Felipe Carballo

Uruguayan footballer (born 1996)
Felipe Carballo
Personal information
Full name Felipe Ignacio Carballo Ares
Date of birth (1996-10-04) 4 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
(on loan from Grêmio)
Number 20
Youth career
Montevideo Belgrano
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Nacional 22 (4)
2017–2021 Sevilla B 32 (0)
2019–2020 → Nacional (loan) 59 (9)
2021–2022 Nacional 56 (8)
2023– Grêmio 41 (1)
2024– → New York Red Bulls (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Uruguay 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Felipe Ignacio Carballo Ares (born 4 October 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for New York Red Bulls, on loan from Grêmio.

Club career

Nacional

Born in Montevideo, Carballo was a Nacional youth graduate.[1] He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 28 February 2016, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Plaza Colonia.[2]

Carballo scored his first professional goal on 10 April 2016, netting his team's third in a 4–2 away win against Defensor Sporting.[3] After contributing with ten appearances, he returned to the youth side ahead of the 2016 season, but was included in the first team again in 2017.

Sevilla

On 29 August 2017, Carballo signed a five-year contract with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[4] He was sold for a fee around 2.5 million euros.

Return to Nacional

On 18 January 2019, Carballo was loaned out to his former club Nacional until the end of 2019.[5] The loan spell was later extended for one further year. On 23 April 2019, Carballo scored his first goal in Copa Libertadores, helping Nacional to a 1-0 victory over Atlético Mineiro in a match played in Belo Horizonte. [6] On 12 March 2020, Carballo scored another game winning goal in a 1-0 win over Estudiantes de Mérida in a Copa Libertadores match played at Estadio Gran Parque Central. [7] Carballo was an important player for Nacional over the next several years, helping them to various league titles.

On 9 January 2021, Carballo signed a permanent three-year deal with Nacional.[8] During December of 2022, he was selected as the Uruguayan Primera División Player of the Year, during the season he appeared in 35 league matches scoring 8 goals, helping Nacional to its 49th league title.[9]

Grêmio

On 20 December 2022, Grêmio announced the signing of Carballo on a contract until 2026.[10][11][12][13] He made his debut for Grêmio on 17 January 2023,entering as a substitute in a 4–1 victory over São Luiz, during the 2023 Recopa Gaúcha.[14][15][16] On 5 March 2023, he scored his first goal for Grêmio in a 2–1 victory over Internacional.[17][18] On 27 August 2023, Carballo scored his first goal in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in Gremio's 3-0 victory over Cruzeiro. [19]

International career

On 21 October 2022, Carballo was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[20] On 24 March 2023, he made his debut for Uruguay in a 1-1 draw with Japan, coming on for Manuel Ugarte.[21][22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 August 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División 10 1 0 0 7[a] 0 17 1
2016 Uruguayan Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017 Uruguayan Primera División 11 3 0 0 3[a] 0 14 3
Total 22 4 0 0 10 0 32 4
Sevilla Atlético 2017–18 Segunda División 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2018–19 Segunda División B 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Total 32 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Nacional 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 23 3 1 0 6[a] 1 30 4
2020 Uruguayan Primera División 36 6 1 1 7[a] 1 44 8
2021 Uruguayan Primera División 21 0 1 0 6[a] 0 28 0
2022 Uruguayan Primera División 35 8 0 0 9[a] 0 44 8
Total 115 17 3 1 28 2 146 20
Grêmio 2023 Brasileiro Série A 22 1 17[b] 1 0 0 39 2
2024 Brasileiro Série A 9 0 3[c] 0 3[a] 0 15 0
Total 31 1 20 1 3 0 54 2
Career totals 200 22 23 2 41 2 264 26
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ 10 Appearance(s) and 1 goal in Campeonato Gaúcho and 7 in Copa do Brasil
  3. ^ 3 Appearance(s) in Copa do Brasil

International

As of 22 November 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2023 7 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Club

Nacional
Grêmio

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Felipe Carballo: la promesa tricolor que sueña con ser nutricionista y campeón" [Felipe Carballo: the tricolor prospect dreams about being a nutritionist and champion] (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Plaza Colonia 2–0 Nacional" (in Spanish). AUF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Nacional le ganó 4 a 2 a Defensor Sporting en el Franzini" [Nacional defeated Defensor Sporting by 4–2 at the Franzini] (in Spanish). Teledoce. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ "El uruguayo Felipe Carballo, refuerzo para la medular del filial" [Uruguayan Felipe Carballo, addition for the midfield of the reserves] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ^ Felipe Carballo regresa a su casa, nacional.uy, 18 January 2019
  6. ^ "OTRO TRIUNFO EN BRASIL: ¡A OCTAVOS!" (in Spanish). pasiontricolor.com.uy. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Nacional derrotó 1-0 a Estudiantes de Mérida en el Parque Central" (in Spanish). www.subrayado.com.uy. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. ^ Felipe Carballo se desvincula del Sevilla y se queda en Nacional, as.com, 9 January 2021
  9. ^ "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Grêmio anuncia contratação do meio-campista Carballo para a temporada". Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  11. ^ "Grêmio anuncia a contratação do uruguaio Felipe Carballo". ge. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  12. ^ "Grêmio anuncia contratação do volante uruguaio Felipe Carballo". UOL. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  13. ^ "Grêmio anuncia a contratação do meia Felipe Carballo". TNT Sports. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  14. ^ "Suárez marca três em estreia, Grêmio goleia São Luiz e conquista a Recopa Gaúcha". ge. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  15. ^ "Suárez faz três na estreia, Grêmio goleia o São Luiz e conquista a Recopa". UOL. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  16. ^ "Com três de Suárez, Grêmio goleia o São Luiz e conquista a Recopa Gaúcha". Gaúcha ZH. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  17. ^ "Com gol nos acréscimos, Grêmio vence o Inter na Arena em 1º Gre-Nal de Suárez". ge. 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  18. ^ "Com gol nos acréscimos, Grêmio vence o Inter na Arena em 1º Gre-Nal de Suárez". LANCE!. 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  19. ^ "Gremio 3-0 Cruzeiro: mirá el show de Felipe Carballo y Luis Suárez para darle el triunfo al tricolor en Brasil". 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Santiago Bueno y Felipe Carballo debutaron con la selección uruguaya mayor en el amistoso ante Japón" (in Spanish). El Observador. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  22. ^ "Uruguai e Japão empatam em 1 a 1 em amistoso em Tóquio". UOL. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  23. ^ a b Felipe Carballo at Soccerway
  24. ^ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2020". 6 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  25. ^ "Uruguayo: Nacional, con doblete de Suárez y Gigliotti, venció 4-1 a Liverpool y es campeón" (in Spanish). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Nacional se quedó con la Supercopa Uruguaya 2021". 2 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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