António José Pinheiro de Carvalho (born 14 January 1993), known as Tozé, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Al-Riyadh.

Club career

Born in

Forjães Forjães is a civil parish in the municipality of Esposende Esposende () is a city and a municipality in Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 34,254, in an area of 95.41 km2. The city itself (the parish Esposende, Marinhas ...

Esposende Esposende () is a city and a municipality in Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 34,254, in an area of 95.41 km2. The city itself (the parish Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra) had a population of 9,197 in 2001. It gained city ...

, Tozé had two youth spells with

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, the latter starting in 2009 and leading to his graduation. He made his senior debut in the 2012–13 season, being a nuclear element for the B team in the Segunda Liga. On 10 February 2013, shortly after celebrating his 20th birthday, Tozé made his first official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 1–1 home draw against

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in the

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. In the 2013–14 campaign, as the reserves came second in their league, he was runner-up in the scoring charts with one goal fewer than Jorge Pires' 22. Tozé was loaned to fellow top-flight club

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for 2014–15. He scored a penalty against Porto to put his team 2–1 ahead in a league fixture on 9 November, in an eventual 2–2 home draw; right after the match, he was confronted in the stadium's tunnel by Porto staff members who accused him of lack of professionalism for scoring the penalty. After leaving the

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in the summer of 2015, Tozé signed a four-year deal with Vitória de Guimarães also of the Portuguese top tier. Ahead of 2017–18, he joined Moreirense in a season-long loan. On 25 August 2018, both Tozé and

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contributed one goal each to help defeat their 3–2 former side Porto away after being down 2–0. The following June, having decided he would not renew his expiring contract with Vitória, he moved to the

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with Al-Nasr. Tozé scored the winning goal in the final of the UAE League Cup against Shabab Ali Ahli on 17 January 2020, helping his team to win their second title in the competition. In July 2023, he joined

club Al-Hazem on a free transfer. On 19 August 2024, Tozé remained in the country and division by agreeing to a contract at Al-Riyadh.

International career

Tozé won 65

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for Portugal at youth level, including 12 for the under-21s. He participated with them at the 2015 UEFA European Championship, making two substitute appearances for the runners-up in the Czech Republic.

Personal life

In 2011, Tozé was distinguished as the best student in all the public high schools of

, receiving an award from mayor Rui Rio. He graduated from Escola António Nobre with a final maximum grade of 20, and subsequently studied

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in the Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, simultaneously with his football career.

Career statistics

Honours

Porto *

: 2012–13 Al-Nasr * UAE League Cup: 2019–20

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toze 1993 births Living people People from Esposende 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Braga District Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Padroense F.C. players FC Porto B players FC Porto players G.D. Estoril Praia players Vitória S.C. players Vitória S.C. B players Moreirense F.C. players UAE Pro League players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Saudi Pro League players Al-Hazem F.C. players Al-Riyadh SC players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia