William Carvalho

William Carvalho: Biography in Details

Who is William Carvalho?

William Carvalho aka William Silva de Carvalho is a Portuguese football player. Currently, he plays for the La Liga club Real Betis, as well as for the Portugal national team.

Basically, his playing position is as a defensive midfielder, and wears a jersey with the fourteen number.

Willliam is also an active player, who is representing Portugal in the FIFA World Cup 2022.

William Carvalho- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

The Portuguese footballer, William was born on 7 April 1992, in Luanda, Angola. As of 2022, he is 30 years old and holds Portuguese nationality.

Similarly, he belongs to a mixed ethnicity and according to the astrologers, his birth sign is Aries.

Moving on to his family background, he was born to his father, Simão Carvalho, and mother, Catarina Silva. Adding more, his grandfather, Praia, and uncle Afonso were also footballers by profession, who played for the Angolan club, Progresso Associação do Sambizanga.

William Carvalho- Professional Life, Careers

At a primal age, he moved to Portugal with his family, where he commenced playing football. He was first picked up by Algueirao when he was 11 times old. In 2004, he switched to Mira Sintra, where he was the youthful player on the platoon as well as their captain. The ensuing time he joined Sporting CP.

Sporting CP

Following Colorful youth systems at Sporting CP, Carvalho was promoted to the club’s elderly platoon in 2011. On April 3, 2011, he made his professional debut against VitoriaS.C in a 1- 1 draw for the Primeira Liga crown.

Also, Carvalho enjoyed six months loan spell with C.D. Fatima in the 3rd division, appearing in 13 games for three pretensions. Again he was lent out but this time to Cercle Brugge for and-a-half seasons, starting in January 2012. On April 7, 2012, he recorded his first professional thing in a 6- 4 home palm against OH Leuven.

For the 2013- 14 crusade, Carvalho replaced his parent club, being a protective dependence on Leonardo Jardim, who was a recently named trainer at the time. On October 27, 2013, he scored his first goal for Sporting CP, netting the 1- 1 equalizer, which concluded in a 1- 3 loss at FC Porto.

In grand, Carvalho appeared in 143 matches and scored ten pretensions for his domestic club. casting up, he has also merited several reputable accolades, including” 2013- 14 LPFP Premier Liga Advance Player of the Time”,” SJPF Young Player of the Month August 2013, September 2013, October 2013, November 2013, March 2014, and April 2014″, and” SJPF Player of the Month October 2013, November 2013, December 2013 and March 2014.”

Real Betis

William Carvalho signed a professional contract with, La Liga club Real Betis on July 13, 2018. On August 17, he made his La Liga debut during the match against Levante UD.

International Career

Though William is eligible for choosing both, Angola and Portugal, he primarily, represent, Portugal internationally. He has been part of different championships like Portugal U17, U18, and U19, as well as a U21 national team.

In 2014, he was called up to represent the Portugal national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and played his debut match against Sweden.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2022

During the opening match at 947 Stadium Qatar, Portugal beat Ghana by 3-2 on November 24, Thursday, 2022 at FIFA World Cup 2022. With a strong ongoing match, Portugal won over Uruguay by 2-0, on November 28, 2022, at Lusail Stadium, Qatar.

Recently, On December 2, 2022, Portugal played against South Korea at Education City Stadium and lost the match by 2-1 in the end.

Though Portugal lost in the end, it has been able to keep its place in round 16.

William Carvalho- Net worth, Salary

Being a footballer, William Carvalho has an estimated net worth of around $11 Million. Primarily, he makes a good amount from his football career.

As he is currently signed for the Progresso Associação do Sambizanga club, and is paid  £38,000 (per week) and £1,976,000 (per year).

William Carvalho- Rumors, Controversy

The 30-year-old footballer, William is not involved in any rumors or controversies. As he is able to maintain a clean profile, he stays away from the unnecessary limelight.

Body Features- Height, Weight

William Carvalho has an athletic body standing at the height of 6 feet 2 inches and weighs around 83 kg. Meanwhile, he has a dark complexion, with a pair of dark brown eyes and black hair.

Social Media

Talking about his social media presence, William owns an Instagram account under the username, @wcarvalho14, that has garnered more than 412k followers.

He joined Twitter on March 2017 and has racked up over 50.6k followers.

There is also an official Facebook page under his name, which is enriched with nearly, 1 million followers.

Apart from that, he is absent on TikTok and YouTube.

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