Cristian Luciano de Carvalho (born April 14, 1980) is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who last played for

Charlotte Eagles The Charlotte Eagles are an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at ...

in the

USL Second Division The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer ( ...

Career

Carvalho played for the youth team of Brazilian professional side

Ipatinga Ipatinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded on 29 April 1964 and covers a total area of . Its population is 267,333 as of 2021. It is part of the Vale do Aço (Steel Valley) metropolitan area (populati ...

, and went on to play for Gama and Cruzeiro. He moved to Greece to play for

Niki Volos Niki Volou Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Νίκη Βόλου) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, in the region of Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football ...

in 2008, and played for

Paykan The Paykan ( fa, پيکان meaning ''Arrow'') is the first Iranian-made car produced by Iran Khodro (formerly called "Iran National") between 1967 and 2005. The car was very popular in Iran from its introduction until its discontinuation. It ...

in Iran in 2009. Carvalho signed with

of the

in 2010, after a good showing at their invitational-only tryout. He made his debut on for the Eagles on June 12, 2010 in a game against the

Real Maryland Monarchs Real Maryland F.C., commonly known as the Real Maryland Monarchs, was an American soccer team based in Rockville, Maryland, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the Americ ...

. He was not listed on the 2011 roster for Charlotte.

References

External links

Charlotte Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carvalho, Christian 1980 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Niki Volos F.C. players Paykan F.C. players Charlotte Eagles players Expatriate men's footballers in Iran USL Second Division players Men's association football forwards