William Carvalho
Portuguese footballer (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Portuguese footballer. For the Brazilian volleyball player, see William Silva (volleyball).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is de Carvalho.
William Silva de Carvalho ComM (born 7 April 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the Portugal national team.
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Full name | William Silva de Carvalho[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Betis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Algueirão | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Mira Sintra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2011 | Sporting CP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2018 | Sporting CP | 143 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | → Fátima (loan) | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 47 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Betis | 158 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Portugal U17 | 25 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Portugal U21 | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Portugal | 80 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:53, 6 December 2022 (UTC) |
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He spent most of his career with Sporting CP 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, where he totalled 178 games and won the 2022 Copa del Rey.
A full international for Portugal since 2013, Carvalho represented the nation at three World Cups and two European Championships, winning the 2016 edition of the latter tournament.