Carlão (footballer, born 1992)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Moura and the second or paternal family name is Brito.

Carlos Henrique de Moura Brito (born 3 July 1992), simply known as Carlão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ferroviária.^[1][2]

Carlão

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Henrique de Moura Brito
Date of birth	(1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ferroviária
Number	9
Youth career
2007–2010	Paulista
2012	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Paulista	14	(0)
2012	Atlético Sorocaba	0	(0)
2013	CRB	18	(1)
2013–2014	Paulista	6	(1)
2014	Capivariano	10	(2)
2014–2015	Botafogo-SP	4	(0)
2015–2016	Paraná	18	(6)
2016–2017	Capivariano	5	(0)
2017–2018	São Caetano	32	(12)
2018	Sampaio Corrêa	11	(1)
2018–2019	Mirassol	14	(2)
2019	Novorizontino	7	(2)
2019–2021	Al-Jabalain	74	(38)
2021–2022	Al-Qadsiah	19	(5)
2022–2023	Al-Jabalain	10	(5)
2023–2025	Noroeste	63	(26)
2024	→ Ferroviária (loan)	24	(9)
2025-	Ferroviária	9	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:44, 28 May 2025, (UTC)

Career

Carlão previously played for Associação Desportiva São Caetano, where he was the club's top goal scorer (10) as it won the 2017 Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the club's first title in 13 years.^[3][4] He continued his stay with São Caetano in 2018, as they competed in the Campeonato Paulista.^[5]

In 2019, Carlão moved to Saudi Arabia where he led Al-Jabalain FC in goal-scoring for two Saudi First Division League seasons. He joined rivals Al-Qadsiah FC in July 2021.^[6][7] On 30 July 2022, Carlão joined former club Al-Jabalain.^[8] On 4 January 2023, Carlão and Al-Jabalain agreed to end the contract mutually.^[9]

On 12 January 2023, Carlão joined Noroeste.^[10]