Carlos Augusto (footballer)

Carlos Augusto Zopolato Neves (born 7 January 1999), known as Carlos Augusto or simply Carlos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie B club Monza. Carlos is also capable of playing as a centre-back; he has been praised for his defensive abilities and his crossing.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Zopolato and the second or paternal family name is Neves.
Carlos Augusto
Carlos with Monza in 2021
Personal information
Full name Carlos Augusto Zopolato Neves
Date of birth (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999
Place of birth Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Monza
Number 30
Youth career
2011–2018 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Corinthians 32 (1)
2020– Monza 47 (5)
National team
2018–2019 Brazil U20 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:53, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Corinthians

Carlos started his career when he was 12 years old at Corinthians. He was part of the 2017 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior squad that ended up as champion.[1]

Coming through the youth system, Carlos made his professional debut for Corinthians in a friendly against Grêmio on 8 July 2018.[2] He made his official debut as a starter against Athletico Paranaense on 4 August of the same year.[3] Carlos played 32 official games for Corinthians, scoring one goal.[4] He also won the Campeonato Paulista twice: in 2018 and 2019.[4]

2020–21 season

On 28 August 2020, Carlos joined newly-promoted Serie B side Monza on a permanent deal.[4] He scored his first goal on 12 December 2020, in a 2–0 win over Venezia away from home.[5] He became the youngest defender in the 2020–21 Serie B season to score a long-range goal to date.[5] Carlos scored his second goal on 22 December, in a 2–0 win at home against Ascoli.[6] Carlos was nominated in the Serie B Team of the Season, finishing the season with three goals and two assists.[7]

2021–22 season

Carlos began the season by scoring against Cittadella in the first round of the 2021–22 Coppa Italia on 14 August 2021; the match ended in a 2–1 defeat.[8]

International career

On 13 December 2018, Carlos was included in the Brazil under-20s for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[9]

Style of play

Mainly a left-back, Carlos is also capable of playing as a centre-back in both a four-man and three-man defence.[10] His main characteristics are his high elevation and his defensive prowess.[10] Notwithstanding his defensive abilities, Carlos possesses good attacking qualities, mainly his crossing.[10] He has been described as "ideal for Italian football".[10]

Personal life

On October 2020, Carlos tested positive for COVID-19.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League[lower-alpha 1] National Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2018 Série A 7000001[lower-alpha 3]0—80
2019 Série A 15120202[lower-alpha 3]0—211
2020 Série A 00800000—30
Total 221100203000371
Monza 2020–21 Serie B 303—10—2[lower-alpha 4]0333
2021–22 Serie B 172—11——183
Total 47500210020516
Career total 696100413020887
  1. Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

Corinthians

Individual

References
  1. Lucas Faraldo (11 March 2018). "Quem é Carlos Augusto, jovem estreante do Corinthians para o jogo deste domingo?" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. Staff (11 July 2018). "Carlos Augusto vibra com estreia e projeta futuro vitorioso no Corinthians" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. Staff (5 August 2018). "'Feliz demais': joia da base do Corinthians comemora estreia como profissional" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. "Carlos Augusto è del Monza!" (in Italian). Monza. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. "Le statistiche di Venezia-Monza - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  6. "Serie B, Monza batte Ascoli: gol di Carlos Augusto e Frattesi, tre punti biancorossi". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. "I social schierano la top 11 della Serie BKT 2020-21". Lega B (in Italian). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. "Cittadella sempre "infernale" per il Monza, la sconfitta per 2-1 costa l'eliminazione!". MBNews (in Italian). 14 August 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. "Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 convocada para o Sul-Americano 2019" [Brazil national under-20 team called up for the 2019 South American Championship] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. "Esclusiva - Andrew Sousa (giornalista Brasile): 'Il Monza e Carlos Augusto sono a buon punto, il Corinthians...'". Monza-News (in Italian). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  11. "Pisa-Monza: i convocati" (in Italian). Monza. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  12. Carlos Augusto at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  13. "I social schierano la top 11 della Serie BKT 2020-21". Lega B (in Italian). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.


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