João Carvalho

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João Carvalho
Carvalho in 2020
Personal information
Full name João António Antunes Carvalho[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Castanheira de Pera, Portugal[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Olympiacos
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2015 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Benfica B 79 (9)
2017–2018 Benfica 7 (0)
2017Vitória Setúbal (loan) 15 (1)
2018–2022 Nottingham Forest 68 (5)
2020–2021Almería (loan) 32 (0)
2022– Olympiacos 29 (3)
2022 Olympiacos B 1 (0)
2022–2023Estoril (loan) 29 (1)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

João António Antunes Carvalho (born 9 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.

Club career[edit]

Benfica[edit]

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 in 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 2–1 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] His UEFA Champions League bow took place on 5 December, when he started the 0–2 group-stage home defeat against FC Basel.[10]

Nottingham Forest[edit]

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).[11][12][13] He scored his first goal for them on 19 September in a 2–1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday,[14] finishing his first season with a further three as well as eight assists in a final ninth position.[15]

Carvalho struggled to make an impact during his second year. Following a pre-season injury, he did make a bright return by scoring a goal in a 3–0 victory over arch-rivals Derby County in the second round of the EFL Cup.[16] However, he was largely limited to substitute appearances by Sabri Lamouchi, making only nine starts[17] 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.[18]

On 29 September 2020, Carvalho was loaned to UD Almería, with the Spanish Segunda División club having an option to make the deal permanent.[19]

Olympiacos[edit]

On 29 January 2022, Carvalho joined Olympiacos F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[20][21] He scored in 1–1 Super League Greece home draws against AEK Athens F.C. and PAOK FC,[22][23] helping his team to win their 47th national championship (third in a row).[24]

Carvalho was loaned to G.D. Estoril Praia for 2022–23.[25] He scored his only goal of the campaign on 15 May 2023, his 40-meter strike in the 2–0 home win over F.C. Arouca ensuring top-flight survival for another year.[26]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 27 May 2023[27][28][29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 18 1 18 1
2015–16 37 2 37 2
2016–17 19 6 19 6
2017–18 5 0 5 0
Total 79 9 79 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[a] 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
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 7 0 0 0 1 2 8 2
Total 68 5 2 0 4 3 74 8
Almería (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 32 0 3 0 1[b] 0 36 0
Olympiacos 2021–22 Super League Greece 13 2 3 0 0 0 16 2
2022–23 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 0
Olympiacos B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Estoril (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 29 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 35 3
Career total 244 18 10 1 9 4 3 0 266 23
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Segunda División play-offs

Honours[edit]

Olympiacos

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ Gouveia, Ricardo (5 December 2017). "LC: Benfica-Basileia, 0–2 (crónica)" [CL: Benfica-Basel, 0–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  11. ^ "João Carvalho and Diogo Gonçalves complete Nottingham Forest moves from Benfica". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Forest agree double signing". Nottingham Forest F.C. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  13. ^ "João Carvalho transferred to Nottingham Forest". S.L. Benfica. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Nottingham Forest 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Carvalho looking to improve". Nottingham Forest F.C. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Nottingham Forest 3–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  17. ^ Clarke, Lee (7 July 2020). "Nottingham Forest fans urge Sabri Lamouchi to unleash Joao Carvalho". Nottingham Forest News. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Carvalho leaves on loan". Nottingham Forest F.C. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  20. ^ "João Carvalho na Grécia para assinar pelo Olympiakos" [João Carvalho in Greece to sign for Olympiakos] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  21. ^ Avgoustakis, Kostas (29 January 2022). "Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Ζοάο Καρβάλιο" [Olympiacos: João Carvalho announced] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  22. ^ "VÍDEO: João Carvalho marca no empate do Olympiakos de Pedro Martins" [VIDEO: João Carvalho scores in draw of Pedro Martins' Olympiacos] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Olympiakos e PAOK empatam em jogo com golos portugueses" [Olympiacos and PAOK draw in match with Portuguese goals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Olympiacos, de Pedro Martins, sagra-se tricampeão na Grécia" [Olympiacos, of Pedro Martins, are back-to-back-to-back champions in Greece]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Confirmado: João Carvalho regressa a Portugal cedido pelo Olympiacos" [Confirmed: João Carvalho returns to Portugal loaned by Olympiacos]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  26. ^ "VÍDEO: golo do outro mundo de João Carvalho lança vitória do Estoril" [VIDEO: out-of-this-world goal from João Carvalho propels Estoril win] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  27. ^ João Carvalho at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  28. ^ João Carvalho at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  29. ^ "João Carvalho". FB Ref. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

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