Carlos Augusto (footballer)

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Carlos Augusto
FC Salzburg gegen Inter Mailand (UEFA Championsleague 2023-11-08) 15.jpg
Carlos Augusto with Inter Milan in 2023
Personal information
Full name Carlos Augusto Zopolato Neves
Date of birth (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back/left wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
(on loan from Monza)
Number 30
Youth career
2011–2018 Corinthians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Corinthians 32 (1)
2020– Monza 97 (11)
2023– → Inter Milan (loan) 33 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Brazil U20 6 (0)
2023– Brazil 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Carlos Augusto Zopolato Neves (born 7 January 1999), known as Carlos Augusto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Serie A club Inter Milan, on loan from Monza. He also plays for the Brazil national team. He is also capable of playing as a centre-back, and has been praised for his defensive abilities and his crossing.

Contents

Club career

Corinthians

Carlos started his career when he was 12 years old at Corinthians. He was part of the 2017 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior squad that ended up as champion. [2]

Coming through the youth system, Carlos made his professional debut for Corinthians in a friendly against Grêmio on 8 July 2018. [3] He made his official debut as a starter against Athletico Paranaense on 4 August of the same year. [4] Carlos played 32 official games for Corinthians, scoring one goal. [5] He also won the Campeonato Paulista twice: in 2018 and 2019. [5]

Monza

On 28 August 2020, Carlos joined newly-promoted Serie B side Monza on a permanent deal. [5] He scored his first goal on 12 December 2020, in a 2–0 win over Venezia away from home. [6] He became the youngest defender in the 2020–21 Serie B season to score a long-range goal to date. [6] Carlos scored his second goal on 22 December, in a 2–0 win at home against Ascoli. [7] Carlos was nominated in the Serie B Team of the Season, finishing the season with three goals and two assists. [8]

Carlos began the 2021–22 season by scoring against Cittadella in the first round of the 2021–22 Coppa Italia on 14 August 2021; the match ended in a 2–1 defeat. [9] He was key to helping Monza gain their first promotion to Serie A, after winning the promotion play-off final against Pisa.[ citation needed ]

Carlos made his Serie A debut on 13 August 2022, as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to Torino in the 2022–23 season. [10] He scored his first Serie A goal on 9 October, in a 2–0 home win against Spezia. [11] Carlos finished the season with six goals and five assists. [12]

Inter Milan

Carlos Augusto in action with Inter during a UEFA Champions League match against Red Bull Salzburg in november 2023 FC Salzburg gegen Inter Mailand (UEFA Championsleague 2023-11-08) 57.jpg
Carlos Augusto in action with Inter during a UEFA Champions League match against Red Bull Salzburg in november 2023

On 15 August 2023, Carlos joined Inter Milan on a one-year loan with an option and conditional obligation to buy. [13]

International career

On 13 December 2018, Carlos was included in the Brazil U20 squad for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. [14]

On 6 October 2023, Carlos was called up to the senior national team, [15] and made his debut on 17 October 2023, in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match lost 2–0 against Uruguay. [16]

Style of play

Mainly a left-back, Carlos is also capable of playing as a centre-back in both a four-man and three-man defence. [17] His main characteristics are his high elevation and his defensive prowess. [17] Notwithstanding his defensive abilities, Carlos possesses good attacking qualities, mainly his crossing. [17] He has been described as "ideal for Italian football". [17]

Personal life

Carlos holds an Italian passport through his great-grandparents. [18] He is affectionately nicknamed "l'Imperatore" (the Emperor) by Monza fans, in reference to Roman emperor Augustus. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 April 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState league [lower-alpha 1] National cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2018 Série A 7000001 [lower-alpha 3] 0—80
2019 Série A15120202 [lower-alpha 3] 0—211
2020 Série A00800000—30
Total221100203000371
Monza 2020–21 Serie B 303—10—2 [lower-alpha 4] 0333
2021–22 Serie B322—11—4 [lower-alpha 4] 0373
2022–23 Serie A 356—20——376
Total97110041006010712
Inter Milan (loan) 2023–24 Serie A320—117 [lower-alpha 5] 01 [lower-alpha 6] 0411
Career total15112100721007018514
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. 1 2 Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

Honours

Corinthians

Inter Milan

Individual

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  3. ↑ Staff (11 July 2018). "Carlos Augusto vibra com estreia e projeta futuro vitorioso no Corinthians" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Staff (5 August 2018). "'Feliz demais': joia da base do Corinthians comemora estreia como profissional" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Carlos Augusto è del Monza!" (in Italian). Monza. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Le statistiche di Venezia-Monza - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Serie B, Monza batte Ascoli: gol di Carlos Augusto e Frattesi, tre punti biancorossi". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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