Carlos Júnior

Júnior's current-season form is up 31% on last season (Season 16→21), while his Rating held around 23. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 58).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Al Shabab · 13th	1	0	0	6.2	23	21
2025/26	Al Shabab · 13th	15	4	0	6.82	22	16
2023/24	Al Shabab · 8th	24	6	3	6.92	43	28
2022/23	Al Shabab · 4th	22	12	2	7.15	53	47
2021/22	Al Shabab · 10th	23	13	3	7.22	57	54
2021/22	Santa Clara · 7th	2	2	0	7.6	55	6

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

Carlos Júnior is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Al Shabab, rated 22.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.35 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Júnior.

On the season, Júnior graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals and 0 assists in 15 appearances (0.345 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 31 Júnior is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStreaky

22.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

15.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.35

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Al Shabab finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.27

Goals / app

4 goals in 15 appearances (0.27 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.3 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.35 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.345

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.345

Defensive actions / 901.985

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.173

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 31, Júnior sits on 3.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Júnior's projected Rating — 22.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions6

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Al Shabab(back from loan)Jul 2025 – now

NEOM(on loan)until Jul 2025

AAl Suqoor(on loan)Sept 2024 – Jul 2025

Al ShababAug 2021 – Sept 2024

Santa ClaraJul 2019 – Aug 2021

Rio Aveuntil Jul 2019

PParana(on loan)Apr 2018 – Jul 2019

Atletico-MG(back from loan)Jan 2018 – Apr 2018

Internacional(on loan)Feb 2017 – Jan 2018

Atletico-MGuntil Feb 2017

About Carlos Júnior

Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior is a 31-year-old centre-forward who plays for Al Shabab, born on August 15, 1995 in Santa Luzia, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Al Shabab currently sit 13th of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, Carlos Júnior has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 6.2 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 13, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Al-Qadisiyah FC (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Carlos Júnior's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Al Shabab face Al-Hazm away in the Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Carlos Júnior at 22.3 with a Season form score of 15.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Division 1 and the Mineiro 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, Carlos Júnior has totalled 245 club appearances with 70 goals and 14 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 34 appearances for Santa Clara.

Carlos Júnior's career has also included time at NEOM, AAl Suqoor, Santa Clara, Rio Ave, PParana, Atletico-MG and Internacional.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.