Tozé (footballer, born 1993)

For other people named Tozé, see Tozé.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinheiro and the second or paternal family name is Carvalho.
Tozé
Personal information
Full name António José Pinheiro de Carvalho[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Forjães, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Riyadh
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2006 Forjães
2007–2012 Porto
2008–2009 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Porto B 75 (28)
2013–2015 Porto 2 (0)
2014–2015 → Estoril (loan) 28 (5)
2015–2019 Vitória Guimarães 55 (9)
2016 Vitória Guimarães B 4 (2)
2017–2018 → Moreirense (loan) 26 (8)
2019–2023 Al-Nasr 95 (28)
2023–2024 Al-Hazem 34 (9)
2024– Al-Riyadh 14 (3)
International career
2008 Portugal U15 3 (0)
2008–2009 Portugal U16 6 (1)
2009–2010 Portugal U17 4 (1)
2010–2011 Portugal U18 6 (1)
2011–2012 Portugal U19 16 (4)
2012–2013 Portugal U20 18 (2)
2013–2015 Portugal U21 12 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

António José Pinheiro de Carvalho (born 14 January 1993), known as Tozé, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh.

Club career

Born in Forjães, Esposende, Tozé had two youth spells with Porto, the latter starting in 2009 and leading to his graduation.[2] He made his senior debut in the 2012–13 season, being a nuclear element for the B team in the Segunda Liga.[3]

On 10 February 2013, shortly after celebrating his 20th birthday, Tozé made his first official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a second-half substitute for Silvestre Varela in a 1–1 home draw against Olhanense in the Primeira Liga.[4] In the 2013–14 campaign, as the reserves came second in their league, he was runner-up in the scoring charts with one goal fewer than Jorge Pires' 22.[5]

Tozé was loaned to fellow top-flight club Estoril for 2014–15.[6] He scored a penalty against Porto to put his team 2–1 ahead in a league fixture on 9 November, in an eventual 2–2 home draw; right after the match, he was confronted in the stadium's tunnel by Porto staff members who accused him of lack of professionalism for scoring the penalty.[7]

After leaving the Estádio do Dragão in the summer of 2015, Tozé signed a four-year deal with Vitória de Guimarães also of the Portuguese top tier.[8] Ahead of 2017–18, he joined Moreirense in a season-long loan.[9]

On 25 August 2018, both Tozé and André André contributed one goal each to help defeat their 3–2 former side Porto away after being down 2–0.[10] The following June, having decided he would not renew his expiring contract with Vitória,[11] he moved to the UAE Pro League with Al-Nasr.[12]

Tozé scored the winning goal in the final of the UAE League Cup against Shabab Ali Ahli on 17 January 2020, helping his team to win their second title in the competition.[13] In July 2023, he joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Hazem on a free transfer.[14]

On 19 August 2024, Tozé remained in the country and division by agreeing to a contract at Al-Riyadh.[15]

International career

Tozé won 65 caps for Portugal at youth level, including 12 for the under-21s.[16] He participated with them at the 2015 UEFA European Championship, making two substitute appearances for the runners-up in the Czech Republic.[17][18]

Personal life

In 2011, Tozé was distinguished as the best student in all the public high schools of Porto, receiving an award from mayor Rui Rio. He graduated from Escola António Nobre with a final maximum grade of 20, and subsequently studied veterinary medicine in the Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, simultaneously with his football career.[19]

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2023[20]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 35 7 — — — 35 7
2013–14 Segunda Liga 40 21 — — — 40 21
Total 75 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 28
Porto 2012–13 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Estoril (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 28 5 1 1 3 0 5[c] 1 37 7
Vitória Guimarães 2015–16 Primeira Liga 13 0 0 0 1 0 2[c] 1 16 1
2016–17 Primeira Liga 11 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
2018–19 Primeira Liga 31 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 34 9
Total 55 9 5 0 3 0 2 1 65 10
Vitória Guimarães B 2015–16 LigaPro 3 2 — — — 3 2
2016–17 LigaPro 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Moreirense (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 26 8 3 1 2 0 — 31 9
Al-Nasr 2019–20 UAE Pro League 19 5 0 0 9 3 — 28 8
2020–21 UAE Pro League 25 7 0 0 5 2 — 30 9
2021–22 UAE Pro League 26 12 0 0 7 1 — 33 13
2022–23 UAE Pro League 25 4 0 0 6 0 — 31 4
Total 95 28 0 0 27 6 0 0 122 34
Al-Hazem 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 9 3 1 0 — — 10 3
Career total 294 83 10 2 33 6 7 2 344 93
  1. ^ Appearances in Taça de Portugal and King's Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Taça da Liga and UAE League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Porto

Al-Nasr

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tozé" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ Pereira, David (19 January 2021). "Os 10 jogadores minhotos mais valiosos da atualidade" [The 10 most valuable Minho-born players currently] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Tozé não fica no plantel do FC Porto" [Tozé does not remain in FC Porto squad] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Porto 1–1 Olhanense". PortuGOAL. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Jorge Pires é sinónimo de golo na LEDMAN LigaPro" [Jorge Pires is synonymous with goals in the LEDMAN LigaPro] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Dragons emprestam Tozé ao Estoril" [Dragons loan Tozé to Estoril] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Tozé quase em lágrimas após ser apertado no túnel" [Tozé nearly reduced to tears after tunnel run-in]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Tozé deixa o FC Porto e ruma ao V. Guimarães" [Tozé leaves FC Porto and heads for V. Guimarães] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. ^ Pires, Sérgio; Ferreira, Bruno José (30 August 2017). "Tozé reforça Moreirense por empréstimo do Vitória de Guimarães" [Tozé bolsters Moreirense on loan from Vitória de Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  10. ^ Andrade, David (25 August 2018). "Desta vez, a displicência do FC Porto resultou na perda de três pontos" [This time, FC Porto's nonchalance resulted in loss of three points]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  11. ^ Casaca, Manuel (9 April 2019). "Tozé quer despedida com Vitória na Europa" [Tozé wants farewell with Vitória in Europe]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  12. ^ Morais, André (24 June 2019). "Tozé ruma aos Emirados Árabes Unidos após deixar o V. Guimarães" [Tozé heads to the United Arab Emirates after leaving V. Guimarães]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  13. ^ a b Hasanyan, Arian (17 January 2020). "Al Nasr win UAE's Arabian Gulf Cup Final". Goal. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  14. ^ "رسميًا.. الحزم يُضم تـوزي" [It's official... Al-Hazem sign Tozé] (in Arabic). Hihi 2. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  15. ^ "الرياض يتعاقد مع البرتغالي توزي" [Al-Riyadh agree contract with Portugal's Tozé]. Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  16. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (23 April 2021). "Tozé: "Quando saí de Guimarães fui abordado por um 'grande'"" [Tozé: "When I left Guimarães I was approached by one of the 'Big Three'"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  17. ^ Ashby, Kevin (21 June 2015). "Improved Italy fail to break Portugal down". UEFA. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  18. ^ Kell, Tom (30 June 2015). "Spot-on Sweden beat Portugal to win U21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  19. ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (14 February 2013). "Tozé: nota 20 para entrar onde o F.C. Porto não entra" [Tozé: grade 20 to get in where F.C. Porto do not] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Tozé". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2014.