Dadigildo Portulez Carvalho Fernandes Cravid (born 25 February 1997), known as just Gil Carvalho, is a Santomean

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who currently plays for

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and the São Tomé and Príncipe national team.

Club career

Carvalho began his career in the academy of Tonbridge Angels FC. By 2017 he had also made five or six league appearances for the first team. In February 2017 he joined

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of the

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on the recommendation by former teammate Conrad Lee. Carvalho made an immediate impression on Sittingbourne manager Nick Davis. For the 2018–2019 season, Carvalho made seven league appearances, scoring one goal, for Corinthian-Casuals. In January 2019 the player joined

. Nine months later he moved to

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. During his first season which the club he scored twenty three appearances and scored six goals before the season was ended by the

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. Following the season, his contract was renewed for another year. In November 2020 he joined league rivals Haywards Heath Town. In 2020 Carvalho left Haywards Heath Town after nearly two years. He opted to join Hastings United following his departure. After his stint at Hastings, he left the club and joined Ashford United in October 2022. In January 2023, Carvalho returned to former club, and Ashford's promotion rivals, Ramsgate.

International career

Carvalho was born in

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to a father from

São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking i ...

before finally settling in London. He received his first international call-up in summer 2022 for São Tomé and Príncipe's

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matches. He went on to make his senior international debut on 9 June 2022 in a match against

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

International career statistics

References

External links

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Ashford United profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carvalho, Gil 1997 births Living people Men's association football midfielders São Tomé and Príncipe men's footballers São Tomé and Príncipe men's international footballers São Tomé and Príncipe expatriate men's footballers São Tomé and Príncipe expatriates in the United Kingdom Expatriate men's footballers in England Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriates in England Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent Tonbridge Angels F.C. players Phoenix Sports F.C. players Sittingbourne F.C. players Corinthian-Casuals F.C. players East Grinstead Town F.C. players Ramsgate F.C. players Haywards Heath Town F.C. players Hastings United F.C. players Ashford United F.C. players Isthmian League players