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William Silva de Carvalho (born 7 April 1992) is a Portuguese professional
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who plays as a
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for
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club
Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...
and the Portugal national team. He spent most of his career with
Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...
since making his debut with the first team at age 18, going on to appear in 193 competitive matches and win the 2015 Taça de Portugal. In 2018, he signed with Betis. A full international for Portugal since 2013, Carvalho represented the nation at three
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and two
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, winning the 2016 edition of the latter tournament.


Early life

Born in
Luanda Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
, Carvalho moved to Portugal when he was just a few years old. His grandfather Praia and his uncle Afonso were also footballers and played for Angolan club
Progresso Associação do Sambizanga Progresso Associação do Sambizanga is an Angolan football club based in Luanda. The club was founded in 1975, as a result of a merger of three clubs: Juventude Unida do Bairro Alfredo (JUBA), Juventista and Vaza. Progresso do Sambizanga is no ...
.


Club career


Sporting CP

After moving to Portugal, Carvalho first started playing in the streets and was eventually recruited by Recreios Desportivos de Algueirão. In 2004, he joined União Sport Clube de Mira Sintra, where he was the youngest player in the squad and also their
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. He joined
Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...
's youth system at age 13, making his official debut with the first team on 3 April 2011 by playing injury time in a 1–1 away draw against
Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, commonly known as Vitória de Guimarães, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal. Vitória de Guimarães have finished thir ...
in the
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, then spent six months on loan to
C.D. Fátima Centro Desportivo de Fátima, simply known as Fátima, is a Portuguese football club based in Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém. Founded in 1966, it holds home matches at ''Estádio Papa Francisco'', with a capacity of 1,545 spectators. Clu ...
in the third division. Still under contract to the
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side, Carvalho played one and a half seasons on loan with
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in the
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starting from January 2012, featuring alongside several Sporting teammates who were there on the same basis. His first professional goal came on 7 April in a 6–4 home win over
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, and a year later he helped the team to
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of the
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, where they lost 2–0 to
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at the
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. Carvalho returned for the 2013–14 campaign, being a defensive mainstay for newly appointed coach
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and scoring his first goal for the side on 27 October, netting the 1–1 equaliser in an eventual 3–1 defeat at
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. During the following summer, he caught the attention of several European clubs, with
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having their £13 million plus
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offer rejected. Sporting only acquired the totality of Carvalho's rights in November 2014, with third-party ownership adding to the difficulties of any possible deal. Carvalho began 2014–15 by seeing a
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– his first ever – in a 1–1 home draw against Académica de Coimbra, receiving his marching orders after a second bookable offence in the 65th minute. He went on to conquer his first trophy, that season's
Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seaso ...
, playing the full 120 minutes in the
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over
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. Among continued transfer speculation linking him with a number of English
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sides, including Arsenal again, manager
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claimed that Carvalho would remain at the club. On 14 July 2015, Sporting confirmed that the player had suffered a stress
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in his
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which would sideline him for three months. In 2017, approaches from
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caused a breakdown in relations between the two clubs that was later resolved. On 15 May 2018, Carvalho and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on
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to the
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. Despite the events, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in the Portuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend, eventually losing to
C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...
.


Betis

On 13 July 2018, Carvalho joined
Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...
on a five-year contract. The club paid €16 million plus an additional €4 million in variable costs for 75% of the player's rights, with €10 million more to come later for a further 20% of his rights depending on certain conditions and achievements. He made his
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debut on 17 August, playing 65 minutes in a 0–3 home loss against
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. Carvalho was sent off on 15 September 2019 in the 25th minute of a 1–1 home draw with
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. Days later, he suffered a
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and did not return until February; he played only 13 games over the season and was subsequently linked with
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. On 20 September 2020, Carvalho scored his first goal for the ''Verdiblancos'' in a 2–0 home defeat of
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, adding another six days later in a 3–2 loss to
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also at the
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. In September 2022, Carvalho agreed to an extension until 2026.


International career

Eligible for both
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and
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, Carvalho chose to represent the former. When he was still part of the Portugal under-20s, the
Angolan Football Federation The Angolan Football Federation ( pt, Federação Angolana de Futebol, FAF) is the governing body of football in Angola. It was founded in 1979, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1980. It organizes the national football league Girabola and t ...
tried to call him up, but was rejected. Carvalho made his debut with the Portugal under-21 team on 15 October 2012, in a 0–1 friendly loss with
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. He scored twice during the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers, in home wins against
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(5–1) and
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(3–0). Carvalho was first summoned by full side manager
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in November 2013 for the
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qualification play-offs against
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. He won his first
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in the second leg on the 19th, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 3–2 away victory (4–2 aggregate). On 19 May 2014, Carvalho was named in the final 23-man squad for the
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held in Brazil. He made his debut in the competition on 22 June, playing the second half of the 2–2 group stage draw against the
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after replacing injured André Almeida. He featured 90 minutes in the next match to help to a 2–1 win over
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, but the team was eliminated on
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. Carvalho played all the games and minutes at the 2015 European Under-21 Championship. He was elected player of the tournament due to his performances, even though he missed the decisive attempt in the
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in
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against
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, with it saved by
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after a 0–0 draw in
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. At
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in France, Carvalho was suspended from Portugal's semi-final victory over
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but regained his place from
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in the
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, a 1–0 defeat of the hosts at the
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. He scored his first international goal on 13 November 2016, contributing to a 4–1 home defeat of
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for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. In May 2018, Carvalho was selected by Fernando Santos for the upcoming World Cup held in Russia. He was also picked for
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, making two appearances in a round-of-16 exit. Carvalho was named in the final squad for the
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in Qatar.


Style of play

Carvalho plays primarily as a
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, although he can also be deployed as a
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or a
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. Known for his passing range and accuracy, ability to control a game and composure on the pitch, he earned praise for his imposing physicality. In spite of lacking pace, Carvalho acted fast when it came to decision-making. He was often compared to
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.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

Sporting CP *
Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seaso ...
: 2014–15 *
Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual football club competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the Primeira Liga and LigaPro, the top two tier ...
: 2017–18 Betis *
Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...
: 2021–22 Portugal U21 *
UEFA European Under-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...
runner-up:
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Portugal *
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:
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*
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: 2018–19 *
FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, ...
third place:
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Individual *
SJPF Player of the Month The SJPF Player of the Month (often called Portuguese League Player of the Month) is an association football award that recognizes the best Primeira Liga, Portuguese League player each month of the season and is conceived by the SJPF (syndicate of ...
: October 2013, November 2013, December 2013, March 2014 *
SJPF Young Player of the Month The SJPF Young Player of the Month (often called Portuguese League Young Player of the Month) is an association football award that recognizes the best Portuguese League young player each month of the season and is conceived by the SJPF (syndicat ...
: August 2013, September 2013, October 2013, November 2013, March 2014, April 2014 * LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2013–14 *
UEFA European Under-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...
: Player of the tournament/ Team of the tournament 2015 Orders * Commander of the
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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carvalho, William 1992 births Living people Angolan emigrants to Portugal Naturalised citizens of Portugal Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Sportspeople from Luanda Black Portuguese sportspeople Angolan footballers Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players Sporting CP footballers C.D. Fátima players Belgian First Division A players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players La Liga players Real Betis players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers 2014 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2016 players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2020 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players UEFA European Championship-winning players UEFA Nations League-winning players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Commanders of the Order of Merit (Portugal)