricane” Carlão); Record, 26 May 2009 (in Portuguese)
^ Carlao receives international clearance Archived 25 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 8 September 2011
^ Carlao bags points for Braga; FIFA, 9 January 2012
^ 石家庄签巴西前锋与富力旧将巴西前锋曾效力J联赛; Sports Sina, 19 February 2014 (in Chinese)

External links

CBF data^{[permanent dead link]} (in Portuguese)
Carlão at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Carlão at Soccerway
Carlão at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
"Official website" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2009.

[1] “Furacão” Carlão (“Hurricane” Carlão); Record, 26 May 2009 (in Portuguese)

[2] Carlao receives international clearance Archived 25 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 8 September 2011

[3] Carlao bags points for Braga; FIFA, 9 January 2012

[4] 石家庄签巴西前锋与富力旧将巴西前锋曾效力J联赛; Sports Sina, 19 February 2014 (in Chinese)

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