Carlos Fortes (footballer, born 1994)

Carlos Manuel dos Santos Fortes (born 9 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for China League One club Foshan Nanshi. Born in Portugal, he represents the Cape Verde national team.

Carlos Fortes
Personal information
Full name Carlos Manuel dos Santos Fortes[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Charneca, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Foshan Nanshi
Number 27
Youth career
2005–2009 Sacavenense
2008–2011 Alta de Lisboa
2011–2012 CAC Pontinha
2012–2013 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Racing Santander B 23 (10)
2014–2016 Braga B 63 (14)
2016–2017 Braga 1 (0)
2016–2017Şanlıurfaspor (loan) 8 (1)
2017Vizela (loan) 12 (4)
2017–2018 Vizela 26 (10)
2018–2019 Gaz Metan Mediaș 19 (5)
2019–2020 Universitatea Craiova 19 (1)
2020IR Tanger (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021 Vilafranquense 25 (2)
2021–2022 Arema 31 (20)
2022–2024 PSIS Semarang 37 (13)
2024 Al Dhafra 14 (1)
2024– Foshan Nanshi 14 (8)
International career
2014 Portugal U20 3 (0)
2024– Cape Verde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Club career

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Braga

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Born in Charneca, Lisbon metropolitan area,[2] Fortes started his senior career in Spain with Racing de Santander's reserves in the Tercera División.[3][4] He then returned to Portugal after signing with Braga,[5] being assigned to their B team and spending two full seasons in the Segunda Liga with them, scoring 11 goals in 2015–16.[6]

Fortes played his only competitive match with the first team on 13 March 2016, featuring 90 minutes in the 3–0 away loss against Belenenses in the Primeira Liga.[7] He split the 2016–17 campaign on loan, with Şanlıurfaspor (Turkish TFF First League)[6] and Vizela (Portuguese second division);[8] a permanent move was later agreed with the latter club.[9]

Romania

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In the following years, Fortes plied his trade in Romania, appearing for Gaz Metan Mediaș[10] and Universitatea Craiova.[11] He scored his first goal in the Liga I and top-flight football on 23 July 2018, helping hosts Gaz Metan to defeat Concordia Chiajna 2−1.[12]

Indonesia

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Fortes returned to Portugal and its second tier on 10 July 2020, joining Vilafranquense on a two-year contract.[13] On 12 July 2021, however, he went back abroad and agreed to a one-year deal at Arema of the Liga 1 (Indonesia).[14] He made his league debut on 5 September, starting in a 1–1 draw against PSM Makassar.[15] He scored his first goal later that month, the game's only at Persipura Jayapura,[16] totalling 20 over the season to help his team finish fourth in the table.[17]

On 1 April 2022, Fortes moved to PSIS Semarang of the same country and league.[18] He left the club through a letter addressed to the management in January 2024, citing the desire to be closer to his family as well as offers from the Middle East as the main reasons.[19]

Later career

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On 2 February 2024, Fortes signed a short-term deal with Al Dhafra in the UAE First Division League.[20] In June, he agreed to a one-and-a-half-year contract at China League One club Foshan Nanshi.[21]

International career

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Fortes appeared with the Portugal under-20 team in the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[22][23] On 25 March 2024, the 29-year-old was called up to the Cape Verde senior side to replace the injured Bebé in their 2024 FIFA Series squad.[24] He won his first cap the following day, starting the 1–0 win over Equatorial Guinea.[25]

Personal life

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Fortes' older brother, Fábio, was also a footballer and a forward.[5]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Carlos Fortes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ Cakraningrat, Aria (29 June 2021). "Carlos Fortes Free Club, Bisa ke Indonesia" [Carlos Fortes without a club, he may go to Indonesia]. Malang Post (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Fortes finaliza su concentración con la selección SUB 20 de Portugal" [Fortes ends training camp with Portugal UNDER 20 national team] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ Gouveia, Ricardo (20 February 2020). "De Craiova para Tânger a pensar em Portugal" [From Craiova to Tanger thinking about Portugal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Pereira, Sérgio (25 June 2014). "Sp. Braga: Carlos Fortes é reforço por três épocas" [Sp. Braga: Carlos Fortes is an addition for three seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Oficial: Sp. Braga empresta Carlos Fortes ao Sanliurfaspor" [Official: Sp. Braga loan Carlos Fortes to Sanliurfaspor] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ Marques, David (13 March 2016). "Belenenses-Sp. Braga, 3–0 (crónica)" [Belenenses-Sp. Braga, 3–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Braga contrata ao Trofense e empresta ao Vizela" [Braga sign from Trofense and loan to Vizela]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Carlos Fortes garantido no ataque" [Carlos Fortes confirmed in offence] (in Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Legiunea străină | Patru jucători au fost prezentaţi oficial la Gaz Metan Mediaş" [Foreign legion | Four players were officially presented at Gaz Metan Mediaş] (in Romanian). Telekom TV. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  11. ^ ""Nu sunt de nivelul lui Mitriță! Craiova a slăbit!". Oltenii nu impresionează după transferurile lui Cristea și Fortes" ["Not Mitriță-like material! Craiova got weaker!". Oltenians do not impress following transfers of Cristea and Fortes] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  12. ^ "A debutat în Liga I și a înscris golul etapei. Cine este Carlos Fortes, eroul de la Gaz Metan" [He made his debut in Liga I and scored the goal of the week. Who is Carlos Fortes, the hero of Gaz Metan] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. ^ "BEM-VINDO, CARLOS FORTES!" [WELCOME, CARLOS FORTES!] (in Portuguese). U.D. Vilafranquense. 10 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  14. ^ Aminudin, Muhammad (12 July 2021). "Arema FC kontrak striker Portugal Carlos Fortes" [Arema FC sign Portuguese striker Carlos Fortes] (in Indonesian). detik.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Hasil Liga 1: PSM Ditahan Imbang 10 Pemain Arema" [Liga 1 results: PSM held to a draw against 10 Arema players] (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  16. ^ Setiawan, Arif (29 September 2021). "Kalahkan Persipura, Arema FC Raih Kemenangan Perdana Berkat Gol Debut Carlos Fortes" [Defeating Persipura, Arema FC win first thanks to Carlos Fortes' debut goal]. Bola (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Português marcou o golo do ano na Indonésia: Carlos Fortes brilhou numa bicicleta pelo Arema" [Portuguese scored goal of the year in Indonesia: Carlos Fortes shone in bicycle for Arema]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  18. ^ "PSIS Resmi Rekrut Taisei Marukawa dan Carlos Fortes" [PSIS officially sign Taisei Marukawa and Carlos Fortes] (in Indonesian). PSIS Semarang. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Carlos Fortes Mengundurkan Diri dari PSIS" [Carlos Fortes resigns from PSIS] (in Indonesian). PSIS Semarang. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  20. ^ Cadima, Pedro (2 February 2024). "Carlos Fortes passa da Indonésia para os Emirados Árabes Unidos" [Carlos Fortes goes from Indonesia to the United Arab Emirates]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Futebol China: Carlos Fortes é reforço do Foshan Nanshi FC" [Football China: Carlos Fortes is addition to Foshan Nanshi FC] (in Portuguese). Criolo Sports. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Torneio de Toulon: Portugal-México, 2–0" [Toulon Tournament: Portugal-Mexico, 2–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Torneio de Toulon: Portugal-Chile, 3–1" [Toulon Tournament: Portugal-Chile, 3–1]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Futebol: Cabo Verde fecha sua participação no FIFA Series ante congénere da Guiné Equatorial" [Football: Cape Verde complete FIFA Series participation against Equatorial Guinea counterpart] (in Portuguese). Balai. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Cabo Verde fecha participação no FIFA Series com vitória (1–0) sobre Guiné Equatorial" [Cape Verde complete FIFA Series participation with win (1–0) over Equatorial Guinea]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 26 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Taisei Marukawa Jadi Pemain Terbaik Oktober 2021" [Taisei Marukawa voted Player of the Month for October] (in Indonesian). Liga 1. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  27. ^ "Samsul Arif Terpilih Sebagai Pemain Terbaik Edisi Februari" [Samsul Arif voted best player for February] (in Indonesian). Liga 1. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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