Carlos Filipe Fonseca Chaby (born 22 January 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Azerbaijani club Sumgayit FK as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Filipe Fonseca Chaby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 28)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sumgayit | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 2006–2013 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Sporting CP B | 57 | (6) |
| 2015 | → União Madeira (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Covilhã (loan) | 35 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Belenenses | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belenenses SAD | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Estoril (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Académica (loan) | 36 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Nacional (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sumgayit | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Portugal U18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2013 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 11 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Setúbal, Chaby joined Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 12, from local Vitória FC. On 1 December 2011, whilst still a junior, he remained an unused substitute in the 2–0 home win against FC Zürich in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, alongside fellow youth graduates João Carlos and João Mário.[2][3] He first appeared in the Segunda Liga with the B team eight months later, starting and playing 61 minutes in a 1–0 loss at U.D. Oliveirense.[4]
On 20 January 2015, Chaby was loaned to C.F. União of the second division until the end of the season,[5] and he started in 14 of his appearances for the club as it achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga after more than two decades, scoring in a 3–1 away victory over S.L. Benfica B on 1 March.[6] On 30 August, he returned to Madeira until the end of the campaign, also on loan.[7]
Chaby joined C.F. Os Belenenses in early June 2017, on a four-year contract.[8] During his spell at the Estádio do Restelo, he was often sidelined with injury problems.[9]
Sporting reacquired Chaby in January 2019, and loaned him immediately to G.D. Estoril Praia in the second tier.[10] More of the same in the ensuing off-season, as he signed with Académica de Coimbra of the same league.[11]