Carlão (footballer, born August 1986)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alexandre de Souza Silva | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Samut Prakan City | ||
Number | 83 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | São Cristóvão | ||
2008 | → Duque Caxias (loan) | ||
2009–2010 | União Leiria | 54 | (25) |
2011–2012 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | (1) |
2011 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Braga (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Braga | 15 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Paços Ferreira | 8 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 30 | (9) |
2016–2017 | Famalicão | 27 | (8) |
2017–2018 | Ubon UMT United | 16 | (6) |
2018 | Nea Salamina | 15 | (10) |
2018 | Pattaya United | 15 | (6) |
2019– | Samut Prakan City | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Carlos Alexandre de Souza Silva (born 1 August 1986), commonly known as Carlão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Thai club Samut Prakan City as a striker.
Football career
Carlão was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. On 28 April 2008, he signed a three-month contract with Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube for the rest of the Série B season, joining from São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas. On 11 February of the following year he was signed by U.D. Leiria in the Portuguese second division, where he quickly made an impact as he scored 11 goals in just 12 games to help his team return to the Primeira Liga after a one-year absence; this included four past S.C. Olhanense in a 5–1 home win, on 3 May.[1]
However, following this beginning, Carlão only netted five times in his first full season (28 matches). In late December 2010, after being linked to fellow league side Sporting Clube de Portugal, he was sold to Kashima Antlers in the J1 League, and in July 2011 the Japanese club loaned him to Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland.
In early September 2011, still owned by Kashima, Carlão returned to Portugal and joined S.C. Braga.[2] On 9 January 2012, after having come on as a substitute for Édson Rivera in the 60th minute of an away fixture against S.C. Beira-Mar, he scored the 2–1 winner.[3]
On 19 February 2014, after a brief spell with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Carlão moved to China with Shijiazhuang Yongchan FC.[4]
Honours
- Braga
References
- ^ “Furacão” Carlão (“Hurricane” Carlão); Record, 26 May 2009 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Carlao receives international clearance Archived 25 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 8 September 2011
- ^ Carlao bags points for Braga; FIFA, 9 January 2012
- ^ 石家庄签巴西前锋与富力旧将 巴西前锋曾效力J联赛; Sports Sina, 19 February 2014 (in Chinese)
External links
- CBF data[permanent dead link ] Template:Pt icon
- Carlão at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Carlão at Soccerway
- Carlão at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-10-23) Template:Pt icon
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- U.D. Leiria players
- S.C. Braga players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- J1 League players
- Kashima Antlers players
- Swiss Super League players
- Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players
- China League One players
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C. players
- Thai League 1 players
- Ubon United F.C. players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China