Nationality: Portuguese
Date of Birth: May 18, 1978
Place Of Birth: Amarante, Portugal
Playing Position: Centre Back
Current Club: Chelsea
Club Career: 1998–2004 FC Porto
1999–2000 → Vitória FC (loan
2000–2001 → FC Alverca (loan)
2004 → Chelsea
International Career: Portugal
Chelsea
At Stamford Bridge, Carvalho joined his former manager José Mourinho and former teammate Paulo Ferreira, both of whom were signed by Chelsea earlier in the offseason. He performed well in his first season with Chelsea and helped them win the Premier League and the League Cup. He scored his first goal for Chelsea in a 3–1 victory over Norwich City.
The start of 2005–2006 was not as smooth for Carvalho, as he was publicly lambasted by Mourinho after making comments relating to his lack of match time. He later returned to favour, though, and was a near-regular in the side from September. He scored his second Chelsea goal in the 4–0 home win to Real Betis in the Champions League. Carvalho continued his scoring run in Europe by netting the second goal in Chelsea’s 2–0 away victory over RSC Anderlecht of Belgium, scoring from a Hernàn Crespo flick on which he blasted into the roof of the net. Carvalho received the first red card of his Chelsea career in January 2006, in Chelsea’s 3–2 victory over Fulham, and on 29 April 2006, he scored a goal in the Barclay’s Premier League match against Manchester United, finishing off a move he had started on the edge of his own penalty area by smashing the ball into the net, to help Chelsea clinch the title for the second consecutive year. Carvalho scored the equalizer against Manchester United in a 1–1 draw in the following season – a header from a Frank Lampard corner that also bounced off Louis Saha’s head. He scored another in April against Tottenham Hotspur, this time a long-range strike from 30 yards, to earn his team a 1–0 win.
Carvalho injured the medial ligaments of his right leg against Bolton on 28 April 2007.The injury meant Carvalho missed the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool. He also missed the FA Cup Final against Manchester United, which Chelsea won after a goal from Didier Drogba during extra time.
On May 18, 2007, Carvalho signed a 5 year contract extension with Chelsea, keeping him at the club through the 2011/12 season.
For playing so well during the 06–07 season, Carvalho has been recognized by a number of organizations. Sky Sports listed him as one of 7 candidates for the Premiership’s "Defender of the Year". He was also one of three Chelsea players nominated for the club’s "Player of the Year" honour, which was won by Michael Essien. Information From http://www.wikipedia.org
