João Carvalho

Nottingham Forest On 14 June 2018, Carvalho signed a five-year contract with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest for a club-record transfer fee of £13.2m (€15 million). He scored his first goal for them on 19 September in a 2–1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday, finishing his first season with a further three as well as eight assists in a final ninth position.

Carvalho struggled to make an impact during his second year. Following a pre-season injury, he did make a bright return by scoring a goal in a 3–0 victory over arch-rivals Derby County in the second round of the EFL Cup. However, he was largely limited to substitute appearances by Sabri Lamouchi, making only nine starts as the manager was reportedly frustrated by the player's lack of determination to improve his performances in training when he was left out of the starting eleven.

On 29 September 2020, Carvalho was loaned to UD Almería, with the Spanish Segunda División club having an option to make the deal permanent.

Olympiacos On 29 January 2022, Carvalho joined Olympiacos F.C. for an undisclosed fee. He scored in 1–1 Super League Greece home draws against AEK Athens F.C. and PAOK FC, helping his team to win their 47th national championship (third in a row).

Estoril Carvalho was loaned to G.D. Estoril Praia for 2022–23. He scored his only goal of the campaign on 15 May 2023, his 40-metre strike in the 2–0 home win over F.C. Arouca ensuring top-flight survival for another year.

On 16 August 2024, Carvalho agreed to a permanent three-year contract.

International career Carvalho earned 60 caps for Portugal all youth levels comprised. He made his debut with the under-21 team on 6 September 2016, being booked in a 1–0 victory against Greece in Barcelos for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. On 11 October, also during that stage, he scored once in the 7–1 away rout of Liechtenstein.

Carvalho appeared in three finals with his country: the 2017 Under-21 Euro, the 2016 European Under-19 Championship and the 2014 European Under-17 Championship.

Career statistics

Honours Olympiacos Super League Greece: 2021–22