Carlos Forbs

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Forbs and the second or paternal family name is Borges.

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Carlos Forbs
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Carlos Forbs with Ajax in 2024
Personal information
Full name Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges
Date of birth (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Sintra, Portugal
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 11
Youth career
2011–2014 NADCC Sintra
2014–2015 Sporting CP
2015–2023 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Ajax 17 (1)
International career‡
2020 Portugal U16 3 (1)
2022 Portugal U18 3 (1)
2022–2023 Portugal U19 16 (2)
2023– Portugal U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:38, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges (born 19 March 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Ajax.

Club career

Early career

Born in Sintra, Lisboa Region, Forbs started playing football there, before enjoying a season-short spell at Sporting CP in the capital, from where he joined the Manchester City Academy.[1][2][3]

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.[1][2][4][5] He was named under-18 player of the season for Manchester City in May 2021.[6]

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.[7]

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.[1][3][7][8] He also proved to be instrumental a month later, with a goal and an assist in the 3–1 win at Copenhagen.[9] In the 2022–23 season, he scored 25 goals and provided 13 assists in all competitions for Manchester City U21.[10]

Ajax

On 3 August 2023, Forbs signed for Eredivisie club AFC Ajax on a five-year contract in a €14 million deal, which could rise to €19 million with variables.[11][12] Nine days later, he made his professional debut for the Amsterdam side, coming off the bench to replace Brian Brobbey in the final minutes of a 4–1 home victory over Heracles Almelo, in the 2023–24 Eredivisie's opening game-week.[13] Ten days later, on the next league match, away to Excelsior, Forbs started and assisted Brobbey's oppener, before being replaced by Davy Klaassen on the 60th minute; the game ended in a 2–2 draw.[14] On 24 August, he made his debut in European competitions, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 win away at Ludogorets Razgrad, in the UEFA Europa League play-off round.[15] On 21 September, in an Europa League group stage match at home to Marseille, Forbs scored his first professional goal and also provided an assist; the game ended in a 3–3 draw.[16]

International career

Born in Portugal, Forbs is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[17] He is a youth international for Portugal. By 2022, he became a regular starter with the Portuguese under-19s.[3][18]

On 8 September 2023, Forbs made his debut for Portugal's under-21s, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 home win over Andorra, in a qualifier for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[19]

Personal life

Formerly known as Carlos Borges, the player has opted to play using his mother's surname as Carlos Forbs since he joined Ajax in August 2023.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 January 2024 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2022–23 — – – 3[lower-alpha 2] 4 3 4
Ajax 2023–24 Eredivisie 17 1 1 0 7[lower-alpha 3] 1 – 25 2
Career total 17 1 1 0 7 1 3 4 28 6
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 10 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2024 0 0
Total 0 0

Honours

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[22]

References

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  20. ↑ https://portugoal.net/portuguese-abroad/3335-ajax-complete-signing-of-portuguese-forward-carlos-forbs-from-manchester-city
  21. ↑ Carlos Forbs at Soccerway
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