Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho (born 30 August 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool.
![]() Carvalho playing for Liverpool in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 20)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Torres Vedras, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 28 | ||
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 | 11 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
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 22:24, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
A former youth international for England, is now playing for Portugal at under-21 level.
Carvalho was born in Torres Vedras, in the Lisbon District of Portugal.[4] He was born to an Angolan father and a Portuguese mother.[5] He played in the youth academy of Olivais Sul and Benfica before moving with his family to London in England in 2013.[6][4] He played for Balham before being signed by Fulham in 2015.[7]
In May 2020, Carvalho signed his first professional contract with Fulham, for two years.[8] On 23 September, Carvalho made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[9] On 15 May 2021, Carvalho scored his first goal in a 3–1 away league defeat to Southampton.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12][13] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August in a 9–0 home win over AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.[14] Four days later, on 31 August, he scored a 98th minute match-winning goal during a 2–1 victory against Newcastle United at Anfield.[15]
Carvalho has represented England up to under-18 level.[8]
Carvalho was called up to Portugal's under-21 team on 17 March 2022, ahead of European Championship qualifying games against Iceland and Greece.[16]
In October 2022, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[17]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham U23 | 2018–19[18] | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2019–20[19] | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
2020–21[20] | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
Fulham | 2020–21[20] | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
2021–22[21] | Championship | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 11 | |||
Total | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 12 | ||||
Liverpool | 2022–23[22] | Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 16 | 2 |
Career total | 51 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 14 |
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