.jpg) Carvalho withLiverpool in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-08-30)30 August 2002 (age 23)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Torres Vedras, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger,attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Olivais Sul | ||
| 2010–2013 | Benfica | ||
| 2013–2015 | Balham | ||
| 2015–2020 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Fulham | 40 | (11) |
| 2022–2024 | Liverpool | 13 | (2) |
| 2023 | →RB Leipzig (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | →Hull City (loan) | 20 | (9) |
| 2024– | Brentford | 23 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U16 | 10 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | England U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:08, 5 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho (born 30 August 2002) is a Portuguese professionalfootballer who plays as aleft winger orattacking midfielder forPremier League clubBrentford. A former youth international for England, Carvalho now represents Portugal internationally at under-21 level.
Carvalho was born inTorres Vedras, in theLisbon District of Portugal and grew up in Zona J, Chelas.[4] His father is Angolan and his mother is fromMadeira, Portugal.[5] He has 2 older brothers and a younger sister.[6] He played in the youth academy of Olivais Sul andBenfica. At the age of 11, he moved with his family toSouth London, where he was educated atCoombe Boys' School inNew Malden.[7][4] He played forBalham before being signed byFulham in 2015.[8] He is fluent in both Portuguese and English.[9]
In May 2020, Carvalho signed his first professional contract with Fulham, for two years.[10] On 23 September, Carvalho made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 2–0EFL Cup victory overSheffield Wednesday.[11] On 15 May 2021, Carvalho scored his first goal in a 3–1 away league defeat toSouthampton.[12]
Carvalho had an impressive start to the2021–22 season, scoring three goals in his first five matches as Fulham looked to return to thePremier League. As a result, Carvalho was awarded theEFL Young Player of the Month for August 2021.[13]
.jpg)
Carvalho agreed to sign for Premier League clubLiverpool in May 2022 for a reported fee of £5 million, potentially rising to £7.7 million with add-ons. The transfer became official on 1 July and Carvalho was officially unveiled two days later.[14][15] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August ina 9–0 home win overAFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.[16] Four days later, on 31 August, he scored a crucial 98th minute match-winning goal during a 2–1 victory againstNewcastle United atAnfield.[17]
On 30 June 2023, Carvalho joinedBundesliga clubRB Leipzig on a season-long loan.[18]
On 12 August 2023, Carvalho made his debut for Leipzig in theDFL-Supercup match againstBayern Munich, coming on as a substitute forDani Olmo in the 78th minute. His side won the match 3–0, giving Carvalho his first piece of silverware with the club.[19]
Carvalho's loan was ended early on 31 December 2023 and he returned to Liverpool.[20]
On 10 January 2024, Carvalho joinedEFL Championship clubHull City on loan until the end of the season.[21] He made his debut on 12 January, in a 2–1 home loss toNorwich City.[22] He scored his first goal for Hull in a 1–0 away win overSunderland on 19 January.[23] A strong end to the season, scoring five goals in seven appearances, saw Carvalho become just the third player to win the EFL Young Player of the Month award on a second occasion.[24]
.jpg)
On 12 August 2024, Carvalho joinedBrentford on a five-year deal, with a further one-year option.[25] He scored his first Premier League goal for Brentford in a 5–3 victory againstWolverhampton Wanderers on 5 October 2024.[26] He netted a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw againstChelsea on 13 September 2025.[27]
Carvalho has represented England up tounder-18 level.[10]
Carvalho was called up to Portugal'sunder-21 team on 17 March 2022, ahead of European Championship qualifying games againstIceland andGreece.[28]
In October 2022, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-mansquad for the2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[29] However, he was not selected as part of the final 26-man squad.[30]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham U23 | 2018–19[31] | — | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20[32] | — | — | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21[33] | — | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Fulham | 2020–21[33] | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[34] | Championship | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 11 | |||
| Total | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 12 | ||||
| Liverpool | 2022–23[35] | Premier League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| RB Leipzig (loan) | 2023–24[36] | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Hull City (loan) | 2023–24[36] | Championship | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | |||
| Brentford | 2024–25[37] | Premier League | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26[38] | Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 105 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 137 | 29 | ||
Fulham
Liverpool
RB Leipzig
Individual
