Basile de Carvalho

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Basile de Carvalho

| image = Basile Salomon Pereira de Carvalho.JPG

| upright = 1.2

| caption = De Carvalho while at Levski Sofia in 2011

| full_name = Basile Salomon Pereira de Carvalho

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1981|10|31}}

| birth_place = Ziguinchor, Senegal

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = Casa Sports | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2001–2002 | clubs2 = Louhans-Cuiseaux | caps2 = 39 | goals2 = 15

| years3 = 2002–2004 | clubs3 = Sochaux B | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 15

| years4 = 2002–2004 | clubs4 = Sochaux | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2003–2004 | clubs5 = → Sedan (loan) | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 9

| years6 = 2005–2010 | clubs6 = Brest | caps6 = 109 | goals6 = 18

| years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = Strasbourg | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2010–2012 | clubs8 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | caps8 = 38 | goals8 = 16

| years9 = 2012–2013 | clubs9 = Levski Sofia | caps9 = 25 | goals9 = 19

| years10 = 2013–2014 | clubs10 = White Star Bruxelles | caps10 = 28 | goals10 = 7

| years11 = 2015 | clubs11 = Interclube | caps11 = 5 | goals11 = 1

| years12 = 2015–2019 | clubs12 = Louhans-Cuiseaux | caps12 = 61 | goals12 = 29

| totalcaps = 405

| totalgoals = 142

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam1 = Guinea-Bissau

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Basile Salomon Pereira de Carvalho (born 31 October 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} Born in Senegal, he made he made six FIFA-official appearances for the Guinea-Bissau national team in 2011 and 2012, scoring twice.

Club career

=France=

De Carvalho was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal. He joined the French club Louhans-Cuiseaux in 2000,{{cite web|title=EN BREF - Le Parisien|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/en-bref-03-01-2001-2001866378.php|website=leparisien.fr|language=fr|date=3 January 2001|access-date=7 August 2020|archive-date=1 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701142538/https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/en-bref-03-01-2001-2001866378.php|url-status=dead}} and scored 15 goals in 38 games across two seasons there. Between 2002 and 2004, he played for Sochaux, with a one-year period out on loan to Sedan. De Carvalho then spent five years between 2005 and 2010 with Brest in Ligue 2 and Championnat National. In the beginning of 2010, he signed for Strasbourg in Championnat National, scoring once in 15 matches.

=Lokomotiv Plovdiv=

In 2010, De Carvalho joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a replacement for Garra Dembélé, who had just been sold to Levski Sofia. In six months there, he scored 7 goals in 13 matches.{{cite web|publisher=soccerway.com|title=Basile de Carvalho player profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/basile-de-carvalho/37725/|access-date=17 March 2012}} In January 2011, De Carvalho was close to being transferred to Levski Sofia, but the deal eventually fell through, purportedly due to his chronic shoulder problems.{{cite web|publisher=btv.bg|title=Левски се отказа от трансфера на Базил Де Карвальо|url=http://www.btv.bg/sport/bulgarian-football/story/1921027479-Levski_se_otkaza_ot_transfera_na_Bazil_De_Karvalyo.html|access-date=17 March 2012}} He continued to be a regular starter for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, when physically fit, during the 2011–12 season. On 15 March 2012, De Carvalho was sent off after an altercation with Hristo Yovov in the quarter-final of the Bulgarian Cup, which his team eventually won 2–1 after extra time.{{cite web|publisher=topmatch.bg|title=Драма в Пловдив: Локо е на полуфинал след продължения|url=http://topmatch.bg/article-7253-na-zhivo-lokomotiv-plovdiv-levski|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718044150/http://topmatch.bg/article-7253-na-zhivo-lokomotiv-plovdiv-levski|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2012|access-date=17 March 2012}}

=Levski Sofia=

On 12 June 2012, De Carvalho signed with Levski Sofia on a two-year deal.{{cite web|publisher=standartnews.com|title=Levski Sign with Basile de Carvalho|url=http://paper.standartnews.com/en/article.php?d=2012-06-13&article=39327|access-date=13 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305022850/http://paper.standartnews.com/en/article.php?d=2012-06-13&article=39327|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}} He made his competitive debut on 19 July, in a 1–0 home win over FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match, and scored his first goal (converting a penalty kick) in the return leg against the same opponent, which was lost by a score of 1–3.

On 28 November, Basile netted his first A Group hat-trick in a 7–1 home win against Etar 1924, scoring four goals. He became the first foreigner to score four goals in a one match for Levski.{{cite web|publisher=gong.bg|title=Базил влезе в историята на "Левски", стана първият чужденец с 4 гола в мач|url=http://www.gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=313135|access-date=28 November 2012|language=bg}} He finished the 2012–13 A Group season as the top goalscorer in the league, having found the net 19 times in total. His European campaign was somewhat less successful, as he missed a penalty in the first leg of a UEFA Europa League match against Kazakh team Irtysh Pavlodar; his team was eventually eliminated 2–0 on aggregate.

=White Star=

On 20 July 2013, De Carvalho relocated to Belgium, signing a contract with second division club White Star Bruxelles. He made his official debut (as a starter) on 4 August 2013, scoring an equalizing goal in the 2–1 home win over Geel.{{cite web|publisher=soccerway.com|title=White Star Bruxelles vs. Geel 2 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/08/04/belgium/second-division/white-star-woluwe-fc/verbr-geel-meerhout/1489169/|date=4 August 2013|access-date=9 February 2014}}

=Inter Luanda=

In July 2014, De Carvalho moved to Angola, signing a contract with top division club Inter Luanda.

=Louhans-Cuiseaux=

In January 2015, De Carvalho relocated to France, signing a contract with third division club Louhans-Cuiseaux, where he had started his career in Europe.{{cite web|title=Basile De Carvalho, de buts en banc|url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/football/basile-de-carvalho-de-buts-en-banc-06-09-2017-11653117.php|author=Moizant, Maël|website=letelegramme.fr|language=fr|date=6 September 2017 |access-date=7 August 2020}} In May 2019, he announced his retirement from football.{{cite web|title=Louhans-Cuiseaux FC : Basile De Carvalho annonce sa fin de carrière [+VIDEO]|url=https://www.lejsl.com/sport-local/2019/05/16/football-basile-de-carvalho-(louhans-cuiseaux)-annonce-sa-fin-de-carriere|author=Montavon, Richard|website=lejsl.com|language=fr|date=16 May 2019 |access-date=27 July 2020}}

International career

In September 2010, De Carvalho was called up to the national team of Guinea Bissau for the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. His debut came on 26 March 2011, in a 0–1 home loss against Uganda in a 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier.{{cite web|publisher=Dnevnik.bg|language=Bulgarian| title=Базил де Карвальо започва тренировки с "Локомотив" (Пд)|url=http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2011/03/28/1066670_bazil_de_karvalyo_zapochva_trenirovki_s_lokomotiv_pd/|date=28 March 2011|access-date=26 July 2011}}

On 10 August 2011, he opened his account for the national side, scoring twice in the 4–1 win against Equatorial Guinea in a friendly match.{{cite web|author=Arsov, Emil|publisher=Novsport.com| language=Bulgarian|title=Карвальо герой за Гвинея-Бисау, вкара два гола на Екваториална Гвинея |url=http://www.novsport.com/news155571_1056.html#comments/|date=11 August 2011|access-date=13 August 2011}} These two goals are not considered official due to the nature of the friendly game and are not listed below.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} De Carvalho participated in Guinea-Bissau's qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup.{{cite web|title=Africa 2014 World Cup Qualifying Preview Round-Up|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1715/previews/2011/11/14/2756381/africa-2014-world-cup-qualifying-preview-round-up|author=Ayari, Rami|website=goal.com|language=en|date=14 November 2011 |access-date=7 August 2020}}

Personal life

He holds French citizenship.{{Cite web |title=Basile De Carvalho |url=https://www.ligue2.fr/joueur?id=basile-salomon-de-carvalho |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=Ligue2 |language=fr-FR}}

Career statistics

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=Club=

{{updated|28 November 2012.}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/de-carvalho-basile-salomon |title=Basile de Carvalho career statistics |publisher=ligue1.com }}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Louhans-Cuiseaux \|2000–01 \|12	3	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	12	3
2001–02 \|27	12	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	28	12
Total !39	15	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	40	15
Sochaux B \|2002–03 \|23	8	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	23	8
Sochaux \|2002–03 \|2	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	2	0
Sedan (loan) \|2003–04 \|27	9	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	28	9
Sochaux \|2004–05 \|3	0	0	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	5	0
Sochaux B \|2004–05 \|6	7	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	6	7
rowspan="7"\|Brest \|2004–05 \|13	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	13	0
2005–06 \|11	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	11	0
2006–07 \|33	7	0	0	1	1	colspan="2"\|–	34	8
2007–08 \|32	5	3	1	2	1	colspan="2"\|–	37	7
2008–09 \|18	6	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	18	6
2009–10 \|2	0	2	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	4	1
Total !109	18	5	2	3	2	colspan="2"\|–	117	22
Strasbourg \|2009–10 \|15	1	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	15	1
rowspan="3"\|Lokomotiv Plovdiv \|2010–11 \|20	10	3	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	23	10
2011–12 \|18	6	3	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	21	6
Total !38	16	6	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	44	16
rowspan="3"\|Levski Sofia \|2012–13 \|25	19	4	0	colspan="2"\|–	2	1	31	20
2013–14 \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	2	0	2	0
Total !25	19	4	0	colspan="2"\|–	4	1	33	20
colspan="2"\|Career total !287	93	15	2	7	2	4	1	313	98

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each de Carvalho goal.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/42916/Basile_De_Carvalho.html|title=de Carvalho, Basile|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=17 February 2018}}

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Basile de Carvalho
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	3 September 2011	Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	{{fb\|KEN}}	align="center"\|1–1	align="center"\|1–2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"\|2	11 November 2011	Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	{{fb\|TOG}}	align="center"\|1–1	align="center"\|1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Basile de Carvalho

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

3 September 2011

Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya