Fábio Carvalho | |
Full Name: | Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho[1] |
Birth Date: | 30 August 2002[2] |
Birth Place: | Torres Vedras, Portugal |
Height: | 1.70 m[3] |
Position: | Winger, attacking midfielder |
Currentclub: | Brentford |
Clubnumber: | 14 |
Youthyears1: | 2009–2010 |
Youthclubs1: | Olivais Sul |
Youthyears2: | 2010–2013 |
Youthclubs2: | Benfica |
Youthyears3: | 2013–2015 |
Youthclubs3: | Balham |
Youthyears4: | 2015–2020 |
Youthclubs4: | Fulham |
Years1: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs1: | Fulham |
Caps1: | 40 |
Goals1: | 11 |
Years2: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs2: | Liverpool |
Caps2: | 13 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2023 |
Clubs3: | → RB Leipzig (loan) |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2024 |
Clubs4: | → Hull City (loan) |
Caps4: | 20 |
Goals4: | 9 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Brentford |
Caps5: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2022–2023 |
Nationalteam4: | Portugal U21 |
Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 14:53, 4 May 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 22:00, 24 April 2024 (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 Brentford. A former youth international for England, Carvalho now represents Portugal internationally at under-21 level.
Carvalho was born in Torres Vedras, in the Lisbon District of Portugal and grew up in Zona J, Chelas.[4] His father is Angolan and his mother is from Madeira, Portugal.[5] He has 2 older brothers and a younger sister.[6] He played in the youth academy of Olivais Sul and Benfica. At the age of 11, he moved with his family to South London.[7] [4] He played for Balham before being signed by Fulham in 2015.[8] He is fluent in both Portuguese and English.[9]
In May 2020, Carvalho signed his first professional contract with Fulham, for two years.[10] On 23 September, Carvalho made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[11] On 15 May 2021, Carvalho scored his first goal in a 3–1 away league defeat to Southampton.[12]
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.[13]
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 officially unveiled two days later.[14] [15] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August in a 9–0 home win over AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.[16] Four days later, on 31 August, he scored a crucial 98th minute match-winning goal during a 2–1 victory against Newcastle United at Anfield.[17]
On 30 June 2023, Carvalho joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a season-long loan.[18]
On 12 August 2023, Carvalho made his debut for Leipzig in the DFL-Supercup match against Bayern Munich, coming on as a substitute for Dani Olmo in the 78th minute. His side won the match 3–0, giving Carvalho his first piece of silverware with the club.[19]
Carvalho's loan was ended early on 31 December 2023 and he returned to Liverpool.[20]
On 10 January 2024, Carvalho joined EFL Championship club Hull City on loan until the end of the season.[21] He made his debut on 12 January, in a 2–1 home loss to Norwich City.[22] He scored his first goal for Hull in a 1–0 away win over Sunderland on 19 January.[23] A strong end to the season, scoring five goals in seven appearances, saw Carvalho become just the third player to win the EFL Young Player of the Month award on a second occasion.[24]
On 12 August 2024, Carvalho joined Brentford on a five-year deal, with a further one-year option.[25]
Carvalho has represented England up to under-18 level.[10]
Carvalho was called up to Portugal's under-21 team on 17 March 2022, ahead of European Championship qualifying games against Iceland and Greece.[26]
In October 2022, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[27] However, he was not selected as part of the final 26-man squad.[28]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Fulham U23 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
Fulham | 2020–21 | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | Championship | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 11 | ||||
Total | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 12 | |||||
Liverpool | 2022–23 | Premier League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
RB Leipzig (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Hull City (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 9 | |||
Brentford | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 82 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 24 |
Fulham
Liverpool
RB Leipzig
Individual
August 2021,[13] April 2024[24]
2021–22 Championship[32]