Ricardo Carvalho (footballer, born 1996)

For other people named Ricardo Carvalho, see Ricardo Carvalho (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Carvalho.

Ricardo Jorge Gomes Carvalho (born 6 March 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for AR São Martinho as a defender.

Ricardo Carvalho

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Jorge Gomes Carvalho
Date of birth	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996
Place of birth	Santo Tirso, Portugal
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	AR São Martinho
Youth career
2007–2013	Vitória Guimarães
2013–2015	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Benfica B	0	(0)
2016–2018	Vitória Guimarães B	33	(0)
2018–2019	Salamanca	14	(0)
2019–2020	Villarrubia	25	(0)
2020–2021	Almería B	25	(0)
2021–	AR São Martinho	39	(1)
International career
2011	Portugal U15	2	(0)
2011–2012	Portugal U16	12	(0)
2012–2013	Portugal U17	12	(1)
2013–2014	Portugal U18	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2023

Career

Born in Santo Tirso, Carvalho started his career at Vitória de Guimarães in 2007. In 2013, he joined Benfica's youth system and was promoted to Benfica B in 2015, but did not play any match. In 2016, he returned to Guimarães where he debuted professionally on 9 March, with Vitória Guimarães B in a 2015–16 LigaPro match against UD Oliveirense.

On 31 August 2018, Carvalho moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a contract with Segunda División B side Salamanca CF.

External links

• Ricardo Carvalho at BDFutbol
• Ricardo Carvalho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Ricardo Carvalho at Soccerway
• Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
• National team data (in Portuguese)