Fabio Carvalho (footballer, born 2002)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Freitas Gouveia and the second or paternal family name is Carvalho.
Fabio Carvalho
Personal information
Full name Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho
Date of birth (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 28
Youth career
2010–2013 Benfica
2013–2014 Balham
2014–2020 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Fulham 20 (8)
National team‡
2017–2018 England U16 10 (2)
2018–2019 England U17 6 (1)
2019– England U18 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:27, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:51, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho (born 30 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Championship club Fulham. Born in Portugal, he represents England at youth international level.

Club career[]

In May 2020, Carvalho signed his first professional contract with Fulham, signing a two-year deal.[2] On 23 September 2020, Carvalho made his senior debut for Fulham as a substitute in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[3] On 15 May 2021, Carvalho scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 away league defeat to Southampton.[4]

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.[5]

International career[]

Carvalho has represented England up to under-18 level.[2] In December 2017, Carvalho scored for the England under-16 team against Brazil.[6]

Career statistics[]

As of Match played 18 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham U23 2018–19[7] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20[8] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2020–21[9] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total — — — 6 0 6 0
Fulham 2020–21[9] Premier League 4 1 1 0 1 0 — 6 1
2021–22[9] Championship 16 7 1 0 0 0 — 17 7
Total 20 8 2 0 1 0 — 23 8
Career total 20 8 2 0 1 0 6 0 29 8
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Fulham FC - Fabio Carvalho". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "FABIO CARVALHO GOES PRO". Fulham F.C. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Fulham 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Fabio Carvalho named EFL's Young Player of the Month for August". www.efl.com. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Next Generation 2018: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". The Guardian. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

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