| Felipe Carballo | |
| Fullname: | Felipe Ignacio Carballo Ares |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | New York Red Bulls (on loan from Grêmio) |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthclubs1: | Montevideo Belgrano |
| Youthclubs2: | Nacional |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Nacional |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Sevilla B |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Nacional (loan) |
| Caps3: | 59 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Nacional |
| Caps4: | 56 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Grêmio |
| Caps5: | 41 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → New York Red Bulls (loan) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22 November 2023 |
Felipe Ignacio Carballo Ares (born 4 October 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for New York Red Bulls, on loan from Grêmio.
Born in Montevideo, Carballo was a Nacional youth graduate.[1] He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 28 February 2016, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Plaza Colonia.[2]
Carballo scored his first professional goal on 10 April 2016, netting his team's third in a 4–2 away win against Defensor Sporting.[3] After contributing with ten appearances, he returned to the youth side ahead of the 2016 season, but was included in the first team again in 2017.
On 29 August 2017, Carballo signed a five-year contract with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[4] He was sold for a fee around 2.5 million euros.
On 18 January 2019, Carballo was loaned out to his former club Nacional until the end of 2019.[5] The loan spell was later extended for one further year. On 23 April 2019, Carballo scored his first goal in Copa Libertadores, helping Nacional to a 1-0 victory over Atlético Mineiro in a match played in Belo Horizonte. [6] On 12 March 2020, Carballo scored another game winning goal in a 1-0 win over Estudiantes de Mérida in a Copa Libertadores match played at Estadio Gran Parque Central. [7] Carballo was an important player for Nacional over the next several years, helping them to various league titles.
On 9 January 2021, Carballo signed a permanent three-year deal with Nacional.[8] During December of 2022, he was selected as the Uruguayan Primera División Player of the Year, during the season he appeared in 35 league matches scoring 8 goals, helping Nacional to its 49th league title.[9]
On 20 December 2022, Grêmio announced the signing of Carballo on a contract until 2026.[10] [11] [12] [13] He made his debut for Grêmio on 17 January 2023,entering as a substitute in a 4–1 victory over São Luiz, during the 2023 Recopa Gaúcha.[14] [15] [16] On 5 March 2023, he scored his first goal for Grêmio in a 2–1 victory over Internacional.[17] [18] On 27 August 2023, Carballo scored his first goal in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in Gremio's 3-0 victory over Cruzeiro. [19]
On 21 October 2022, Carballo was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[20] On 24 March 2023, he made his debut for Uruguay in a 1-1 draw with Japan, coming on for Manuel Ugarte.[21] [22]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nacional | 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Uruguayan Primera División | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||
| Sevilla Atlético | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Nacional | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 8 | ||
| 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 8 | ||
| Total | 115 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 146 | 20 | |||
| Grêmio | 2023 | Brasileiro Série A | 22 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Brasileiro Série A | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 2 | |||
| Career totals | 200 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 264 | 26 | |||
2016, 2019, 2020,[23] 2022[24]
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