Felipe Carballo

Uruguayan footballer (born 1996)

Felipe Carballo
Personal information
Full name	Felipe Ignacio Carballo Ares
Date of birth	(1996-10-04) 4 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Grêmio
Number	8
Youth career
	Montevideo Belgrano
	Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Nacional	21	(4)
2017–2021	Sevilla B	32	(0)
2019–2020	→ Nacional (loan)	53	(9)
2021–2022	Nacional	54	(8)
2023–	Grêmio	9	(1)
International career^‡
2023–	Uruguay	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Felipe Ignacio Carballo Ares (born 4 October 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Nacional

Born in Montevideo, Carballo was a Nacional youth graduate.^[1] He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 28 February 2016, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Plaza Colonia.^[2]

Carballo scored his first professional goal on 10 April 2016, netting his team's third in a 4–2 away win against Defensor Sporting.^[3] After contributing with ten appearances, he returned to the youth side ahead of the 2016 season, but was included in the first team again in 2017.

Sevilla

On 29 August 2017, Carballo signed a five-year contract with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.^[4] He was sold for a fee around 2.5 million euros.

On 18 January 2019, Carballo was loaned out to his former club Nacional until the end of 2019.^[5] The loan spell was later extended for one further year. On 9 January 2021, Carballo signed a permanent three-year deal with Nacional.^[6]

Grêmio

On 20 December 2022, Grêmio announced the signing of Carballo on a contract until 2026.

International career

On 21 October 2022, Carballo was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 January 2018^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nacional	2015–16	Uruguayan Primera División	10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1
	2016	Uruguayan Primera División	6	0	0	0	7^[a]	0	13	0
	2017	Uruguayan Primera División	11	3	0	0	3^[a]	0	14	3
	Total		27	4	0	0	10	0	37	4
Sevilla Atlético	2017–18	Segunda División	15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Career totals			42	4	0	0	10	0	52	4

^ ^a ^b Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International

As of 22 November 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay	2023	7	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Club

Grêmio

Campeonato Gaúcho: 2023, 2024
Recopa Gaúcha: 2023

References

^ "Felipe Carballo: la promesa tricolor que sueña con ser nutricionista y campeón" [Felipe Carballo: the tricolor prospect dreams about being a nutritionist and champion] (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ "Plaza Colonia 2–0 Nacional" (in Spanish). AUF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ "Nacional le ganó 4 a 2 a Defensor Sporting en el Franzini" [Nacional defeated Defensor Sporting by 4–2 at the Franzini] (in Spanish). Teledoce. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ "El uruguayo Felipe Carballo, refuerzo para la medular del filial" [Uruguayan Felipe Carballo, addition for the midfield of the reserves] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ Felipe Carballo regresa a su casa, nacional.uy, 18 January 2019
^ Felipe Carballo se desvincula del Sevilla y se queda en Nacional, as.com, 9 January 2021
^ "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Felipe Carballo at Soccerway