Antônio Carlos (footballer, born 1993)

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Antônio Carlos
Personal information
Full name Antônio Carlos Cunha Capocasali Júnior
Date of birth (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Orlando City
Number 25
Youth career
2002–2007 Fluminense
2009 Sendas
2010–2012 Audax-SP
2011–2012Corinthians (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Corinthians 3 (0)
2013Oeste (loan) 1 (0)
2014Avaí (loan) 32 (2)
2015–2018 Tombense 0 (0)
2015Avaí (loan) 29 (1)
2016Flamengo (loan) 0 (0)
2016Ponte Preta (loan) 14 (1)
2017–2018Palmeiras (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2021 Palmeiras 31 (1)
2020Orlando City (loan) 20 (1)
2021– Orlando City 22 (2)
National team
2012 Brazil U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2021

Antônio Carlos Cunha Capocasali Júnior (born 7 March 1993), known as Antônio Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Orlando City in MLS.

Club career[]

Early years[]

Growing up in the Coelho Neto neighborhood 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.[1] 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,[2] 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.[3]

Antônio Carlos had subsequent loan spells with Série B teams Oeste and Avaí before being released at the end of 2014.[4][5]

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.[6][7][8]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] He scored his first goal for the team on 3 October 2020 in a 3–1 win over New York Red Bulls.[12]

Orlando City[]

On 1 December 2020, Carlos made the move to Orlando City permanent ahead of the 2021 season.[13]

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.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of 19 September 2021[15]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Corinthians 2012 Série A 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Oeste (loan) 2013 Série B 1 0 0 0 10 0 11 0
Avaí (loan) 2014 32 2 0 0 16 1 48 3
Tombense 2015 Série C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Avaí (loan) 2015 Série A 29 1 3 0 9 1 41 2
Flamengo (loan) 2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ponte Preta (loan) 14 1 1 0 0 0 15 1
Palmeiras (loan) 2017 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
Palmeiras 2018 22 1 6 0 8 0 16 2 52 3
2019 9 0 2 0 3 0 9 0 23 0
Total 36 1 8 0 12 0 0 0 27 2 83 3
Orlando City (loan) 2020 MLS 20 1 2 0 4[a] 0 26 1
Orlando City 2021 22 2 1[b] 0 23 2
Total 42 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 49 3
Career total 157 8 12 0 13 0 2 0 66 4 252 12

Honours[]

Club[]

Sendas
Corinthians
Palmeiras

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ GloboEsporte.comFlorianópolis, Por. "Pequeno que virou grande: Antonio Carlos faz do Avaí um sonho olímpico". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ Paulo, Por Gustavo Serbonchini e Marcos Guerra São. "Com gol de ex-tricolor aos 44, Timão bate Flu e leva Copinha pela oitava vez". globoesporte.com.
  3. ^ Seis campeões da Copa SP já integram o elenco do Corinthians (Six champions of Copa SP already are part of Corinthians' squad); Terra, 6 February 2012 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Corinthians empresta zagueiro campeão da Copinha em 2012 ao Oeste (Corinthians loans stopper champion of Copinha in 2012 to Oeste); IG, 8 February 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Corinthians empresta zagueiro para o Avaí até o fim do ano (Corinthians loans stopper to Avaí until the end of the year) Archived December 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine; Lance!, 31 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ "De olho em volante, meia e atacante, Corinthians vê 2015 "encaminhado"". www.foxsports.com.br (in Portuguese).
  7. ^ Janeiro, Por Gustavo Rotstein e Ivan RauppRio de. "Fla fecha a contratação do zagueiro Antonio Carlos, ex-Avaí, por um ano". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese).
  8. ^ "Ponte Preta anuncia Antônio Carlos como novo reforço para a zaga". ESPN (in Portuguese).
  9. ^ "Antônio Carlos assina em definitivo com o Verdão | Palmeiras". Folha Nobre (in Portuguese). 26 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Brazilian Center Back Antônio Carlos". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  11. ^ "Orlando City SC 0, Real Salt Lake 0 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  12. ^ "Orlando City SC 3, New York Red Bulls 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  13. ^ "Orlando City SC Executes Permanent Transfer for Antonio Carlos, Defender Signs New Contract | Orlando City".
  14. ^ Juan, Por Marcelo Baltar Direto de San. "Zagueiro Antônio Carlos, do Corinthians, é cortado da sub-20". globoesporte.com.
  15. ^ "Brazil - Antônio Carlos - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "Com domínio do Palmeiras, Seleção é premiada recheada de finalistas" [With prevalence of Palmeiras, Best XI is awarded full of finalists] (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

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