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For the Dutch footballer, see Carlos Fortes.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Fortes.

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 Cape Verde.

Club career

Braga

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

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

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

On 2 February 2024, Fortes signed a short-term deal with Al Dhafra in the UAE First Division League.[20]

International career

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]

Personal life

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

Honours

Individual

References

  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. 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. ^ "Torneio de Toulon: Portugal-México, 2–0" [Toulon Tournament: Portugal-Mexico, 2–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Torneio de Toulon: Portugal-Chile, 3–1" [Toulon Tournament: Portugal-Chile, 3–1]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "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.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Fortes_(footballer,_born_1994)