Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges (born 19 March 2004) is a

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professional footballer who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Born in

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, Carlos Borges started playing football there, before enjoying a season-short spell at Sporting Portugal in the

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, from where he joined the Manchester City Academy. There, he progressed trough all the youth categories, becoming a regular provider of goals and assists with the under-18 and under-23, as City won both national tournaments between 2020 and 2022. He was named Under-18 player of the

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in May 2021. By the end of 2021, he made his Youth League debut, scoring the only goal of a 1–0 away

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win against

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. He made headlines in September 2022, as he scored a hat trick and delivered an assist during Man City opening game of the Youth League, a 5–1 away win to

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. He also proved to be instrumental a month later, with a goal and an assist in the 3–1 away win to

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International career

Born in Portugal, Borges is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He is a youth international for Portugal. By 2022, he became a regular starter with the Portuguese under-19s.

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