Basile de Carvalho

Basile Salomon Pereira de Carvalho
Born	(1981-10-31) October 31, 1981 Ziguinchor, Senegal
Occupation	Professional footballer (retired)
Years active	2000–2019
Known for	Forward for clubs including Louhans-Cuiseaux, Sochaux, Brest, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Levski Sofia; Guinea-Bissau national team player

Basile Salomon Pereira de Carvalho (born 31 October 1981) is a retired professional soccer player who operated primarily as a forward. Although born in Senegal, he represented the Guinea-Bissau national side, earning six official FIFA caps between 2011 and 2012 and netting two goals.

France

Originating from Ziguinchor, Senegal, De Carvalho began his European journey with French outfit Louhans-Cuiseaux in 2000, where he tallied 15 goals across 38 appearances over two seasons. Between 2002 and 2004, he was on the books of Sochaux, including a loan spell lasting one year at Sedan. From 2005 until 2010, he spent five seasons competing with Brest in both the Ligue 2 and Championnat National. Early in 2010, he transferred to Strasbourg competing in the Championnat National, where he found the net once in 15 outings.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

De Carvalho moved to Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2010 as a successor to Garra Dembélé, scoring seven times in just 13 games within half a year. A proposed move to Levski Sofia in January 2011 was aborted due to persistent shoulder problems. Nevertheless, when fit, he featured regularly throughout the 2011–12 season. Notably, on 15 March 2012, he received a red card during the Bulgarian Cup quarter-final against Levski Sofia; Lokomotiv ultimately triumphed 2–1 after extra time.

Levski Sofia

On 12 June 2012, De Carvalho secured a two-year deal with Levski Sofia. His competitive debut came on 19 July in a UEFA Europa League fixture, contributing to a 1–0 victory over FK Sarajevo. He opened his scoring account for the club via a penalty in the second leg despite a 1–3 defeat.

On 28 November, he achieved a remarkable feat by scoring four goals in a commanding 7–1 league win against Etar 1924, becoming the first non-Bulgarian player to record four goals in one match for Levski. De Carvalho concluded the 2012–13 A Group season as top marksman with 19 goals. However, his European outings were less fruitful; he missed a penalty during the UEFA Europa League clash with Irtysh Pavlodar, with Levski eliminated on a 2–0 aggregate.

White Star

On 20 July 2013, De Carvalho transitioned to Belgium by signing with second-tier club White Star Bruxelles. He made his debut as part of the starting lineup on 4 August, scoring an equalizer that contributed to a 2–1 home victory over Geel.

Inter Luanda

In July 2014, De Carvalho joined Angolan top-flight team Inter Luanda.

Louhans-Cuiseaux

Returning to France in January 2015, he rejoined third division side Louhans-Cuiseaux, where his European career had initially taken off. He retired from professional football in May 2019.

International career

De Carvalho received his first call-up for the Guinea Bissau national team in September 2010 ahead of the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches. His international debut occurred on 26 March 2011 during a home defeat by Uganda (0–1). On 10 August that year, he scored twice in a friendly against Equatorial Guinea, which are not officially recognized goals. Additionally, he took part in Guinea-Bissau's campaign during the first round of the CAF qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

He possesses citizenship of France.

Club

Club appearances and goals by season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Louhans-Cuiseaux	2000–01	12	3	0	0	0	0	–		12	3
	2001–02	27	12	0	0	1	0	–		28	12
	Total	39	15	0	0	1	0	–		40	15
Sochaux B	2002–03	23	8	0	0	0	0	–		23	8
Sochaux	2002–03	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
Sedan (loan)	2003–04	27	9	0	0	1	0	–		28	9
Sochaux	2004–05	3	0	0	0	2	0	–		5	0
Sochaux B	2004–05	6	7	0	0	0	0	–		6	7
Brest	2004–05	13	0	0	0	0	0	–		13	0
	2005–06	11	0	0	0	0	0	–		11	0
	2006–07	33	7	0	0	1	1	–		34	8
	2007–08	32	5	3	1	2	(1)	–		(37)	(7)
	2008–09	18	(6)	0	(0)	0	(0)	–		(18)	(6)
	2009-10 | 2	0	2	1	0	0	–		4	1
	Total	109	18	5	2	3	2	–		117	22
Strasbourg | 2009-10 | 15	1	0	0	0	0	–		15	1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2010-11 | 20	10	3	0	–		–		23	10
	2011-12 |18	6	3	0	–		–		21	6
	Total	38	16	6	0	–		–		44	16
Levski Sofia | 2012-13 |25 !!19 !!4 !!00 !! colspan= "20" !!4 !!1 !!33 !!20
	2013-14 |00 !!00 !!00 !!00 !! colspan= "20" !!02 !!00 !!02 !!00
	Total !25	19	4	00	colspan= "20"	4	1	33	20
Career total !287 !93 !15 !02 !07 !02 !04 !01 !313 !98

International goals

The score and results list Guinea-Bissau's tally first; the score column reflects the score following each goal by de Carvalho.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 September 2011	Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Template:Fb	1-1	1-2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	11 November 2011	Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	Template:Fb	1-1	1-1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round

External links

• Player profile on LevskiSofia.info