| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathys De Carvalho Soares | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Diriyah | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2025 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2026 | Lyon B | 55 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | Lyon | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | Diriyah | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Portugal U20 | 10 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 June 2026 | |||
Mathys De Carvalho Soares (born 1 May 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Diriyah. Born in France, he represents Portugal at youth level.
A native of Lyon, De Carvalho was formed at the Olympique Lyonnais youth academy.
On 11 July 2025, De Carvalho signed his first professional contract with Lyon for a duration of 3 years, until June 2028. Following this signature, he was promoted to Lyon's first team by coach Paulo Fonseca. He made his debut for Lyon on 19 September 2025 in a 1–0 home win against Angers in Ligue 1, coming in as a substitute in the 81st minute. A few days later, on 25 September 2025, De Carvalho started his first game for Lyon in a 1–0 victory over Utrecht in the UEFA Europa League league phase.
On 7 September 2026, De Carvalho moved to Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, for a €1.1 million transfer fee, with a 10% sell-on clause.
Eligible to play for France and Portugal, De Carvalho opted to represent Portugal at international level. He made his debut for Portugal under-20s in October 2025.
De Carvalho is of Portuguese descent.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon B | 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championnat National 3 | 22 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2025–26 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2026–27 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 55 | 4 | ||||
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 77 | 4 | ||