Carlos Eduardo

Carlos Eduardo Marques (born 18 July 1987), known as Carlos Eduardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a left winger for Brasiliense. He is known for speed, good passing, dribbling and strong shots play.

Club Career

Gremio

Born in Ajuricaba, Brazil, Carlos Eduardo lived in the city until moving to Porto Alegre at age fourteen to join Gremio's youth system, where he began his career and meet his future teammate, Lucas Leiva. Carlos Eduardo turned professional at the age of sixteen. He later reflected in an interview with Deutsche Welle on his background, saying: "In the south, it's a little cold too. And for me, gaucho football is a little tougher than paulista and carioca, and that helped me a lot. I had a very good school, which was Gremio. An excellent school, forming great players, like Ronaldinho, Lucas, Anderson. Gremio was a very beautiful story, I managed to win there and the club gave me the experience to come here to be able to show my football naturally."

Carlos Eduardo was spotted first by a Real Madrid scout in 2005, but Real Madrid decided not to sign him as they thought he would need time to adapt to Spanish football. Despite not signing for Real Madrid, Carlos Eduardo continued to develop at Gremio and then signed a three–year contract with the club. At the start of the 2007 season, he was called up to the Gremio's first team squad. Carlos Eduardo made his debut for Gremio, starting a match and played 68 minutes before being substituted, as the club lost 1–0 against Cerro Porteno in the Copa Libertadores match on 15 February 2007. He also played in both legs of the final of the Campeonato Gaucho against Juventude and scored twice in the first leg, as the club won 7–4 on aggregate to win the tournament.

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