Antônio Carlos (footballer, born 1993)

Antônio Carlos
Personal information
Full name	Antônio Carlos Cunha Capocasali Júnior
Date of birth	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Fluminense
Number	25
Youth career
2002–2007	Fluminense
2009	Sendas
2010–2012	Audax-SP
2011–2012	→ Corinthians (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Corinthians	3	(0)
2013	→ Oeste (loan)	1	(0)
2014	→ Avaí (loan)	32	(2)
2015–2018	Tombense	0	(0)
2015	→ Avaí (loan)	29	(1)
2016	→ Flamengo (loan)	0	(0)
2016	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	14	(1)
2017–2018	→ Palmeiras (loan)	5	(0)
2018–2021	Palmeiras	31	(1)
2020	→ Orlando City (loan)	20	(1)
2021–2023	Orlando City	68	(3)
2023–2025	Fluminense	24	(0)
2025	→ Sport Recife (loan)	12	(0)
International career
2012	Brazil U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:42, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Club career

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Early years

Growing up in the Coelho Neto neighbourhood of northern Rio de Janeiro, Antônio Carlos began his youth career at Fluminense and won three youth Carioca titles before questions over his height meant he was released.^[2] In search of first team opportunities as a teenager, Carlos turned to non-league team Sendas, winning the Copa Rio in 2010.

Corinthians

In 2011, Carlos joined the youth setup at Corinthians initially on a loan deal before Corinthians bought 40% of his economic rights from Audax. He first appeared in a friendly against Osasco. Scoring twice in a 2–1 win over former-team Fluminense in the 2012 São Paulo Youth Cup final,^[3] he was promoted to the main squad a month later and made his professional debut on 10 March 2012, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Guarani for the Campeonato Paulista championship.^[4]

Antônio Carlos had subsequent loan spells with Série B teams Oeste and Avaí before being released at the end of 2014.^[5]^[6]

Tombense

Antônio Carlos signed as a free agent with Tombense, a Série C team owned by Eduardo Uram, one of the leading agents in Brazil. From Tombense, Carlos was loaned to multiple Série A teams, first back to Avaí and then Flamengo, Ponte Preta and Palmeiras.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Palmeiras

Antônio Carlos' one-year loan deal with Palmeiras in 2017 was initially extended by the club for the start of the 2018 season before they decided to permanently purchase 50% of his economic rights in July 2018, signed the defender until June 2023.^[10] Carlos made 22 appearances in Série A as Palmeiras won the title in 2018.

Loan to Orlando City

On 30 December 2019, Carlos joined MLS team Orlando City on loan ahead of the 2020 season.^[11] He made his debut for the team in the season opener on 29 February as the team kept clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Real Salt Lake.^[12] He scored his first goal for the team on 3 October 2020 in a 3–1 win over New York Red Bulls.^[13]

Orlando City

On 1 December 2020, Carlos made the move to Orlando City permanent ahead of the 2021 season.^[14]

Fluminense

On 16 December 2023, Orlando City announced the sale of Carlos for an undisclosed fee to Fluminense.^[15]

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International career

In March 2012, Antônio Carlos was called up to the Brazil U20s to compete in the International Mediterranean Cup in Barcelona, Spain. In March 2013, he was again called up, this time to play in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship in Argentina but was a last minute cut after the coaching staff decided to add Jordi Almeida, a third goalkeeper, to the squad instead.^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 November 2023^[17]

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