Dylan Jorge Guilherme Labao Carreiro (born 20 January 1995) is a Canadian professional

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who plays as a

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Early and personal life

Carreiro was born in

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, where he attended Clifton School and Garden City Collegiate before moving at the age of 16 to

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Club career

Early career

Carreiro began his career in his native Winnipeg, playing with Oriole SC, FC Northwest, and the World Soccer Academy. He also played for the youth teams of

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initially with the academy's junior team in the

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's second division in 2011. In 2012, he left Toronto's academy and went abroad to join the youth system of

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Dundee

Carreiro signed for Scottish club

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in August 2014. in September 2014 he was praised by Dundee youth coach Eddie Johnson. Later that month he joined

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on loan. Dundee manager

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stated that "If he does well enough t Arbroathhe has a chance t Dundeelater in the season." Carreiro made his Dundee debut against rivals

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on 1 January 2015, appearing as a 71st-minute substitute in the

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. On 2 February 2015, Carreiro returned to Arbroath for a second loan spell. Carreiro left Dundee via mutual consent on 22 December 2015.

Woodbridge Strikers

Carreiro joined

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side

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ahead of the 2016 season. Carreiro would be named the League1 Ontario MVP for the

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York University

While playing in

, Carreiro attended

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, where he played varsity soccer for the

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. In 2017, he made 17 appearances for York, scoring nine goals. In 2018, he made 10 appearances.

Vaughan Azzurri

In 2018, Carreiro appeared in the final of the League1 Ontario playoffs for

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against his former club, Woodbridge Strikers.

Valour FC

In November 2018, Carreiro returned to Winnipeg to sign for

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. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 1 May against

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. On 16 January 2020 Valour announced Carreiro would be returning to the club for the 2020 CPL season. On 19 October 2020, Carreiro was released by Valour so he could pursue a coaching opportunity in the

area that would potentially also allow him to continue playing in the

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Later career

He announced his retirement from professional soccer in February 2021, at the age of 26. He returned to the semi-professional

, re-joining former club

, as a coach and player.

International career

Carreiro has represented Canada at youth level. In September 2013, he received his first call-up to a senior team training camp. In December 2013, Carreiro was named the Canadian U-20 Male Player of the Year. In September 2014, he received his first call-up to the senior team. Carreiro was named to the U23 team for the

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on 28 September 2015.

Career statistics

Honours

;Individual * Canadian U-20 International Player of the Year: 2013 *

Second Team All Star:

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First Team All Star:

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References

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