Jacó (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Guimarães. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Carlos Alberto Guimarães Filho (born 27 February 1996), commonly known as Jacó, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Quang Nam.

Jacó

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Guimarães Filho
Date of birth	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Quang Nam[1]
Number	10
Youth career
2011–2015	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Bahia	11	(2)
2016	→ Cuiabá (loan)
2016–2017	→ Fluminense Feira (loan)
2017	CSA	17	(3)
2017	Oborishte	7	(2)
2018	Anapolina	15	(4)
2018–2019	Goiás	7	(0)
2019	→ Juazeirense (loan)	5	(0)
2019	→ Serra Macaense (loan)	14	(4)
2020	Iporá	10	(2)
2020	York United
2020	Grêmio Anápolis
2021	Rio Branco	7	(0)
2021–2022	Masfout	25	(12)
2022–2023	Al-Taawon	30	(14)
2023–2024	Al-Shabab Manama
2024	Al-Riffa
2024	Al-Arabi	4	(0)
2024–	Quang Nam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Goiás

On 4 April 2018, Jacó signed with Série B side Goiás.^[2] That year, he made seven appearances in Série B and one start in the Copa do Brasil against Grêmio.^[3][4] He also made five appearances and scored one goal at the U23 level for Goiás in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes.^[5]

Loan to Juazeirense

At the beginning of 2019, Jacó went on loan with Série D side Juazeirense.^[3] He made five appearances in the Campeonato Baiano and appeared in one Copa do Brazil match against Vasco da Gama.^[3][6]

Loan to Serra Macaense

In May 2019, Jacó was loaned to Campeonato Carioca Série B1 side Serra Macaense.^[3] He scored four goals in fourteen appearances in league play for Macaense and made two appearances in the Copa Rio.^[5]

Iporá

On 19 January 2020, Jacó signed with Campeonato Goiano side Iporá.^[7] That season, he scored one goal in eight appearances.^[3]

York9

On 4 March 2020, Jacó signed with Canadian Premier League side York9.^[8] On 27 July, Jacó and York9 agreed to the mutual termination of his contract as he was unable to travel to Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]

Grêmio Anápolis

On 3 December 2020, Jacó signed with Campeonato Goiano side Grêmio Anápolis.^[10]

Quang Nam

On 11 September 2024, Jacó joined V.League 1 club Quang Nam.

Career statistics

As of 4 March 2020^[3][5]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Continental		Other[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bahia	2014	Série A	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2015	Série B	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
	2016	Série B	0	0	1	0	—		3	0	4	0
	Total		8	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	13	2
CSA	2017	Série C	0	0	4	1	—		13	2	17	3
Oborishte	2017–18	Bulgarian Second League	7	2	1	0	—		0	0	8	2
Anapolina	2017	Campeonato Goiano 2	15	4	0	0	—		0	0	15	4
Goiás	2018	Série B	7	0	1	0	—		0	0	8	0
Juazeirense (loan)	2019	Série D	0	0	1	0	—		5	0	6	0
Serra Macaense (loan)	2019	Campeonato Carioca B1	14	4	2	0	—		0	0	16	4
Iporá	2020	Campeonato Goiano 2	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
Career total			59	13	11	1	0	0	21	2	91	16

1. Includes appearances in the Copa do Brasil, Copa do Nordeste, Bulgarian Cup and Copa Rio.
2. Includes appearances in the Campeonato Baiano and Campeonato Alagoano.