Carlos Fonseca (footballer, born 1987)

Carlos Manuel Costa Fernandes Fonseca (born 23 August 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Kazakh club FC Tobol as a winger.

Not to be confused with Carlos Fonseca (footballer, born 1985).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Costa Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Fonseca.
Carlos Fonseca
Personal information
Full name Carlos Manuel Costa Fernandes Fonseca[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-23) 23 August 1987[1]
Place of birth Galegos, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Tobol
Number 87
Youth career
1997–2003 Santa Maria
2003–2004 Gil Vicente
2004–2006 Santa Maria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Santa Maria
2008–2010 Tirsense 56 (8)
2010–2013 Feirense 85 (7)
2013–2014 Chernomorets 24 (5)
2014–2015 Slavia Sofia 18 (5)
2015 → Irtysh (loan) 14 (2)
2016–2020 Irtysh 113 (17)
2020– Tobol 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2020

Club career

Born in Galegos (São Martinho), Barcelos, Fonseca played in every level of Portuguese football with the exception of the fourth division. He started with Santa Maria F.C. in the regional leagues, then moved straight to the third level with F.C. Tirsense.

Fonseca signed with Segunda Liga club C.D. Feirense in the summer of 2010, achieving immediate promotion and scoring one goal from 27 appearances in the process.[2][3] He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 14 August 2011, starting and being sent off at the hour-mark of a 0–0 home draw against C.D. Nacional.[4]

On 15 July 2013, Fonseca joined Bulgarian side PSFC Chernomorets Burgas after a successful one-week trial.[5] In January 2016, he moved from PFC Slavia Sofia[6] to Kazakhstan Premier League's FC Irtysh Pavlodar on a two-year contract after a six-month loan the previous season.[7]

On 30 December 2018, Fonseca signed a new one-year deal with Irtysh.[8] On 21 November of the following year, he agreed to a new extension.[9]

Fonseca joined FC Tobol of the same country and league on 8 July 2020.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 March 2020[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chernomorets 2013–14 A Group 24531––276
Slavia Sofia 2014–15 A Group 18511––196
2015–16 0000––00
Total 18511----196
Irtysh (loan) 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League 14200––142
Irtysh 2016 Kazakhstan Premier League 28632––318
2017 3252040–385
2018 263122020315
2019 25220––272
2020 2100––21
Total 1131784602012921
Tobol 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League 000000–00
Career total 16929126602018935

References
  1. "Fonseca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "Moreirense-Feirense, 2–5: Goleada garante liderança" [Moreirense-Feirense, 2–5: Rout confirms top place]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 April 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "Feirense garante subida" [Feirense guarantee promotion]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. "Feirense trava Nacional no quinto empate da primeira jornada" [Feirense stop Nacional in fifth draw of matchday one] (in Portuguese). TSF. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. "Черноморец с две нови попълнения" [Chernomorets with two new additions] (in Bulgarian). Gong.bg. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. "Фонсека подписа със Славия" [Fonseca has signed with Slavia] (in Bulgarian). News 7. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  7. "Иртыш заключил контракт с Фонсекой" [Irtysh hired Fonseca] (in Russian). Irtysh Pavlodar. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ИРТЫШ ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С К.ФОНСЕКОЙ" [Official: Irtysh extended C. Fonseca's contract] (in Russian). Irtysh Pavlodar. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. "РAVLODARNEWS.KZ: «С ШЕСТЬЮ ИГРОКАМИ ПОДПИСАНЫ НОВЫЕ КОНТРАКТЫ»" [PAVLODARNEWS.KZ: “New contracts signed with six players”] (in Russian). Irtysh Pavlodar. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. "Карлос Фонсека – игрок Тобола" [Carlos Fonseca – Tobol player] (in Russian). FC Tobol. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  11. "Fonseca". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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