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João António Antunes Carvalho (born 9 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Nottingham Forest.
Club career
Benfica
Born in Castanheira de Pera, Leiria District, Carvalho joined S.L. Benfica's youth system as an 8-year-old. On 11 January 2015, still a junior, he made his professional debut with their B-team, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–2 home win against FC Porto B for the Segunda Liga championship.
On 8 January 2017, Carvalho scored twice in a 3–2 home victory over Vitória S.C. B. Late in that month, he signed with Vitória F.C. on a half-year loan deal. He made his Primeira Liga debut with the latter on 5 February, replacing João Amaral late into the second half of an eventual 1–2 away loss to F.C. Arouca; he scored his first goal in the competition on 19 March, helping to a 1–1 draw against FC Porto at the Estádio do Dragão.
Carvalho made his competitive debut for Benfica's first team on 14 October 2017, featuring ten minutes in a 1–0 away defeat of S.C. Olhanense for the Taça de Portugal.
Nottingham Forest
On 14 June 2018, Carvalho signed a five-year contract with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest for a club-record transfer fee of £13.2m (€15 million). He scored his first goal for them on 19 September in a 2–1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday, finishing his first season with a further three as well as eight assists in a final ninth position.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Segunda Liga | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda Liga | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Segunda Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 9 | — | — | — | 80 | 9 | |||||
| Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Benfica | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2018–19 | Championship | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 60 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 65 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 162 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 16 | ||