Carlos Carmona Bonet (born 5 July 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger or attacking midfielder.
Club career Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Carmona began his career with RCD Mallorca, making his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 28 November 2004, at just 17, playing 12 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Valencia CF.El Valencia liquida al Mallorca a balón parado (Valencia finish Mallorca through set pieces); El Mundo, 28 November 2004 (in Spanish) For the 2005–06 season he was loaned to Real Valladolid of Segunda División, being sparingly used during his spell (less than half of the league matches, no goals).El Real Valladolid refuerza su banda derecha con la cesión de Carmona (Real Valladolid bolster their right wing with the loan of Carmona); ABC, 13 July 2005 (in Spanish)
From 2006 to 2009, Carmona was also loaned, now to FC Cartagena in the Segunda División B, being instrumental in the club's promotion in his third year. Even though he had vowed to stay if that goal was achievedEl Efesé quiere atar a Carlos Carmona antes de que termine la temporada (Efesé want to tie Carlos Carmona before season's end); La Verdad, 26 December 2008 (in Spanish) he was eventually released by Mallorca, and signed a three-year deal with Recreativo de Huelva on 2 July 2009.Carmona se convierte en el segundo fichaje del Decano 09–10 (Carmona becomes the Dean's second signing for 09–10); Recreativo Huelva, July 2009 (in Spanish)El centrocampista Carlos Carmona se convierte en el segundo fichaje del Recreativo para la próxima campaña (Midfielder Carlos Carmona becomes Recreativo's second signing for next season); De Fútbol, 2 July 2009 (in Spanish)
Carmona alternated between the top flight and the second tier the following years, representing FC Barcelona BEl Barça B cierra el fichaje del goleador Carmona (Barça B complete signing of scorer Carmona); Marca, 18 August 2010 (in Spanish) and Sporting de Gijón.Carlos Carmona ficha por el Sporting (Carlos Carmona signs for Sporting); Marca, 22 July 2012 (in Spanish) He scored eight goals in 25 games in the 2016–17 campaign while with the latter side, not being able however to prevent relegation; additionally, he renewed his contract until 2021.Castro y Carmona amplían su vinculación con el Sporting (Castro and Carmona extend their link with Sporting); Fútbol Asturiano, 3 August 2017 (in Spanish)
On 16 July 2021, after nine years at Sporting and 293 competitive appearances, free agent Carmona joined Segunda División RFEF club CF Intercity. He achieved third-tier promotion in his first season, contributing two goals in seven starts.Ex Sporting: Carmona y Viguera ascienden al Intercity (Ex Sporting: Carmona and Viguera promote Intercity); La Voz de Asturias, 17 May 2022 (in Spanish)
International career Carmona was part of the Spain squad that finished second at the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in France.Carmona, el bermellón más joven en debutar en Primera (Carmona, youngest vermilion to make Primera debut); Diario AS, 30 November 2004 (in Spanish)
Personal life Carmona's uncle, Francisco, was also a footballer. He notably represented Real Madrid, as well as Mallorca.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMallorca B2004–05Segunda División B170———170Mallorca2004–05La Liga1020——30Valladolid (loan)2005–06Segunda División15000——150Cartagena (loan)2006–07Segunda División B25510——2652007–08Segunda División B31720——3372008–09Segunda División B3411——303711Total90233000309623Recreativo2009–10Segunda División38722——409Barcelona B2010–11Segunda División273———2732011–12Segunda División283———283Total556000000556Sporting Gijón2012–13Segunda División32520——3452013–14Segunda División35710—203872014–15Segunda División38200——3822015–16La Liga20210——2122016–17La Liga25820——2782017–18Segunda División41900—2143102018–19Segunda División35700——3572019–20Segunda División33210——3422020–21Segunda División20030——342Total27942100004129343Career total49578172007151981
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