Davi (futsal player)

Davi Ribeiro de Carvalho (born 31 August 1979), known simply as Davi, is a Brazilian futsal player who last played for the French club Sporting de Paris as a defender.

For other people named Davi, see Davi (disambiguation).
Davi
Personal information
Full name Davi Ribeiro de Carvalho
Date of birth (1979-08-31) 31 August 1979
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1986–1993 Cruzeiro
1995–1998 América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Minas Tênis Clube
2003–2004 Kickers Charleroi
2004–2006 Action 21
2006–2009 Sporting CP
2009–2013 Benfica
2013–2014 Araz Naxçivan
2014–2015 Sporting de Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2014

Career

Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Davi started developing his futsal skills at Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, playing in the futsal section from age 7 to age 11, then shifting to the football section, until he was 14.[1] Two years later, at 16, he joined América Mineiro, still as a footballer, leaving when he was 19. Unable to find a football club, his fitness coach at América, arranged a tryout for him at Minas Tênis Clube, which he successfully passed.[1]

In 2003, Davi joined the Belgian team Kickers Charleroi, reuniting with a number of friends, before moving to the larger Action 21 in the following year. In his first year at Action 21, he conquered the 2004–05 UEFA Futsal Cup by beating Dinamo Moskva in the final.[1][2] A year later, impressed by his performance against them, Sporting CP, contacted him and brought him to Portugal, where he would spend three years with the Lions, winning two titles.[3]

On 2 April 2009, Davi agreed to trade Sporting for crosstown rivals, Benfica for the following season.[2][4] At Benfica, he made an immediate impact, scoring the decisive goal against Interviu at the 2009–10 UEFA Futsal Cup Final, on 25 April 2010, and being honoured with Most Valuable Player award.[1][5][6] In the following three years, he conquered his first league title in Portugal, also winning another Portuguese Cup, plus three more supercups.

On 30 June 2013, Davi, together with César Paulo and Diego Sol, were released by Benfica,[7] The 34-year-old then moved to Araz Naxçivan in the Azerbaijan league, reaching a third place in the 2013–14 UEFA Futsal Cup.[8] On 30 October 2014, he moved to Sporting de Paris, progressing no further than the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup.[8]

Honours
Action 21 Charleroi
Sporting CP
Benfica
Araz Naxçivan

References
  1. "Em entrevista com Davi: "Sofro pelos adeptos quando perdemos"" [Interview with Davi: "I suffer for the fans, every time he lose[s]".]. Modalidades.com.pt (in Portuguese). 13 March 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. "Davi no Benfica" [Davi signs with Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. "Futsal: Davi e Evandro vão ficar mais dois anos no Sporting" [Davi and Evandro, two more years at Sporting]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 7 May 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. "Benfica rouba Davi ao Sporting" [Benfica steals Davi from Sporting]. Diário de Noticias (in Portuguese). 2 April 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. "Benfica delight Lisbon masses". UEFA. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. "Máquina Encarnada". Record (in Portuguese). 26 April 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  7. "César Paulo, Diego Sol e Davi abandonam Benfica" [César Paulo, Diego Sol and Davi abandon Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. "Davi assina pelo Sporting de Paris" [Davi signs with Sporting de Paris]. Desporto Sapo (in Portuguese). 30 October 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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