Felipe Ignacio Carballo Ares (born 4 October 1996) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a midfielder for

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club Grêmio and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Nacional

Born in

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, Carballo was a

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youth graduate. He made his first team – and

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– debut on 28 February 2016, starting in a 0–2 away loss against

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. Carballo scored his first professional goal on 10 April 2016, netting his team's third in a 4–2 away win against

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. After contributing with ten appearances, he returned to the youth side ahead of the 2016 season, but was included in the first team again in

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Sevilla

On 29 August 2017, Carballo signed a five-year contract with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves in

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. He was sold for a fee around 2.5 million euros. On 18 January 2019, Carballo was loaned out to his former club

until the end of 2019. The loan spell was later extended for one further year. On 9 January 2021, Carballo signed a permanent three-year deal with Nacional.

Grêmio

On 20 December 2022, Grêmio announced the signing of Carballo on a contract until 2026.

International career

On 21 October 2022, Carballo was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Grêmio * Campeonato Gaúcho:

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* 1996 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan Primera División players Club Nacional de Football players Segunda División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Sevilla Atlético players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil {{Uruguay-footy-bio-stub