Mathys De Carvalho

Mathys De Carvalho

Personal information
Full name	Mathys De Carvalho Soares [1]
Date of birth	(2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Lyon, France [2]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lyon
Number	39
Youth career
2010–2025	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Lyon B	38	(3)
2025–	Lyon	2	(0)
International career‡
2025–	Portugal U20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025

Mathys De Carvalho Soares (born 1 May 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon. Born in France, he represents Portugal at youth level.

Club career

A native of Lyon, De Carvalho was formed at the Olympique Lyonnais youth academy. ^[3]

On 11 July 2025, De Carvalho signed his first professional contract with Lyon for a duration of 3 years, until June 2028. ^[4] Following this signature, he was promoted to Lyon's first team by coach Paulo Fonseca. ^{[5] [6]} He made his debut for Lyon on 19 September 2025 in a 1–0 home win against Angers in Ligue 1, coming in as a substitute in the 81st minute. ^[7] A few days later, on 25 September 2025, De Carvalho started his first game for Lyon in a 1–0 victory over Utrecht in the UEFA Europa League league phase. ^{[8] [9]}

Personal life

De Carvalho is of Portuguese descent. ^{[10] [11]}

Career statistics

As of match played 2 October 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon II	2023–24	Championnat National 3	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2024–25	Championnat National 3	22	3	—		—		—		22	3
	2025–26	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		38	3	—		—		—		38	3
Lyon	2024–25	Ligue 1	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	2025–26	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	—		4	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			40	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	42	3

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Jogador: Mathys De Carvalho". fpf.pt.
2. "Mathys De Carvalho". ligue1.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
3. "Football. OL : Le pur produit de l'OL Mathys De Carvalho". Le Progrès. 11 July 2025.
4. "Premier contrat professionnel à l'OL pour Mathys De Carvalho" (in French). L'Équipe. 11 July 2025.
5. "Football. OL : qui sont les jeunes pousses de la pré-saison ?". Le Progrès (in French). 7 July 2025.
6. "Bayern Munich - OL : une entrée surprise pour Mathys de Carvalho". olympique-et-lyonnais.com (in French). 4 August 2025.
7. "De Carvalho après OL - Angers : "Rentrer sur le terrain aux côtés d'Enzo, un sentiment extraordinaire"". Olympique Lyonnais (in French). 19 September 2025.
8. "Le jeune Mathys De Carvalho, qui ne compte que 9 minutes en pro, titulaire avec l'OL sur le terrain d'Utrecht" (in French). L'Équipe. 25 September 2025.
9. ""Le meilleur joueur sur le terrain": qui est Mathys De Carvalho, le jeune milieu qui a impressionné les Lyonnais contre Utrecht" (in French). RMC Sport. 26 September 2025.
10. "Três portugueses em campo na derrota de Paulo Fonseca com o Bayern". A Bola (in Portuguese). 2 August 2025.
11. "Mathys De Carvalho, la nouvelle révélation du centre de formation de l'OL". Foot Mercato (in French). 28 September 2025.

External links

• Mathys De Carvalho at Soccerway