Basile de Carvalho

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereiraand the second or paternal family name is Carvalho.

Basile de Carvalho

De Carvalho while at Levski Sofia in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Basile Salomon Pereira de Carvalho
Date of birth	(1981-10-31) 31 October 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Ziguinchor, Senegal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Casa Sport	24	(12)
2001–2002	Louhans-Cuiseaux	39	(15)
2002–2004	Sochaux B	29	(15)
2002–2004	Sochaux	5	(0)
2003–2004	→ Sedan (loan)	27	(9)
2005–2010	Brest	109	(18)
2010	Strasbourg	15	(1)
2010–2012	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	38	(16)
2012–2013	Levski Sofia	25	(19)
2013–2014	White Star Bruxelles	28	(7)
2015	Interclube	5	(1)
2015–2019	Louhans-Cuiseaux	61	(29)
Total		405	(142)
International career
2011–2012	Guinea-Bissau	6	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Basile Salomon Pereira de Carvalho (born 31 October 1981) is a Senegalese-born Bissau-Guinean former professional footballer who played as a forward. ^[1] In 2011 and 2012 he made six FIFA-official appearances, scoring twice for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Career

France

De Carvalho was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal. He joined the French club Louhans-Cuiseaux in 2000, ^[2] and scored 15 goals in 38 games across two seasons there. Between 2002 and 2004, he played for Sochaux, with a one-year period out on loan to Sedan. De Carvalho then spent five years between 2005 and 2010 with Brest in Ligue 2 and Championnat National. In the beginning of 2010, he signed for Strasbourg in Championnat National, scoring once in 15 matches.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

In 2010, De Carvalho joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a replacement for Garra Dembélé, who had just been sold to Levski Sofia. In six months there, he scored 7 goals in 13 matches. ^[3] In January 2011, De Carvalho was close to being transferred to Levski Sofia, but the deal eventually fell through, purportedly due to his chronic shoulder problems. ^[4] He continued to be a regular starter for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, when physically fit, during the 2011–12 season. On 15 March 2012, De Carvalho was sent off after an altercation with Hristo Yovov in the quarter-final of the Bulgarian Cup, which his team eventually won 2–1 after extra time. ^[5]

Levski Sofia

On 12 June 2012, De Carvalho signed with Levski Sofia on a two-year deal. ^[6] He made his competitive debut on 19 July, in a 1–0 home win over FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match, and scored his first goal (converting a penalty kick) in the return leg against the same opponent, which was lost by a score of 1–3.

On 28 November, Basile netted his first A Group hat-trick in a 7–1 home win against Etar 1924, scoring four goals. He became the first foreigner to score four goals in a one match for Levski. ^[7] He finished the 2012–13 A Group season as the top goalscorer in the league, having found the net 19 times in total. His European campaign was somewhat less successful, as he missed a penalty in the first leg of a UEFA Europa League match against Kazakh team Irtysh Pavlodar; his team was eventually eliminated 2–0 on aggregate.

White Star

On 20 July 2013, De Carvalho relocated to Belgium, signing a contract with second division club White Star Bruxelles. He made his official debut (as a starter) on 4 August 2013, scoring an equalizing goal in the 2–1 home win over Geel. ^[8]

Inter Luanda

In July 2014, De Carvalho moved to Angola, signing a contract with top division club Inter Luanda.

Louhans-Cuiseaux

In January 2015, De Carvalho relocated to France, signing a contract with third division club Louhans-Cuiseaux, where he had started his career in Europe. ^[9] In May 2019, he announced his retirement from football. ^[10]

International career

In September 2010, De Carvalho was called up to the national team of Guinea Bissau for the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. His debut came on 26 March 2011, in a 0–1 home loss against Uganda in a 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier. ^[11] On 10 August 2011, he opened his account for the national side, scoring twice in the 4–1 win against Equatorial Guinea in a friendly match. ^[12] These two goals are not considered official due to the nature of the friendly game and are not listed below.^{[ citation needed ]} De Carvalho participated in Guinea-Bissau's qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup. ^[13]

Personal life

He holds French citizenship. ^[14]

Career statistics

De Carvalho playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Club

As of 28 November 2012. ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Louhans-Cuiseaux	2000–01	12	3	0	0	0	0	–		12	3
	2001–02	27	12	0	0	1	0	–		28	12
	Total	39	15	0	0	1	0	–		40	15
Sochaux B	2002–03	23	8	0	0	0	0	–		23	8
Sochaux	2002–03	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
Sedan (loan)	2003–04	27	9	0	0	1	0	–		28	9
Sochaux	2004–05	3	0	0	0	2	0	–		5	0
Sochaux B	2004–05	6	7	0	0	0	0	–		6	7
Brest	2004–05	13	0	0	0	0	0	–		13	0
	2005–06	11	0	0	0	0	0	–		11	0
	2006–07	33	7	0	0	1	1	–		34	8
	2007–08	32	5	3	1	2	1	–		37	7
	2008–09	18	6	0	0	0	0	–		18	6
	2009–10	2	0	2	1	0	0	–		4	1
	Total	109	18	5	2	3	2	–		117	22
Strasbourg	2009–10	15	1	0	0	0	0	–		15	1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2010–11	20	10	3	0	–		–		23	10
	2011–12	18	6	3	0	–		–		21	6
	Total	38	16	6	0	–		–		44	16
Levski Sofia	2012–13	25	19	4	0	–		2	1	31	20
	2013–14	0	0	0	0	–		2	0	2	0
	Total	25	19	4	0	–		4	1	33	20
Career total		287	93	15	2	7	2	4	1	313	98

International goals

Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each de Carvalho goal. ^[16]

List of international goals scored by Basile de Carvalho

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 September 2011	Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	1–1	1–2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	11 November 2011	Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	Togo	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. Basile de Carvalho at FootballDatabase.eu
2. "EN BREF - Le Parisien". leparisien.fr (in French). 3 January 2001. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
3. "Basile de Carvalho player profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
4. "Левски се отказа от трансфера на Базил Де Карвальо". btv.bg. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
5. "Драма в Пловдив: Локо е на полуфинал след продължения". topmatch.bg. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
6. "Levski Sign with Basile de Carvalho". standartnews.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
7. "Базил влезе в историята на "Левски", стана първият чужденец с 4 гола в мач" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
8. "White Star Bruxelles vs. Geel 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
9. Moizant, Maël (6 September 2017). "Basile De Carvalho, de buts en banc". letelegramme.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2020.
10. Montavon, Richard (16 May 2019). "Louhans-Cuiseaux FC : Basile De Carvalho annonce sa fin de carrière [+VIDEO]". lejsl.com (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
11. "Базил де Карвальо започва тренировки с "Локомотив" (Пд)" (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik.bg. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
12. Arsov, Emil (11 August 2011). "Карвальо герой за Гвинея-Бисау, вкара два гола на Екваториална Гвинея" (in Bulgarian). Novsport.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
13. Ayari, Rami (14 November 2011). "Africa 2014 World Cup Qualifying Preview Round-Up". goal.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
14. "Basile De Carvalho". Ligue2 (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
15. "Basile de Carvalho career statistics". ligue1.com.
16. "de Carvalho, Basile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

External links

• Basile de Carvalho – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Basile de Carvalho at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at LevskiSofia.info