RICARDO CARVALHO(DF)
Real Madrid (2010–present)
On 10 August 2010, Real Madrid signed Carvalho for a reported fee of €7.9 (£6.7) million on a 2–year contract. He made his debut on 13 August 2010, in a friendly match against Bayern Munich which Real Madrid won 4–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw. His league debut came on 29 August, in a 0–0 draw against Mallorca,and, in the following match, against Osasuna, he scored his first La Liga goal - Mesut Özil raced to the penalty area and managed to thread a low cross for Cristiano Ronaldo, whose first time shot was blocked by the Osasuna's goalkeeper Ricardo, but the Portuguese managed to tip-toe the rebound for Carvalho to score the go-ahead goal, giving his team a 1-0 home victory.On 19 October 2010, in a UEFA Champions League victory against AC Milan, Carvalho was named the Man of the match by the Spanish newspaper Marca. Some weeks later, on 7 November, Carvalho proved again to be in good shape in a 2-0 derby victory against Atlético Madrid, where he scored his second goal in La Liga, being named again the man of the match.Next month on day 19, in a 1-0 home victory against Sevilla, Carvalho received his first red card for the club - having already been booked in the first half, it was shown a second yellow following an aerial challenge with Sevilla's Negredo in the second half. On 19 February 2011, he scored his third and last season goal against Levante, in another 2-0 league victory. Carvalho made 48 appearances in all competitions that season, bringing calmness and solidness to the defence, and was a heavy reason why Real Madrid had the best defense in Champions League, only letting 5 goals get past their goalkeeper.
Carvalho started the 2011-2012 season well and remained as first-choice centre-back along with Pepe, until a lower back injury kept him sidelined. He returned to action on January 18,2012 in Real Madrid's 2-1 home defeat to Barcelona, in the Copa Del Rey quarter-finals 1st leg at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
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