Carlos Santos de Jesus (born 25 February 1985 in

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) is a Brazilian professional

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er. He gained Croatian nationality in October 2007.

Club career

São Paulo

Carlos came through the youth ranks of

and signed a senior contract in 2004, but was unable to record a single cap in the senior squad.

Dinamo Zagreb

On 30 January 2006 Carlos joined Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. The club paid his transfer €40,000. At first, he was playing on a centre–back position, but in recent seasons he had much more impact as a left full-back. Carlos also spent six months on loan in Varteks during the 2008–09 season, after he found himself out of manager Marijan Vlak's plans. Following his return, he often started in the first–eleven, but found himself on the bench again when the club signed

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. On February 5, 2010, it was announced on the official site of

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that they signed him. In January 2011, he was loaned to

NK Zagreb Nogometni klub Zagreb (''Zagreb Football Club''), commonly known as NK Zagreb or simply Zagreb (), is a Croatian amateur football club based in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb. It currently competes in the fifth tier league competition of ...

. He played in five games, scoring a goal in the last-round match against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. In July 2011, his contract with Dinamo Zagreb was terminated by mutual consent.

Ettifaq

He was subsequently signed by the Saudi club Ettifaq FC from

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. After two seasons with Ettifaq Carlos left the club.

Zob Ahan

In 2013 Carlos signed with

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

side Zob Ahan. In his first year with the club, he made 15 league appearances and helped Zob Ahan avoid relegation. On 1 June 2014, Santos renewed his contract with Zob Ahan, signed a two-year contract until 2016.

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinam ...

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva ...

: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 ** Croatian Cup: 2006–07, 2007–8, 2008–09 * Zob Ahan **

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: 2014–15

Career statistics

Career statistics
at Nogometni Magazin

References

External links

Profile
at Nogometni Magazin
Profile at Dinamo Zagreb's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlos Living people 1985 births Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Croatian Football League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Varaždin players NK Zagreb players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Chinese Super League players Expatriate footballers in Croatia Expatriate footballers in China Footballers from São Paulo (state) Ettifaq FC players Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Iran Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C. players Al-Shorta SC players Thai League 1 players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Association football defenders Saudi Professional League players