Antônio Carlos (footballer, born 1993)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cunha and the second or paternal family name is Capocasali. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Antônio Carlos
Personal information
Full name Antônio Carlos Cunha Capocasali Júnior
Date of birth (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Fluminense
Number 25
Youth career
2002–2007 Fluminense
2009 Sendas
2010–2012 Audax-SP
2011–2012 → Corinthians (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Corinthians 3 (0)
2013 → Oeste (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Avaí (loan) 32 (2)
2015–2018 Tombense 0 (0)
2015 → Avaí (loan) 29 (1)
2016 → Flamengo (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → Ponte Preta (loan) 14 (1)
2017–2018 → Palmeiras (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2021 Palmeiras 31 (1)
2020 → Orlando City (loan) 20 (1)
2021–2023 Orlando City 68 (3)
2023– Fluminense 9 (0)
International career
2012 Brazil U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

Antônio Carlos Cunha Capocasali Júnior (born 7 March 1993), known as Antônio Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense.

Club career

Early years

Growing up in the Coelho Neto neighbourhood of northern Rio de Janeiro, Antônio Carlos began his youth career at Fluminense and won three youth Carioca titles before questions over his height meant he was released.[2] In search of first team opportunities as a teenager, Carlos turned to non-league team Sendas, winning the Copa Rio in 2010.

Corinthians

In 2011, Carlos joined the youth setup at Corinthians initially on a loan deal before Corinthians bought 40% of his economic rights from Audax. He first appeared in a friendly against Osasco. Scoring twice in a 2–1 win over former-team Fluminense in the 2012 São Paulo Youth Cup final,[3] he was promoted to the main squad a month later and made his professional debut on 10 March 2012, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Guarani for the Campeonato Paulista championship.[4]

Antônio Carlos had subsequent loan spells with Série B teams Oeste and Avaí before being released at the end of 2014.[5][6]

Tombense

Antônio Carlos signed as a free agent with Tombense, a Série C team owned by Eduardo Uram, one of the leading agents in Brazil. From Tombense, Carlos was loaned to multiple Série A teams, first back to Avaí and then Flamengo, Ponte Preta and Palmeiras.[7][8][9]

Palmeiras

Antônio Carlos' one-year loan deal with Palmeiras in 2017 was initially extended by the club for the start of the 2018 season before they decided to permanently purchase 50% of his economic rights in July 2018, signed the defender until June 2023.[10] Carlos made 22 appearances in Série A as Palmeiras won the title in 2018.

Loan to Orlando City

On 30 December 2019, Carlos joined MLS team Orlando City on loan ahead of the 2020 season.[11] He made his debut for the team in the season opener on 29 February as the team kept clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Real Salt Lake.[12] He scored his first goal for the team on 3 October 2020 in a 3–1 win over New York Red Bulls.[13]

Orlando City

On 1 December 2020, Carlos made the move to Orlando City permanent ahead of the 2021 season.[14]

Fluminense

On 16 December 2023, Orlando City announced the sale of Carlos for an undisclosed fee to Fluminense.[15]

International career

In March 2012, Antônio Carlos was called up to the Brazil U20s to compete in the International Mediterranean Cup in Barcelona, Spain. In March 2013, he was again called up, this time to play in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship in Argentina but was a last minute cut after the coaching staff decided to add Jordi Almeida, a third goalkeeper, to the squad instead.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 November 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Corinthians 2012 Série A 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0 5 0
Oeste (loan) 2013 Série B 1 0 0 0 — — 10 0 11 0
Avaí (loan) 2014 Série B 32 2 0 0 — — 16 1 48 3
Tombense 2015 Série C 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Avaí (loan) 2015 Série A 29 1 3 0 — — 9 1 41 2
Flamengo (loan) 2016 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Ponte Preta (loan) 2016 Série A 14 1 1 0 — — 0 0 15 1
Palmeiras (loan) 2017 Série A 5 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0 8 0
Palmeiras 2018 Série A 22 1 6 0 8 0 — 16 2 52 3
2019 9 0 2 0 3 0 — 9 0 23 0
Total 36 1 8 0 12 0 0 0 27 2 83 3
Orlando City (loan) 2020 MLS 20 1 — — 2 0 4[a] 0 26 1
Orlando City 2021 MLS 29 2 — — 1 0 1[b] 0 31 2
2022 21 0 3 0 — 1 0 — 25 0
2023 18 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3[c] 0 24 1
Total 88 4 3 0 0 0 7 0 8 0 106 4
Career total 203 9 15 0 12 0 6 0 72 4 309 13
  1. ^ MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  2. ^ Leagues Cup
  3. ^ Leagues Cup

Honours

Sendas

Corinthians

Palmeiras

Orlando City

Fluminense

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Antônio Carlos". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ GloboEsporte.comFlorianópolis, Por. "Pequeno que virou grande: Antonio Carlos faz do Avaí um sonho olímpico". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  3. ^ Paulo, Por Gustavo Serbonchini e Marcos Guerra São. "Com gol de ex-tricolor aos 44, Timão bate Flu e leva Copinha pela oitava vez". globoesporte.com.
  4. ^ Seis campeões da Copa SP já integram o elenco do Corinthians (Six champions of Copa SP already are part of Corinthians' squad); Terra, 6 February 2012 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Corinthians empresta zagueiro campeão da Copinha em 2012 ao Oeste (Corinthians loans stopper champion of Copinha in 2012 to Oeste); IG, 8 February 2013 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Corinthians empresta zagueiro para o Avaí até o fim do ano (Corinthians loans stopper to Avaí until the end of the year) Archived 4 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Lance!, 31 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ "De olho em volante, meia e atacante, Corinthians vê 2015 "encaminhado"". www.foxsports.com.br (in Portuguese).
  8. ^ Janeiro, Por Gustavo Rotstein e Ivan RauppRio de. "Fla fecha a contratação do zagueiro Antonio Carlos, ex-Avaí, por um ano". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  9. ^ "Ponte Preta anuncia Antônio Carlos como novo reforço para a zaga". ESPN (in Portuguese).
  10. ^ "Antônio Carlos assina em definitivo com o Verdão | Palmeiras". Folha Nobre (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Brazilian Center Back Antônio Carlos". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  12. ^ "Orlando City SC 0, Real Salt Lake 0 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  13. ^ "Orlando City SC 3, New York Red Bulls 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  14. ^ "Orlando City SC Executes Permanent Transfer for Antonio Carlos, Defender Signs New Contract | Orlando City".
  15. ^ "Orlando City SC Transfers Defender Antonio Carlos to Copa Libertadores Champions Fluminense". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  16. ^ Juan, Por Marcelo Baltar Direto de San. "Zagueiro Antônio Carlos, do Corinthians, é cortado da sub-20". globoesporte.com.
  17. ^ "Brazil - Antônio Carlos - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ^ "Com domínio do Palmeiras, Seleção é premiada recheada de finalistas" [With prevalence of Palmeiras, Best XI is awarded full of finalists] (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.