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{{Distinguish|Carlos Miguel Correia Fonseca}}
{{Portuguese name|Costa Fernandes|Fonseca}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carlos Fonseca
| image = 
| fullname = Carlos Manuel Costa Fernandes Fonseca
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Galegos (São Martinho)|Galegos]], Portugal
| height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}}
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| currentclub = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]
| clubnumber = 40
| youthyears1 = 1997–2003 | youthclubs1 = [[Santa Maria F.C.|Santa Maria]]
| youthyears2 = 2003–2004 | youthclubs2 = [[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]]
| youthyears3 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs3 = [[Santa Maria F.C.|Santa Maria]]
| years1 = 2006–2008 | clubs1 = [[Santa Maria F.C.|Santa Maria]] | caps1 = | goals1 = 
| years2 = 2008–2010 | clubs2 = [[F.C. Tirsense|Tirsense]] | caps2 = 56 | goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2010–2013 | clubs3 = [[C.D. Feirense|Feirense]] | caps3 = 85 | goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = [[PSFC Chernomorets Burgas|Chernomorets Burgas]] | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2014–2016 | clubs5 = [[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]] | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = → [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]] (loan) | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2016– | clubs7 = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]] | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 6<!-- LEAGUE GAMES ONLY -->
| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = 
| club-update = 18 December 2016
| nationalteam-update = 
}}
'''Carlos Manuel Costa Fernandes Fonseca''' (born 23 August 1987) is a Portuguese professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for Kazakh club [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar]] as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]].

==Football career==
Born in [[Galegos (São Martinho)]], [[Barcelos, Portugal|Barcelos]], Fonseca played in every [[Portuguese football league system|level of Portuguese football]], with the exception of the [[Portuguese Third Division|fourth division]]. He started with [[Santa Maria F.C.]] in the regional leagues, then moved straight to the [[Portuguese Second Division|third level]] with [[F.C. Tirsense]].

In the 2009 summer, Fonseca signed with fellow league club [[C.D. Feirense]], achieving two consecutive promotions in his two first years and scoring six goals combined in the process. He made his debut in the [[Primeira Liga]] on 14 August 2011, starting and being [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]] at the hour-mark of a 0–0 home draw against [[C.D. Nacional]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/noticia.php?id=32092|title=Feirense e Nacional dão-nos o quinto empate|trans_title=Feirense and Nacional hand out fifth draw|publisher=Zerozero|language=Portuguese|date=14 August 2011|accessdate=18 April 2016}}</ref>

On 15 July 2013, Fonseca joined [[Bulgaria]]n side [[PSFC Chernomorets Burgas]] after a successful one-week trial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=359675|title=Черноморец с две нови попълнения|trans_title=Chernomorets with two new additions|publisher=[[Gong.bg]]|language=Bulgarian|date=15 July 2013|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref> In January 2016, he moved from [[PFC Slavia Sofia]]<ref>{{cite web 
|url=http://news7.bg/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB-%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%8A%D1%81-%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F_l.s_i.93846_c.55.html#.V4to3tR95H0|title=Фонсека подписа със Славия|trans_title=Fonseca has signed with Slavia|publisher=News 7|language=Bulgarian|date=28 June 2014|accessdate=17 July 2016}}</ref> to [[Kazakhstan Premier League]]'s [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar]] on a two-year contract after a six-month loan the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fcirtysh.kz/news/344-irtysh-zaklyuchil-kontrakt-s-fonsekoy.html|title=Иртыш заключил контракт с Фонсекой|trans_title=Irtysh hired Fonseca|publisher=Irtysh Pavlodar|language=Russian|date=20 January 2016|accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref>
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Zerozero}}
*{{ForaDeJogo}}
*{{Soccerway|carlos-manuel-costa-fernandes-fonseca/141877}}

{{FC Irtysh Pavlodar squad}}

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[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Portuguese footballers]]
[[Category:Association football wingers]]
[[Category:Primeira Liga players]]
[[Category:Segunda Liga players]]
[[Category:Portuguese Second Division players]]
[[Category:Santa Maria F.C. players]]
[[Category:F.C. Tirsense players]]
[[Category:C.D. Feirense players]]
[[Category:Bulgarian A Football Group players]]
[[Category:PFC Chernomorets Burgas players]]
[[Category:PFC Slavia Sofia players]]
[[Category:Kazakhstan Premier League players]]
[[Category:FC Irtysh Pavlodar players]]
[[Category:Portuguese expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Portuguese expatriates in Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Portuguese expatriates in Kazakhstan]]