Carlos (footballer, born 1995)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is da Silva. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior (born 15 August 1995), simply known as Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Al-Shabab as a forward.

Carlos

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior
Date of birth	(1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Santaluz, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Shabab
Number	13
Youth career
2009–2014	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Atlético Mineiro	87	(15)
2017	→ Internacional (loan)	26	(3)
2018	→ Paraná (loan)	19	(1)
2019	Rio Ave	7	(1)
2019–2021	Santa Clara	68	(23)
2021–	Al-Shabab	69	(31)
2024–2025	→ Neom (loan)	28	(15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2025, 12:22 (UTC)

Club career

Atlético Mineiro

Born in Santa Luz, Bahia, Carlos joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2009, aged 14. On 10 August 2013 he made his professional debut, replacing Rosinei in a 0–0 away draw against Náutico for the Série A championship.^[1]

In January 2014 Carlos was definitely promoted to the main squad.^[2] He scored his first goal on 1 March, netting the last of a 4–1 Campeonato Mineiro away routing over Villa Nova.^[3]

Carlos also appeared regularly during the year's national league, scoring a brace in a 3–2 away win against fierce rivals Cruzeiro on 21 September.^[4]

Internacional

On 2 February 2017, Carlos joined Internacional on a season-long loan.^[5]

Paraná

On 17 April 2018, Carlos was once again loaned by Atlético, this time to Paraná, reuniting with his former manager at Atlético's youth team Rogério Micale.^[6]

On 29 December 2018 it was announced that Carlos had signed with Vitória F.C. in Portugal.^[7] His contract with Atlético was terminated, but the club maintained a percentage in case of future sale of the player. Carlos moved to Setúbal, but the transfer was actually never finalized due to bureaucratic problems.

Al Shabab

On 20 August 2021, Carlos joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract.^[8]

Neom

On 2 September 2024, Carlos joined Saudi First Division League club Neom on loan.^[9]

Career statistics

As of the end 2024–25 season.^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Mineiro	2013	Série A	1	0	—		—		—		—		—		1	0
	2014		22	5	7	2	7	1	—		—		—		36	8
	2015		22	3	14	3	0	0	—		5	1	—		41	7
	2016		16	2	1	0	1	0	—		3	3	—		21	5
	2017		—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018		—		4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		61	10	26	5	8	1	0	0	8	4	0	0	103	20
Internacional (loan)	2017	Série B	16	3	9	0	5	3	—		—		1	0	31	6
Paraná (loan)	2018	Série A	19	1	—		—		—		—		—		19	1
Rio Ave	2018–19	Primeira Liga	7	1	—		—		—		—		—		7	1
Santa Clara	2019–20		34	7	—		3	2	2	0	—		—		39	9
	2020–21		32	14	—		4	1	—		—		—		36	15
	2021–22		2	2	—		—		1	0	5	5	—		8	7
	Total		68	23	0	0	7	3	3	0	5	5	0	0	83	31
Al Shabab	2021–22	SPL	23	13	—		3	4	—		4	5	—		30	22
	2022–23		22	12	—		1	0	—		1	0	—		24	12
	2023–24		24	6	—		3	1	—		—		—		27	7
	Total		69	31	0	0	7	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	81	41
Neom SC	2024–25	FDL	25	16	—		0	0	—		0	0	—		25	16
	Total		25	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	16
Career total			264	85	35	5	27	12	3	0	18	14	1	0	348	116

International career

On 27 November 2014, Carlos was preselected by the Brazil under-20s for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, hosted in Uruguay.^[11]

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Copa do Brasil: 2014
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2015

Neom SC

• Saudi First Division League: 2024–25

Individual

• Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2020–21^[12]
• King Cup Top scorer: 2021–22