Fábio Carvalho (footballer, born 2002)

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

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Freitas Gouveia and the second or paternal family name is Carvalho.
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[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
 RB Leipzig
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 18
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)
2023– → RB Leipzig (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 England U16 10 (2)
2018–2019 England U17 6 (1)
2019–2020 England U18 6 (0)
2022– Portugal U21 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:28, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Early life

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

Fulham

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
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 98th minute match-winning goal during a 2–1 victory against Newcastle United at Anfield.[17]

Loan to RB Leipzig

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 a German Super Cup 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]

International career

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.[20]

In October 2022, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[21] However, he was not selected as part of the final 26-man squad.

Career statistics
As of match played 2 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham U23 2018–19[22] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20[23] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
2020–21[24] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total ————6060
Fulham 2020–21[24] Premier League 411010——61
2021–22[25] Championship 36102100——3811
Total 40113110——4412
Liverpool 2022–23[26] Premier League 13210214[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0213
RB Leipzig (loan) 2023–24[27] Bundesliga 4010—001[lower-alpha 4]060
Career total 5713513140807715
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  4. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

Honours

Fulham

Liverpool

RB Leipzig

Individual

References
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  2. "Fábio Carvalho: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. "Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. 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. "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. "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. "Sub-21: Fábio Carvalho (Fulham) é a grande novidade na lista". Maisfutebol.
  21. "The list of pre-selected squad for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names". Record. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  22. "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  23. "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  24. "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  25. "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  26. "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  27. "Games played by Fabio Carvalho in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  28. "Championship: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
    "Fulham: Squad details: 2021/22". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  29. "Liverpool 3–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  30. "Kane makes Bayern debut in Super Cup defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  31. "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". www.efl.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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