Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges (born 19 March 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Ajax.
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Full name | Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 March 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sintra, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Jong Ajax | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2020 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Portugal U19 | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:38, 17 October 2023 (UTC) |
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.
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. He was named under-18 player of the season for Manchester City in May 2021.
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.
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. He also proved to be instrumental a month later, with a goal and an assist in the 3–1 win at Copenhagen. In the 2022–23 season, he scored 25 goals and provided 13 assists in all competitions for Manchester City U21.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Born in Portugal, Forbs is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He is a youth international for Portugal. By 2022, he became a regular starter with the Portuguese under-19s.
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.
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.
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City U21 | 2022–23 | — | – | – | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Ajax | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | – | 32 | 3 | |
Jong Ajax | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
Career total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Portugal | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 |
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