Carlos Miguel Gomes de Almeida (born 24 September 1988), known as Carlitos, is an

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n professional

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who plays for Portuguese club S.C. Olhanense as a

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or a

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Club career

Born in

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of Angolan descent, Carlitos joined U.D. Oliveirense's youth academy at the age of 13. He went on to represent the senior side in both the

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and second divisions, his first match in the latter competition occurring on 21 September 2008 in a 1–2 home loss against S.C. Covilhã and his first goal coming exactly three months later, as the hosts defeated S.C. Freamunde by the same score. In the 2009 off-season, Carlitos signed a four-year contract with

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club F.C. Paços de Ferreira. His maiden league appearance took place on 16 August, in a 1–1 home draw with

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. The previous week, he had also come from the bench in the 2–0 loss against the same opposition for the

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. In the summer of 2010, Carlitos was loaned to his former team Oliveirense. He subsequently took his game to the Angolan

Girabola Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation. The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League. Girabo ...

, where he represented

C.R.D. Libolo Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo, usually known simply as Recreativo do Libolo, is an Angolan multisport club based in Libolo, Cuanza Sul Province. History has it that C.R.D. Libolo resulted as a merger of three different clubs in the vil ...

, F.C. Bravos do Maquis and G.D. Interclube, being reconverted into a

in the process.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlitos 1988 births Living people Citizens of Angola through descent Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Sportspeople from Aveiro District Portuguese footballers Angolan footballers Association football defenders Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players U.D. Oliveirense players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players S.C. Olhanense players F.C. Alverca players Girabola players C.R.D. Libolo players F.C. Bravos do Maquis players G.D. Interclube players Angola international footballers