Carlos Emilio Carmona Tello (; born 21 February 1987) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Carmona started his career as a centre midfielder in Coquimbo Unido. Two years later he moved to O'Higgins. On 1 June 2008, Carmona was bought by Serie A side Reggina. He made his debut abroad on 14 September, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Torino. Carmona appeared in 32 matches during the campaign, which ended in relegation. In the 2010 summer Carmona moved to Atalanta, also relegated to Serie B. He had 32 appearances as ''La Dea'' returned to the top level. Carlos Carmona - 2017-09-10

Carmona signed with

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side Atlanta United on 6 February 2017. On 7 March 2017 he made his debut, receiving a red card in the 88th minute in a 1–2 loss to the New York Red Bulls. On 7 May 2017 he scored his first goal for the team in the 39th minute in a 1–3 loss to New York City FC. In January 2018, Carmona was transferred to Chilean side Colo-Colo. After ending his contract, in February 2021, he joined his hometown team, Coquimbo Unido, at the

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. In January 2022, he announced his retirement after winning the 2021 Primera B along with Coquimbo Unido.

International career

Youth

Carmona was Chile's youngest player at the

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in the Netherlands where he showed some glimpse of talent in Chile's opening game, a 7–0 win against

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. Two years later, he captained Chile to the

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where he played in a 3–0 win against Canada, a 3–0 win against

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, a 4–0 win against Nigeria and a 1–0 win against Austria; Chile eventually were bronze medalists at the end of tournament. His international fortunes continued as Chile's coach Marcelo Bielsa called him up for the

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, an Under-23 football event, where Carmona won a silver medal with his side.

Senior

On 19 November 2008, Carmona made his debut for the senior team in a 0–3 loss to Spain. On 6 February 2013, against Egypt, Carmona scored his first goal for the national team in a 2–1 victory for the Chilean team. Carmona was named in the

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squad but had to withdraw through injury and was replaced by

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Atalanta * Serie B:

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;Colo Colo *

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* Copa Chile:

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;Coquimbo Unido *

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International

;Chile * China Cup:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carmona, Carlos 1987 births Living people People from Coquimbo Footballers from Coquimbo Region Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Reggina 1914 players Atalanta BC players Atlanta United FC players Colo-Colo footballers Chilean Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Major League Soccer players Primera B de Chile players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 Copa América players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football midfielders