Felipe Carballo

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Felipe Carballo
Personal information
Full name Felipe Ignacio Carballo Ares
Date of birth (1996-10-04) 4 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Grêmio
Number 8
Youth career
Montevideo Belgrano
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Nacional 21 (4)
2017–2021 Sevilla B 32 (0)
2019–2020Nacional (loan) 53 (9)
2021–2022 Nacional 54 (8)
2023– Grêmio 9 (1)
International career
2023– Uruguay 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Felipe Ignacio Carballo Ares (born 4 October 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio and the Uruguay national team.

Club career[edit]

Nacional[edit]

Born in Montevideo, Carballo was a Nacional youth graduate.[1] He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 28 February 2016, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Plaza Colonia.[2]

Carballo scored his first professional goal on 10 April 2016, netting his team's third in a 4–2 away win against Defensor Sporting.[3] After contributing with ten appearances, he returned to the youth side ahead of the 2016 season, but was included in the first team again in 2017.

Sevilla[edit]

On 29 August 2017, Carballo signed a five-year contract with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[4] He was sold for a fee around 2.5 million euros.

On 18 January 2019, Carballo was loaned out to his former club Nacional until the end of 2019.[5] The loan spell was later extended for one further year. On 9 January 2021, Carballo signed a permanent three-year deal with Nacional.[6]

Grêmio[edit]

On 20 December 2022, Grêmio announced the signing of Carballo on a contract until 2026.

International career[edit]

On 21 October 2022, Carballo was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 30 January 2018[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
2016 Uruguayan Primera División 6 0 0 0 7[a] 0 13 0
2017 Uruguayan Primera División 11 3 0 0 3[a] 0 14 3
Total 27 4 0 0 10 0 37 4
Sevilla Atlético 2017–18 Segunda División 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Career totals 42 4 0 0 10 0 52 4
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International[edit]

As of 22 November 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2023 7 0
Total 7 0

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Grêmio

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Felipe Carballo: la promesa tricolor que sueña con ser nutricionista y campeón" [Felipe Carballo: the tricolor prospect dreams about being a nutritionist and champion] (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Plaza Colonia 2–0 Nacional" (in Spanish). AUF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Nacional le ganó 4 a 2 a Defensor Sporting en el Franzini" [Nacional defeated Defensor Sporting by 4–2 at the Franzini] (in Spanish). Teledoce. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ "El uruguayo Felipe Carballo, refuerzo para la medular del filial" [Uruguayan Felipe Carballo, addition for the midfield of the reserves] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ^ Felipe Carballo regresa a su casa, nacional.uy, 18 January 2019
  6. ^ Felipe Carballo se desvincula del Sevilla y se queda en Nacional, as.com, 9 January 2021
  7. ^ "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b Felipe Carballo at Soccerway

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