Fábio Carvalho (footballer, born 2002)

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Fábio Carvalho
Carvalho playing for Liverpool in 2022
Personal information
Full name Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hull City
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 45
Youth career
2009–2010 Olivais Sul
2010–2013 Benfica
2013–2015 Balham
2015–2020 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Fulham 40 (11)
2022– Liverpool 13 (2)
2023RB Leipzig (loan) 9 (0)
2024–Hull City (loan) 18 (9)
International career
2017–2018 England U16 10 (2)
2018–2019 England U17 6 (1)
2019–2020 England U18 6 (0)
2022–2023 Portugal U21 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho (born 30 August 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Hull City, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool. A former youth international for England, Carvalho now represents Portugal internationally at under-21 level.

Early life[edit]

Carvalho was born in Torres Vedras, in the Lisbon District of Portugal and grew up in Zona J, Chelas.[4] His father is Angolan and his mother is from Madeira.[5] He has an older brother and a younger sister.[6] He played in the youth academy of Olivais Sul and Benfica. At the age of 11, he moved with his family to South London.[7][4] He played for Balham before being signed by Fulham in 2015.[8] He is fluent in both Portuguese and English.[9]

Club career[edit]

Fulham[edit]

In May 2020, Carvalho signed his first professional contract with Fulham, for two years.[10] On 23 September, Carvalho made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[11] On 15 May 2021, Carvalho scored his first goal in a 3–1 away league defeat to Southampton.[12]

Carvalho had an impressive start to the 2021–22 season, scoring three goals in his first five matches as Fulham looked to return to the Premier League. As a result, Carvalho was awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month for August 2021.[13]

Liverpool[edit]

Carvalho playing for Liverpool in a pre-season game before the 2022–2023 season

Carvalho agreed to sign for Premier League club Liverpool in May 2022 for a reported fee of £5 million, potentially rising to £7.7 million with add-ons. The transfer became official on 1 July and Carvalho was officially unveiled two days later.[14][15] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August in a 9–0 home win over AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.[16] Four days later, on 31 August, he scored a crucial 98th minute match-winning goal during a 2–1 victory against Newcastle United at Anfield.[17]

Loan to RB Leipzig[edit]

On 30 June 2023, Carvalho joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a season-long loan.[18]

On 12 August 2023, Carvalho made his debut for Leipzig in the DFL-Supercup match against Bayern Munich, coming on as a substitute for Dani Olmo in the 78th minute. His side won the match 3–0, giving Carvalho his first piece of silverware with the club.[19]

Carvalho's loan was ended early on 31 December 2023 and he returned to Liverpool.[20]

Loan to Hull City[edit]

On 10 January 2024, Carvalho joined EFL Championship club Hull City on loan until the end of the season.[21] He made his debut on 12 January, in a 2–1 home loss to Norwich City.[22] He scored his first goal for Hull in a 1–0 away win over Sunderland on 19 January.[23]

International career[edit]

Carvalho has represented England up to under-18 level.[10]

Carvalho was called up to Portugal's under-21 team on 17 March 2022, ahead of European Championship qualifying games against Iceland and Greece.[24]

In October 2022, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[25] However, he was not selected as part of the final 26-man squad.[26]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 24 April 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham U23 2018–19[27] 1[c] 0 1 0
2019–20[28] 3[c] 0 3 0
2020–21[29] 2[c] 0 2 0
Total 6 0 6 0
Fulham 2020–21[29] Premier League 4 1 1 0 1 0 6 1
2021–22[30] Championship 36 10 2 1 0 0 38 11
Total 40 11 3 1 1 0 44 12
Liverpool 2022–23[31] Premier League 13 2 1 0 2 1 4[d] 0 1[e] 0 21 3
RB Leipzig (loan) 2023–24[32] Bundesliga 9 0 2 0 3[d] 0 1[f] 0 15 0
Hull City (loan) 2023–24[32] Championship 18 9 0 0 0 0 18 9
Career total 80 22 6 1 3 1 7 0 8 0 104 24
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

Honours[edit]

Fulham

Liverpool

RB Leipzig

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Fábio Carvalho: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Fábio Carvalho". Premier League. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Fernandes, Mariana (11 October 2018). "Fábio Carvalho, o miúdo português capitão de Inglaterra que está a dar nas vistas no Fulham" [Fábio Carvalho, the Portuguese kid captain of England who is making waves in Fulham]. Observador (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ "From street football to childhood emigration: the background on Liverpool's Portuguese newcomer Fábio Carvalho". portugoal.net. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. ^ "From street football to childhood emigration: the background on Liverpool's Portuguese newcomer Fábio Carvalho". portugoal.net.
  7. ^ "Moldado na Zona J, passou pelo Benfica e faz Klopp suspirar". Maisfutebol.
  8. ^ Wright, Nick (3 February 2022). "Fabio Carvalho to Liverpool: Fulham's rising star long destined for the top". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  9. ^ Coates, Charlotte (19 October 2022). "Fabio Carvalho shares how he has 'helped' new Liverpool signings settle at club". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Fabio Carvalho goes pro". Fulham F.C. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Fulham 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  12. ^ Beardmore, Michael (15 May 2021). "Southampton 3–1 Fulham: Che Adams, Nathan Tella & Theo Walcott earn Saints back-to-back wins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Fabio Carvalho named EFL's Young Player of the Month for August". English Football League. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  14. ^ Magowan, Alistair (23 May 2022). "Fabio Carvalho: Liverpool sign Fulham forward and deal set for 1 July". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Fabio Carvalho unveiled after completing Liverpool move". Liverpool FC. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth: Rampant Reds equal Premier League record win". Sky Sports. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Carvalho scores last-second winner for Liverpool". BBC Sport. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  18. ^ "FÁBIO CARVALHO JOINS RB LEIPZIG ON LOAN". rbleipzig.com. 30 June 2023.
  19. ^ "German Super Cup: Kane brought off bench but Bayern beaten by Leipzig". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Carvalho's Leipzig loan spell cut short". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Fabio Carvalho: Hull City sign Liverpool winger on loan until the end of the season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Hull City 1–2 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Sunderland 0–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  24. ^ "Sub-21: Fábio Carvalho (Fulham) é a grande novidade na lista". Maisfutebol.
  25. ^ "The list of pre-selected squad for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names". Record. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Fernando Santos names Portugal squad for Qatar 2022". FIFA. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  28. ^ "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  30. ^ "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  31. ^ "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  32. ^ a b "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  33. ^ "Championship: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
    "Fulham: Squad details: 2021/22". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  34. ^ "Liverpool 3–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  35. ^ "Kane makes Bayern debut in Super Cup defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  36. ^ "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". www.efl.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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