Carlos Forbs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Sintra, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-wing | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 91 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | NADCC Sintra | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2015– | Manchester City | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Portugal U19 | 15 | (2) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2023 | |||
Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges (born 19 March 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Manchester City.[1]
Club career
Born in Sintra, Lisboa Region, Carlos Borges started playing football there, before enjoying a season-short spell at Sporting Portugal in the capital, from where he joined the Manchester City Academy.[2][3][4]
In Manchester, he progressed through all of the youth categories, becoming a regular provider of goals and assists with the under-18 and under-23 teams, as City won both national tournaments between 2020 and 2022.[2][3][5][6] He was named under-18 player of the season for Manchester City in May 2021.[7]
By the end of 2021, he made his Youth League debut, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 away pool win against RB Leipzig.[8]
He made headlines in September 2022, as he scored a hat-trick and delivered an assist during Manchester City's opening game of the Youth League, a 5–1 away win against Sevilla.[2][4][8][9] He also proved to be instrumental a month later, with a goal and an assist in the 3–1 win at Copenhagen.[10]
International career
Born in Portugal, Borges is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[11] He is a youth international for Portugal. By 2022, he became a regular starter with the Portuguese under-19s.[4][12]
References
- ^ Carlos Forbs at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Guerra, Francisco (7 September 2022). "Carlos Borges, a nova coqueluche do Manchester City". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Brennan, Stuart (1 February 2022). "Man City have another Portuguese star in the making". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ a b c ""Hat-trick" do português Carlos Borges pelo Manchester City na Youth League - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bajkowski, Simon (19 May 2022). "Man City exciting winger Carlos Borges is out to make up for lost time". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Smith, Jonathan (6 July 2022). "Palmer, Kayky, Delap and the Man City wonderkids who could follow in Foden's footsteps". Goal. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Manchester City fans laud 'insane' Carlos Borges after U-18 award". The Boot Room. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ a b Lawless, Josh (6 September 2022). "18-year-old Manchester City prospect Carlos Borges is a serious talent, his stats are crazy". SPORTbible. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A nova pérola portuguesa no Man. City: Carlos Borges deu show em Sevilha". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Brotherton, Alex (11 October 2022). "Carlos Borges sends Pep Guardiola message in Man City EDS Youth League win". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Borges | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker.
- ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (16 September 2022). "Sporting domina escolhas de Joaquim Milheiro". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
External links
- Carlos Forbs at Soccerway
- Carlos Borges with Manchester City