William Carvalho

Portuguese association football player

Angola Midfielder Palm City FC

34Age

80Int'l caps

5Int'l goals

6Clubs

384Club apps

24Club goals

190Height (cm)

William Carvalho: profile

William Carvalho (born 7 April 1992 in Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Palm City FC.

Carvalho made the step into senior football with C.D. Fátima in 2011. He has played for 6 clubs in 5 countries since 2011. His most appearances came at Real Betis Balompié (2018–2025), where he made 172 appearances and scored 8 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 384 appearances and 24 goals.

At international level, Carvalho has represented Portugal (2013–2022), earning 80 caps and scoring 5 goals.

Luanda has produced 141 footballers in our database, including Manucho, Flávio Amado and Bartolomeu Jacinto Quissanga.

Key facts

Club career: 2011–present (16 seasons)
Countries played in: 5: Portugal, Belgium, Spain, Mexico and United Arab Emirates
Club goals per game: 0.06 (24 in 384)
Latest move: Palm City FC (2026)
Shares a birthday with: Akram Nakach, Azzedine Amanallah and Franck-Yves Bambock (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2011	C.D. Fátima	Liga Portugal 2	13	3
2011–2018	Sporting CP	Primeira Liga	143	10
2012–2013	Cercle Brugge K.S.V.	Belgian Pro League	47	3
2018–2025	Real Betis Balompié	La Liga	172	8
2025–2026	CF Pachuca	Liga MX	9	0
2026–	Palm City FC	UAE Pro League	0	0
	Total		384	24

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2007–2009	Portugal U17	Under-17	25	5
2008–2010	Portugal U18	Under-18	8	1
2010–2011	Portugal U19	Under-19	9	2
2012	Portugal U20	Under-20	3	0
2012–2015	Portugal U21	Under-21	15	2
2013–2022	Portugal	Senior	80	5