Ricardo Carvalho

Ricardo Carvalho

Carvalho with Real Madrid in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho[1]
Date of birth	(1978-05-18) 18 May 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Amarante, Portugal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1989–1995	Amarante
1995–1997	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2004	Porto	73	(3)
1998–1999	→ Leça (loan)	22	(1)
1999–2000	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)	25	(2)
2000–2001	→ Alverca (loan)	29	(1)
2004–2010	Chelsea	135	(7)
2010–2013	Real Madrid	50	(3)
2013–2016	Monaco	95	(2)
2017	Shanghai SIPG	4	(0)
Total		433	(19)
International career
1998–1999	Portugal U21	14	(1)
2003–2016	Portugal	89	(5)
Managerial career
2019–2021	Marseille (assistant)
2023–	Portugal (assistant)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship Winner 2016 France Runner-up 2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu kɐɾˈvaʎu]; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Carvalho began his career at Porto, where he had loan spells at Leça, Vitória de Setúbal and Alverca, before winning domestic and European trophies under José Mourinho's management. In July 2004, Carvalho transferred to Chelsea for a fee of just under €30 million. With the Blues, he won two Premier League titles in a row and one League Cup, in his first two seasons. In 2008, he was voted the team's Players' Player of the Year. Two years later, he helped Chelsea win the league and FA Cup, the first Double in the club's history. In August 2010, after six years with Chelsea, he transferred to Real Madrid for a fee of £6.7 million, winning two domestic honours under Mourinho's management before a free transfer to Monaco in 2013.

In international football, Carvalho's national team career began on 11 October 2003 in a friendly match against Albania. He represented Portugal in three UEFA European Championships and two FIFA World Cups, and was a member of the team that won UEFA Euro 2016. He was a regular in Portugal's lineup during Euro 2004, when his country advanced all the way to the final before losing to Greece. At the 2006 World Cup, he played in six matches for Portugal, who finished fourth after reaching the semi-finals.