João Miguel Martins Pais De Carlos (born 2 April 1989) is a semi-professional Portuguese

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who plays as a winger for

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North Division club

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in England.

Football career

Carlos played

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for Clapton and Brentwood Town, before signing for

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in 2008. He signed for

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

on non-contract terms at the start of November 2009. Carlos made his debut for Dagenham & Redbridge on 20 February 2010, in the 3–1 away defeat to

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, replacing Jon Nurse as a substitute in the 75th minute. In August 2010, Carlos re-signed for Isthmian League Division One North club Brentwood Town alongside Ryan Doyle, before moving to

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side

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in October 2010. He went on to sign for Isthmian League Division One North club

in June 2011. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Carlos was voted as Club Player of the Year, voted for by club officials. Carlos signed for

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club Concord Rangers on 22 March 2016 on dual registration terms from Grays Athletic. He went on to sign for the club on a permanent basis the following season, before returning to

on 11 December 2016 alongside Luke Wilson. Carlos left the club in July 2021 having amassed over 400 appearances for the club.

Playing style

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described Carlos as "a tricky winger who likes to run at people and wants to beat them".

References

External links

Dagenham & Redbridge profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joao Carlos 1989 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Clapton F.C. players Brentwood Town F.C. players Aveley F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Concord Rangers F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen