Felipe Carballo

ACQUIRED: Via loan from Brazilian Serie A side Grêmio on August 14, 2025 for the remainder of the 2025 season. Carballo will occupy a Designated Player spot on the roster.

CAREER: Carballo joins Portland after spending the last two seasons with the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. With the Red Bulls, the midfielder recorded two goals and two assists in 27 MLS regular season and postseason appearances, logging 1,607 minutes played. Notably, the 28-year-old provided two goals in three matches for RBNY in the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs, helping lead them to the 2024 MLS Cup final. Prior to his time in MLS, Carballo registered over 3,400 minutes with Brazilian Serie A side Grêmio, where he recorded two goals and an assist in 54 matches played. A native of Montevideo, Uruguay, Carballo began his career with local top-flight Club Nacional where he delivered 24 goals and 12 assists in 178 appearances.

INTERNATIONAL: Carballo has earned seven caps for the Uruguay National Team, making his debut for La Celeste in a friendly match against Japan on March 24, 2023. Notably, he appeared in three World Cup Qualifying matches in 2023, helping Uruguay secure wins against Chile and Bolivia.

HONORS: 2024 MLS Eastern Conference winner, 2022 Player of the Year (Club Nacional), 2021-22 Player of the Season (Liga AUF), 4x Uruguayan Liga AUF winner, 2x Supercopa Uruguaya winner