Carlos Emilio Carmona Tello (; born 21 February 1987) is a

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an former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Carmona started his career as a centre midfielder in

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...

. Two years later he moved to O'Higgins. On 1 June 2008, Carmona was bought by

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side

Reggina Reggina 1914 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are n ...

. He made his debut abroad on 14 September, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against

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. Carmona appeared in 32 matches during the campaign, which ended in relegation. In the 2010 summer Carmona moved to

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, also

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. He had 32 appearances as ''La Dea'' returned to the top level. Carlos Carmona - 2017-09-10

Carmona signed with Major League Soccer side

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on 6 February 2017. On 7 March 2017 he made his debut, receiving a red card in the 88th minute in a 1–2 loss to the

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. On 7 May 2017 he scored his first goal for the team in the 39th minute in a 1–3 loss to

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. In January 2018, Carmona was transferred to Chilean side

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. After ending his contract, in February 2021, he joined his hometown team,

, at the Primera B. In January 2022, he announced his retirement after winning the 2021 Primera B along with Coquimbo Unido.

International career

Youth

Carmona was Chile's youngest player at the

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in the

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where he showed some glimpse of talent in Chile's opening game, a 7–0 win against Honduras. Two years later, he captained Chile to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he played in a 3–0 win against

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, a 3–0 win against Congo, a 4–0 win against

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and a 1–0 win against

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; Chile eventually were bronze medalists at the end of tournament. His international fortunes continued as

's coach

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called him up for the

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, an Under-23 football event, where Carmona won a silver medal with his side.

Senior

On 19 November 2008, Carmona made his debut for the senior team in a 0–3 loss to

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. On 6 February 2013, against

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, Carmona scored his first goal for the national team in a 2–1 victory for the Chilean team. Carmona was named in the

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squad but had to withdraw through injury and was replaced by José Pedro Fuenzalida.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Atalanta *

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;Colo Colo * Supercopa de Chile:

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;Coquimbo Unido * Primera B:

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International

;Chile *

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carmona, Carlos 1987 births Living people People from Coquimbo Footballers from Coquimbo Region Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Reggina 1914 players Atalanta BC players Atlanta United FC players Colo-Colo footballers Chilean Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Major League Soccer players Primera B de Chile players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 Copa América players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football midfielders