Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges (born 19 March 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, on loan from Eredivisie club Ajax.

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Carlos Forbs
Carlos Forbs with Ajax in 2024
Personal information
Full name Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges
Date of birth (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Sintra, Portugal
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Wolverhampton Wanderers
(on loan from Ajax)
Number 26
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)
2024–Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 3 (0)
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
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2023 Malta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:38, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
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Club career

Early career

Born in Sintra, Lisboa Region, Forbs started playing football there, before enjoying a season-short spell at Sporting CP in the capital. He moved to England at the age of around 11, where he attended high-school at the Cooperative Academy of Leeds, but soon caught the eye of many premier league scouts, joining the Manchester City Academy in 2015.[1][2][3]

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.[1][2][4][5] He was named under-18 player of the season for Manchester City in May 2021.[6]

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.[7]

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.[1][3][7][8] He also proved to be instrumental a month later, with a goal and an assist in the 3–1 win at Copenhagen.[9] In the 2022–23 season, he scored 25 goals and provided 13 assists in all competitions for Manchester City U21.[10]

Ajax

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.[11][12] 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.[13] Ten days later, in the next league match, away to Excelsior, Forbs started and assisted Brobbey's opener, before being replaced by Davy Klaassen in the 60th minute; the game ended in a 2–2 draw.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 30 August 2024, Forbs returned to England and joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on an initial season-long loan.[17]

International career

Born in Portugal, Forbs is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[18] He is a youth international for Portugal. By 2022, he became a regular starter with the Portuguese under-19s.[3][19]

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.[20]

Personal life

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.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2024[22]
More information Club, Season ...
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2022–23 3[lower-alpha 2]434
Ajax 2023–24 Eredivisie 2121010[lower-alpha 3]1323
2024–25 Eredivisie 10005[lower-alpha 4]060
Total 22210151384
Jong Ajax 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 2121
Career total 2431015134438
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  1. Includes KNVB Cup
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Apperanaces in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 10 December 2023
More information National team, Year ...
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 202400
Total00
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Honours

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[23]

References

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