Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 30 August 2002||
Place of birth | Torres Vedras, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Hull City (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
Number | 45 | ||
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) | 9 | (0) |
2024– | → Hull City (loan) | 20 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | England U16 | 10 | (2) |
2018–2019 | England U17 | 6 | (1) |
2019–2020 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:53, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 24 April 2024 (UTC) |
Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho (born 30 August 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Hull City, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool. A former youth international for England, Carvalho now represents Portugal internationally at under-21 level.
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]
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]
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 crucial 98th minute match-winning goal during a 2–1 victory against Newcastle United at Anfield. [17]
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 the DFL-Supercup 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]
Carvalho's loan was ended early on 31 December 2023 and he returned to Liverpool. [20]
On 10 January 2024, Carvalho joined EFL Championship club Hull City on loan until the end of the season. [21] He made his debut on 12 January, in a 2–1 home loss to Norwich City. [22] He scored his first goal for Hull in a 1–0 away win over Sunderland on 19 January. [23] A strong end to the season, scoring five goals in seven appearances, saw Carvalho become just the third player to win the EFL Young Player of the Month award on a second occasion. [24]
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. [25]
In October 2022, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [26] However, he was not selected as part of the final 26-man squad. [27]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham U23 | 2018–19 [28] | — | — | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2019–20 [29] | — | — | — | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
2020–21 [30] | — | — | — | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
Fulham | 2020–21 [30] | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
2021–22 [31] | Championship | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 11 | |||
Total | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 12 | ||||
Liverpool | 2022–23 [32] | Premier League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 [d] | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 21 | 3 |
RB Leipzig (loan) | 2023–24 [33] | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 1 [f] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Hull City (loan) | 2023–24 [33] | Championship | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 9 | ||
Career total | 82 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 24 |
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