# Carlos de Pena

Carlos María de Pena Bonino (born 11 March 1992) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an defensive midfielder or left midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Bahia.

## Club career
### Nacional

De Pena made was born in Montevideo. He his official debut for Nacional on 19 February 2013, in the Copa Libertadores match against Toluca at Estadio Nemesio Díez, which ended in a 3–2 victory for the away side.

### Middlesbrough

De Pena was involved in a car accident on his way to the airport before his reported £2.6m move to Middlesbrough. He is predominantly a left-winger but has been deployed in a variety of roles throughout his career, including left-back and centre-forward.
He made his first competitive debut for Boro on 22 September 2015 in a 3–0 victory in the third round of the League Cup against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Riverside Stadium.
On 31 January 2017, de Pena was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Real Oviedo, until the end of the season.
De Pena's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 19 July 2017, putting an end to a two-year stay in which he only made 11 first team appearances.

### Return to Nacional

De Pena re-signed for Club Nacional de Football in January 2018. After one year at the club, he left again.

### Dynamo Kyiv

On 10 April 2019, de Pena signed for Ukrainian Premier League vice champions Dynamo Kyiv as a free agent. With the club he won the 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup and the 2019 and 2020 Ukrainian Super Cups. On 17 April 2021, he scored the winning goal by penalty during the derby against Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2020–21 season at the NSC Olimpiyskiy. On 25 April 2021, he won the league with Dynamo Kyiv.

### Internacional

On 1 April 2022, de Pena moved to Internacional and signed a loan contract until the end of the year.

### Bahia
## Career statistics

    As of 30 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | 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 |
| Nacional | 2012–13 | Uruguayan Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Nacional | 2013–14 | Uruguayan Primera División | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 5 |
| Nacional | 2014–15 | Uruguayan Primera División | 26 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 9 |
| Nacional | 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| Nacional | Total | Total | 58 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | — | — | 73 | 17 |
| Middlesbrough | 2015–16 | EFL Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough U21 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Oviedo (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Nacional | 2018 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Total | Total | 71 | 15 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 19 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 156 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 219 | 38 |
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
* ↑ Nine appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup
* ↑ Nine appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

## Honours

Nacional
* Uruguayan Primera División: 2014–15
Dynamo Kyiv
* Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21
* Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
* Ukrainian Super Cup: 2019, 2020