Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Manuel dos Santos Fortes [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 November 1994||
Place of birth | Charneca, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Dhafra | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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) |
2016–2017 | → Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2017 | → Vizela (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Vizela | 26 | (10) |
2018–2019 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 19 | (5) |
2019–2020 | Universitatea Craiova | 19 | (1) |
2020 | → IR Tanger (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Vilafranquense | 25 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Arema | 31 | (20) |
2022–2024 | PSIS Semarang | 37 | (13) |
2024– | Al Dhafra | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Carlos Manuel dos Santos Fortes (born 9 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE First Division League club Al Dhafra. Born in Portugal, he represents the Cape Verde national team.
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]
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]
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]
On 2 February 2024, Fortes signed a short-term deal with Al Dhafra in the UAE First Division League. [20]
Fortes appeared with the Portugal under-20 team in the 2014 Toulon Tournament. [21] [22] 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. [23] He won his first cap the following day, starting the 1–0 win over Equatorial Guinea. [24]
Fortes' older brother, Fábio, was also a footballer and a forward. [5]
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Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Carlos Manuel dos Santos Fortes [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 November 1994||
Place of birth | Charneca, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Dhafra | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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) |
2016–2017 | → Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2017 | → Vizela (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Vizela | 26 | (10) |
2018–2019 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 19 | (5) |
2019–2020 | Universitatea Craiova | 19 | (1) |
2020 | → IR Tanger (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Vilafranquense | 25 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Arema | 31 | (20) |
2022–2024 | PSIS Semarang | 37 | (13) |
2024– | Al Dhafra | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Carlos Manuel dos Santos Fortes (born 9 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE First Division League club Al Dhafra. Born in Portugal, he represents the Cape Verde national team.
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]
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]
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]
On 2 February 2024, Fortes signed a short-term deal with Al Dhafra in the UAE First Division League. [20]
Fortes appeared with the Portugal under-20 team in the 2014 Toulon Tournament. [21] [22] 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. [23] He won his first cap the following day, starting the 1–0 win over Equatorial Guinea. [24]
Fortes' older brother, Fábio, was also a footballer and a forward. [5]
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