PortugalCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho is a Portuguese football coach and former player who is assistant head coach of the Portugal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-03
In the line-ups
21 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2004–2016The archive holds 21 team sheets naming Ricardo Carvalho in Portugal's starting line-up, from 2004-06-16 to 2016-06-22.
21 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Portugal (0 goals, 2004–2008) — Ricardo · Portugal
The archive also records 1 own goal under this name (2010) — own goals never count in a scorer's tally.
International goals in our archive
3 goals across 3 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 2005–2015| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-29 |  Serbia | W2–1(h) | 10' | UEFA Euro qualification | Lisbon |
| 2006-10-07 |  Azerbaijan | W3–0(h) | 31' | UEFA Euro qualification | Porto |
| 2005-09-03 |  Luxembourg | W6–0(h) | 30' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Faro |
Honours
21 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours21 | ||||
| UEFA Champions League | ×1 | 2003–04 | Porto | |
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 2016 | Portugal | |
| Premier League | ×3 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10 | Chelsea | |
| La Liga | ×1 | 2011–12 | Real Madrid | |
| FA Cup | ×3 | 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 | Chelsea | |
| Liga | ×3 | 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04 | Porto | |
| FA Community Shield | ×2 | 2005, 2009 | Chelsea | |
| Football League Cup | ×2 | 2004–05, 2006–07 | Chelsea | |
| Copa del Rey | ×1 | 2010–11 | Real Madrid | |
| Supercopa de España | ×1 | 2011–12 | Real Madrid | |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | ×1 | 2003 | Porto | |
| Taça de Portugal | ×1 | 2002–03 | Porto | |
| UEFA Cup | ×1 | 2002–03 | Porto | |
| Individual honours6 | ||||
| Player of the year · 2 | ||||
| Chelsea Players' Player of the Year | 2008 | |||
| UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year | 2003–04 | |||
| Teams of the season · 4 | ||||
| FIFA FIFPro World XI Nominee 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 2006 | |||
| UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament | 2004 | |||
| UEFA Team of the Year | 2004 | |||
| Orders & distinctions3 | ||||
| Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza) | ||||
| Commander of the Order of Merit | ||||
| Officer of the Order of Prince Henry | ||||