Carlos Eduardo (footballer, born 1989)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveiraand the second or paternal family name is Alves.

Carlos Eduardo

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves [1]
Date of birth	(1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 35) [2]
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil [2]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Botafogo
Number	33
Youth career
2006	São Bento
2007–2008	Desportivo Brasil
2007–2008	→ São Bento (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Desportivo Brasil	0	(0)
2009	→ Ituano (loan)	15	(0)
2009	→ Fluminense (loan)	9	(1)
2010	→ Grêmio Prudente (loan)	31	(0)
2011–2012	→ Estoril (loan)	37	(1)
2012–2013	Estoril	29	(4)
2013–2014	Porto B	10	(1)
2013–2015	Porto	17	(4)
2014–2015	→ Nice (loan)	30	(10)
2015–2020	Al Hilal	96	(54)
2020–2022	Shabab Al Ahli	32	(12)
2022	Al-Ahli	12	(5)
2022–	Botafogo	72	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:17, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves (born 17 October 1989), known as Carlos Eduardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Botafogo as a midfielder.

Club career

Early years and Estoril

Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Carlos Eduardo played youth football for three clubs. He started his senior career with Desportivo Brasil, who loaned him several times for the duration of his contract; in the Série A, he represented Fluminense FC ^[3] and Grêmio Barueri Futebol. ^[4]

Carlos Eduardo moved to Portugal in January 2011, being loaned to G.D. Estoril Praia of the Segunda Liga. ^[5] He contributed 23 matches and one goal in his first full season, to help his team win the league and return to the Primeira Liga after a seven-year absence. ^[6]

Carlos Eduardo made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 17 August 2012, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in a 2–1 away loss against S.C. Olhanense. ^[7] He totalled nearly 1,600 minutes of action – notably scoring twice in a 4–0 home win over C.D. Nacional ^[8] – during the campaign as the Lisbon club overachieved for a final fifth position and qualified for the UEFA Europa League. ^[9]

Porto

On 22 May 2013, Carlos Eduardo signed a four-year contract with another Portuguese side, FC Porto, ^[10] alternating between the main squad and the reserves in his first year. ^[11] For 2014–15, he was loaned to France's OGC Nice. ^[12]

Carlos Eduardo scored five times in Nice's 7–2 away rout of En Avant Guingamp on 26 October 2014, including a first-half hat-trick. ^{[13] [14]}

Al Hilal

In the summer of 2015, Carlos Eduardo joined Al Hilal SFC. ^{[15] [16]} In his very first appearance with the Saudi club, on 12 August 2015, he netted the only goal in a win against Al Nassr FC in the Saudi Super Cup at Loftus Road. ^[17] Late in the month, in two games separated by four days, he helped defeat Lekhwiya SC (4–1 home victory, in the AFC Champions League) and Al Fateh SC (2–1, away) by scoring a total of three times. ^{[18] [19]}

On 15 August 2017, Carlos Eduardo scored twice in a 4–3 home victory over Al Taawoun FC. ^[20] On 24 November 2019, even though he did not take part in the final, the side conquered the Champions League after a 20-year wait. ^[21]

Later career

Carlos Eduardo agreed to a three-year deal at Shabab Al Ahli Club of the UAE Pro League in late August 2020, on a free transfer. ^[22] He returned to the Saudi Pro League on 11 January 2022, on a deal at Al-Ahli Saudi FC. ^[23]

In July 2022, Carlos Eduardo agreed to a two-year contract at Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. ^[24] In his second season, he totalled 12 goals and seven assists in all competitions. ^[25]

Personal life

Carlos Eduardo married Stéphannie Oliveira (born 1991), daughter of fellow footballer Bebeto. ^[26]

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2024 ^[27]

Club	Season	League			State league [a]		National cup [b]		League cup [c]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ituano	2009	Paulista	—		15	0	—		—		—		—		15	0
Fluminense	2009	Série A	9	1	—		—		—		2 [d]	0	—		11	1
Grêmio Prudente	2010	Série A	15	0	16	0	—		—		1 [d]	0	—		32	0
Estoril	2010–11	Liga de Honra	14	0	—		0	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	2011–12		23	1	—		3	1	7	2	—		—		33	4
	2012–13	Primeira Liga	29	4	—		1	0	5	0	—		—		35	4
	Total		66	5	—		4	1	13	2	—		—		83	8
Porto	2013–14	Primeira Liga	17	4	—		4	0	3	1	6 [e]	0	0	0	30	5
	2014–15		0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		17	4	—		4	0	3	1	6	0	0	0	30	5
Porto B	2013–14	Liga Portugal 2	10	1	—		—		—		—		—		10	1
Nice (loan)	2014–15	Ligue 1	30	10	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		30	10
Al Hilal	2015–16	Saudi Pro League	18	14	—		3	2	4	3	10 [f]	4	1 [g]	1	36	24
	2016–17		22	12	—		3	1	2	0	8 [f]	4	0	0	35	17
	2017–18		8	6	—		0	0	0	0	5 [f]	3	0	0	13	9
	2018–19		26	10	—		3	1	0	0	6 [f]	1	10 [h]	4	45	16
	2019–20		22	12	—		3	2	0	0	0	0	3 [i]	1	28	15
	Total		96	54	—		12	6	6	3	29	12	14	6	157	81
Shabab Al Ahli	2020–21	UAE Pro League	21	10	—		3	0	6	2	10 [f]	1	1 [j]	0	41	13
	2021–22		11	2	—		0	0	1	0	0	0	1 [j]	0	13	2
	Total		33	12	—		3	0	7	2	10	1	2	0	55	15
Al-Ahli	2021–22	Saudi Pro League	12	5	—		1	0	0	0	—		—		13	5
Botafogo	2022	Série A	14	3	—		—		—		—		—		14	3
	2023		34	6	3	1	4	3	—		8 [d]	2	—		49	12
	2024		17	2	9	3	1	1	—		7 [k]	2	—		34	8
	Total		65	11	12	4	5	4	—		15	4	—		97	23
Career total			353	103	44	4	29	11	31	8	61	17	16	6	532	148

1. Includes Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Carioca
2. Includes Taça de Portugal, King Cup, UAE President's Cup, Copa do Brasil
3. Includes Taça da Liga, Saudi Crown Prince Cup
4. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in AFC Champions League
7. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
8. One appearance and one goal in Saudi Super Cup, one appearance in Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup, eight appearances and three goals in Arab Club Champions Cup
9. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
10. Appearance in UAE Super Cup
11. Appearances in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Estoril

• Segunda Liga: 2011–12 ^[6]

Al Hilal

• Saudi Pro League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
• King Cup: 2017 ^[28]
• Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2015–16
• Saudi Super Cup: 2015, 2018
• AFC Champions League: 2019 ^[29]

Shabab Al Ahli

• UAE League Cup: 2020–21
• UAE Super Cup: 2020

Botafogo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2024 ^[30]
• Taça Rio: 2023, 2024
• Copa Libertadores: 2024 ^[31]

Individual

• Saudi Pro League Player of the Month: October 2019 ^[32]
• FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2019 ^[33]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
2. "Carlos Eduardo". Eurosport . Retrieved 28 October 2020.
3. "Fluminense acerta a contratação de Carlos Eduardo, do Ituano-SP" [Fluminense sign Carlos Eduardo, from Ituano-SP] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
4. "EXCLUSIVO! Barueri contrata ex-volante do Timão e mais três" [EXCLUSIVE! Barueri sign former Timão defensive midfielder and three more] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
5. "Carlos Eduardo estreia-se nos convocados para recepção ao Belenenses" [Carlos Eduardo first appears in the list to face Belenenses] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
6. "Estoril ganha e antecipa festa de subida à I Liga" [Estoril win and celebrate promoting to I League sooner than expected] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
7. "Olhanense entra a ganhar" [Olhanense have winning debut]. Jornal do Algarve (in Portuguese). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
8. "Estoril-Nacional, 4–0 (crónica)" [Estoril-Nacional, 4–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
9. "Ascensão do Estoril prossegue na Europa" [Estoril rise continues in Europe] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
10. Ruela, João (22 May 2013). "Carlos Eduardo assina pelo FC Porto até 2017" [Carlos Eduardo signs for FC Porto until 2017]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
11. Almeida, Germano (19 December 2013). "Paulo Fonseca sobre Quintero: "Pediu para jogar na equipa B"" [Paulo Fonseca on Quintero: "He asked to play in the B team"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
12. "Carlos Eduardo prêté à Nice par Porto" [Carlos Eduardo loaned to Nice by Porto] (in French). RTBF. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
13. "Guingamp 2–7 Nice". BBC Sport. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
14. Yokhin, Michael (28 October 2014). "Nice's new five-goal hero Carlos Eduardo has Riquelme in his sights". ESPN FC . Retrieved 28 October 2014.
15. "الهلال ينهي التعاقد مع ادواردو والإتفاق مع الميدا" (in Arabic). Al Hilal. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
16. "AL-HILAL signs initial contracts with (Carlos Eduardo) and (Ailton Almeida)". Al Hilal. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
17. "Carlos Eduardo seals Al Hilal's historic win in Saudi Super Cup". Football Channel Asia. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
18. "AFC Champions League: Al Hilal beat Lekhwiya 4–1". Qatar News Agency. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
19. "Al Fateh 1–2 Al Hilal". FIFA. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
20. "Al Hilal 4–3 Al-Taawoun" (in Arabic). SL Stat. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
21. "Al Hilal beats Urawa to win AFC Champions League". Saudi Gazette . 24 November 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
22. "Eduardo signs for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai". Asian Football Confederation. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
23. "Carlos Eduardo muda-se para Al-Ahli" [Carlos Eduardo moves to Al-Ahli]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
24. "Botafogo anuncia contratação de Carlos Eduardo" [Botafogo announce signing of Carlos Eduardo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
25. Vieira, Leandro (15 December 2023). "Eduardo vira alvo e pode deixar o Botafogo para jogar em São Paulo" [Eduardo is targeted and may leave Botafogo to play in São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Somos Fanáticos. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
26. Centeno, Alexandre (25 December 2019). "La hija de Bebeto: "Mi futuro marido es igual, igual, pero que igual, a mi padre"" [Bebeto's daughter: "My future husband is just, just, just, like my father"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
27. Carlos Eduardo at Soccerway
28. "IN PHOTOS: Cup of joy for Al Hilal as Saudi King attends final". Gulf Digital News. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
29. "Final – 2nd Leg: Al Dawsari, Gomis strikes seal Al Hilal title". Asian Football Confederation. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
30. Fernandes, Nuno (8 December 2024). "29 anos depois, o português Artur Jorge leva o Botafogo ao título de campeão brasileiro" [29 years later, Portuguese Artur Jorge takes Botafogo to Brazilian champions title]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
31. Pataco, Miguel (30 November 2024). "Artur Jorge: "Muito feliz por dar um troféu desta dimensão ao Botafogo"" [Artur Jorge: "Very happy for giving such an important trophy to Botafogo"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
32. "فيتوريا وجونز وإدواردو يحصدون جوائز الأفضلية لشهر أكتوبر" [Vitória, Jones and Eduardo claim October awards] (in Arabic). Saudi Pro League. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
33. "Salah headlines Qatar 2019 award winners". FIFA. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

External links

• Carlos Eduardo at Sambafoot
• Carlos Eduardo at ForaDeJogo (archived)