José Carvallo
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José Carvallo is a Peruvian footballer
Football (soccer)
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 who plays as a goalkeeper for FBC Melgar in the Peruvian First Division.

Club career

Carvallo began his career with Universitario when he joined the clubs youth ranks at 12 years of age. In 2003, at 17 years of age, Carvallo debuted in a first division match against Atlético Universidad. With la "U", Carvallo defended the club's goal in international competitions. In 2006, he participated in four Copa Libertadores matches and in 2007 saw action in two Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...

 matches. Carvallo participated in 94 first division matches during his five year stay with Universitario.

Carvallo joined D.C. United
D.C. United
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 on loan in early 2008. He currently holds a US Green card which helped speed his transfer to D.C. United. He made his debut on April 12, 2008, against Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
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, conceding four goals in a 4-0 loss. He was released on July 17, 2008.

In July 2008, José Carvallo was loaned out to Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

 for the 2nd half of 2008. After his loaned ended in December, he signed a two year contract with Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

.

Carvallo signed with FBC Melgar on January, 2011.

International career

Carvallo has represented Peru
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

 internationally at the Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20 level. He made his full national team debut for Peru in September 2007, when he entered the match as a second-half substitute in a 2-0 victory over Bolivia
Bolivia national football team
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 in Lima.

National team caps

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.
Caps Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Location
01 (00) 2007-09-26 Estadio Monumental "U", Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

2 – 0 International Match  

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