Brazilian footballer
Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves (born 17 October 1989), known as Carlos Eduardo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Botafogo as a midfielder .
Club career
Early years and Estoril
Born in Ribeirão Preto , São Paulo , Carlos Eduardo played youth football for three clubs. He started his senior career with Desportivo Brasil , who loaned him several times for the duration of his contract; in the Série A , he represented Fluminense FC [ 3] and Grêmio Barueri Futebol .[ 4]
Carlos Eduardo moved to Portugal in January 2011, being loaned to G.D. Estoril Praia of the Segunda Liga .[ 5] He contributed 23 matches and one goal in his first full season , to help his team win the league and return to the Primeira Liga after a seven-year absence.[ 6]
Carlos Eduardo made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 17 August 2012, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in a 2–1 away loss against S.C. Olhanense .[ 7] He totalled nearly 1,600 minutes of action – notably scoring twice in a 4–0 home win over C.D. Nacional [ 8] – during the campaign as the Lisbon club overachieved for a final fifth position and qualified for the UEFA Europa League .[ 9]
Porto
On 22 May 2013, Carlos Eduardo signed a four-year contract with another Portuguese side, FC Porto ,[ 10] alternating between the main squad and the reserves in his first year .[ 11] For 2014–15 , he was loaned to France's OGC Nice .[ 12]
Carlos Eduardo scored five times in Nice's 7–2 away rout of En Avant Guingamp on 26 October 2014, including a first-half hat-trick .[ 13] [ 14]
Al Hilal
In the summer of 2015, Carlos Eduardo joined Al Hilal SFC .[ 15] [ 16] In his very first appearance with the Saudi club, on 12 August 2015, he netted the only goal in a win against Al Nassr FC in the Saudi Super Cup at Loftus Road .[ 17] Late in the month, in two games separated by four days, he helped defeat Lekhwiya SC (4–1 home victory , in the AFC Champions League ) and Al Fateh SC (2–1, away) by scoring a total of three times.[ 18] [ 19]
On 15 August 2017, Carlos Eduardo scored twice in a 4–3 home victory over Al Taawoun FC .[ 20] On 24 November 2019, even though he did not take part in the final , the side conquered the Champions League after a 20-year wait.[ 21]
Later career
Carlos Eduardo agreed to a three-year deal at Shabab Al Ahli Club of the UAE Pro League in late August 2020, on a free transfer .[ 22] He returned to the Saudi Pro League on 11 January 2022, on a deal at Al-Ahli Saudi FC .[ 23]
In July 2022, Carlos Eduardo agreed to a two-year contract at Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas .[ 24] In his second season , he totalled 12 goals and seven assists in all competitions.[ 25]
Personal life
Carlos Eduardo married Stéphannie Oliveira (born 1991), daughter of fellow footballer Bebeto .[ 26]
Career statistics
As of 30 August 2024 [ 27]
Honours
Estoril
Al Hilal
Shabab Al Ahli
Individual
References
^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF) . FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2022 .
^ a b "Carlos Eduardo" . Eurosport . Retrieved 28 October 2020 .
^ "Fluminense acerta a contratação de Carlos Eduardo, do Ituano-SP" [Fluminense sign Carlos Eduardo, from Ituano-SP] (in Portuguese). Universo Online . 2 May 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2020 .
^ "EXCLUSIVO! Barueri contrata ex-volante do Timão e mais três" [EXCLUSIVE! Barueri sign former Timão defensive midfielder and three more] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2020 .
^ "Carlos Eduardo estreia-se nos convocados para recepção ao Belenenses" [Carlos Eduardo first appears in the list to face Belenenses] (in Portuguese). SAPO . 21 January 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2020 .
^ a b "Estoril ganha e antecipa festa de subida à I Liga" [Estoril win and celebrate promoting to I League sooner than expected] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal . 6 May 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020 .
^ "Olhanense entra a ganhar" [Olhanense have winning debut]. Jornal do Algarve (in Portuguese). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2018 .
^ "Estoril-Nacional, 4–0 (crónica)" [Estoril-Nacional, 4–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2018 .
^ "Ascensão do Estoril prossegue na Europa" [Estoril rise continues in Europe] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2020 .
^ Ruela, João (22 May 2013). "Carlos Eduardo assina pelo FC Porto até 2017" [Carlos Eduardo signs for FC Porto until 2017]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2018 .
^ Almeida, Germano (19 December 2013). "Paulo Fonseca sobre Quintero: "Pediu para jogar na equipa B" " [Paulo Fonseca on Quintero: "He asked to play in the B team"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 October 2020 .
^ "Carlos Eduardo prêté à Nice par Porto" [Carlos Eduardo loaned to Nice by Porto] (in French). RTBF . 1 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2018 .
^ "Guingamp 2–7 Nice" . BBC Sport . 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014 .
^ Yokhin, Michael (28 October 2014). "Nice's new five-goal hero Carlos Eduardo has Riquelme in his sights" . ESPN FC . Retrieved 28 October 2014 .
^ "الهلال ينهي التعاقد مع ادواردو والإتفاق مع الميدا" (in Arabic). Al Hilal. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ "AL-HILAL signs initial contracts with (Carlos Eduardo) and (Ailton Almeida)" . Al Hilal. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015 .
^ "Carlos Eduardo seals Al Hilal's historic win in Saudi Super Cup" . Football Channel Asia. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015 .
^ "AFC Champions League: Al Hilal beat Lekhwiya 4–1" . Qatar News Agency . 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015 .
^ "Al Fateh 1–2 Al Hilal" . FIFA. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015 .
^ "Al Hilal 4–3 Al-Taawoun" (in Arabic). SL Stat. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017 .
^ "Al Hilal beats Urawa to win AFC Champions League" . Saudi Gazette . 24 November 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020 .
^ "Eduardo signs for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai" . Asian Football Confederation . 28 August 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020 .
^ "Carlos Eduardo muda-se para Al-Ahli" [Carlos Eduardo moves to Al-Ahli]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
^ "Botafogo anuncia contratação de Carlos Eduardo" [Botafogo announce signing of Carlos Eduardo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte . 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
^ Vieira, Leandro (15 December 2023). "Eduardo vira alvo e pode deixar o Botafogo para jogar em São Paulo" [Eduardo is targeted and may leave Botafogo to play in São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Somos Fanáticos. Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
^ Centeno, Alexandre (25 December 2019). "La hija de Bebeto: "Mi futuro marido es igual, igual, pero que igual, a mi padre" " [Bebeto's daughter: "My future husband is just, just, just, like my father"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2020 .
^ Carlos Eduardo at Soccerway
^ "IN PHOTOS: Cup of joy for Al Hilal as Saudi King attends final" . Gulf Digital News. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017 .
^ "Final – 2nd Leg: Al Dawsari, Gomis strikes seal Al Hilal title" . Asian Football Confederation. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019 .
^ "فيتوريا وجونز وإدواردو يحصدون جوائز الأفضلية لشهر أكتوبر" [Vitória, Jones and Eduardo claim October awards] (in Arabic). Saudi Pro League . 12 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020 .
^ "Salah headlines Qatar 2019 award winners" . FIFA. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023 .
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