# Carlos (footballer, born 1995)

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

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

### Internacional

On 2 February 2017, Carlos joined Internacional on a season-long loan. He made his league debut for Internacional against Caxias do Sul on 11 February 2017. He scored his first goal for the club against Náutico on 10 June 2017, scoring in the 10th minute.

### 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. He made his debut for Paraná against Corinthians on 22 April 2018.
On 29 December 2018 it was announced that Carlos had signed with Vitória F.C. in Portugal. 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.

### Rio Ave

He then signed with another Portuguese club, Rio Ave FC. He made his debut for Rio Ave against Portimonense on 9 February 2019. He scored his first goal for the club against Braga on 3 March 2019, scoring in the 49th minute.

### Santa Clara

Carlos made his debut for Santa Clara against Famalicão on 10 August 2019. He scored his first goal for the club against Gil Vicente on 29 September 2019, scoring in the 86th minute.

### Al Shabab

On 20 August 2021, Carlos joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract. He made his debut for Al Shabab against Al Fateh on 26 August 2021. He scored his first goal for the club against Al Fayha on 1 October 2021, scoring in the 23rd minute.

### Neom

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

## Career statistics

    As of 2 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2013 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2014 | Série A | 22 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 8 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2015 | Série A | 22 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 7 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2016 | Série A | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 21 | 5 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2017 | Série A | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2018 | Série A | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Total | 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 | Primeira Liga | 34 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 9 |
| Santa Clara | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 14 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 15 |
| Santa Clara | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 7 |
| Santa Clara | Total | 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 |
| Al Shabab | 2022–23 | SPL | 22 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 12 |
| Al Shabab | 2023–24 | SPL | 24 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 7 |
| Al Shabab | Total | Total | 69 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 41 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 239 | 69 | 35 | 5 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 323 | 100 |

## 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.

## Honours

Atlético Mineiro
* Copa do Brasil: 2014
* Campeonato Mineiro: 2015
Individual
* Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2020–21
* King Cup Top scorer: 2021–22