Carlos Roberto da Cruz Júnior
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Roberto da Cruz Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | APOEL | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Corinthians | 24 | (3) |
| 2008–2014 | Sochaux | 129 | (2) |
| 2014– | APOEL | 56 | (2) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2016. | |||
Carlos Roberto da Cruz Junior, or simply Carlão (born 19 January 1986 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian central defender who plays for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division.
Career
Corinthians
Carlão started his career with Brazilian powerhouse Corinthians where he played a total of 24 games, and scored 3 goals.
Sochaux
In July 2008, Carlão was transferred from Corinthians to the French Ligue 1 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, after completing a deal worth €800,000.[1] He played for Sochaux from 2008 until 2014, appearing in 128 matches and scoring 1 goal.
APOEL
On 19 June 2014, after six French Ligue 1 seasons, he signed a two-year contract with APOEL from Cyprus.[2] He made his APOEL debut against HJK Helsinki at Sonera Stadium on 30 July 2014, in a 2–2 first leg draw for the third qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.[3] Carlão appeared in every group stage match in APOEL's 2014–15 UEFA Champions League campaign[4] and following his impressive performance at Camp Nou against FC Barcelona[5] for the first week of the group stage, he was included in UEFA.com's team of the week as the best central defender.[6] In his first season at APOEL, Carlão managed to win his first two career titles, as his team won both the Cypriot championship and the cup.[7]
He scored his first official goal in his second season at APOEL, netting the winner in his team's 2–1 home victory against Asteras Tripoli for the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League on 22 October 2015.[8]
On 3 August 2016, Carlão agreed to extend his contract with APOEL until May 2019.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 129 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 145 | 2 | |||
| APOEL | 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 11[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 185 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 243 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
Honours
References
- ↑ "OFFICIAL, Sochaux signed Carlao". transfermarketweb.com. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Carlao" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ↑ "APOEL comeback halts ten-man HJK". UEFA. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "APOEL FC Squad". UEFA. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ "Piqué the head boy as Barça edge past APOEL". UEFA. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "UEFA.com's team of the week". UEFA. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "APOEL secure league to wrap up Cypriot double". UEFA.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "APOEL come from behind to end eight-match wait". UEFA.com. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Carlos Roberto da Cruz Junior" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ligue 1 profile". Ligue1. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
External links
- APOEL official profile
- Carlos Roberto da Cruz Júnior profile at Soccerway
- Carlos Roberto da Cruz Júnior at thefinalball.com
- Ligue 1 official profile and stats
- globoesporte (Portuguese)