Carlos Miguel dos Santos Pereira (born 9 October 1998), known as Carlos Miguel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras.
Born in Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Miguel began his career at Flamengo before joining Internacional's youth setup in 2016. On 9 December 2019, he was loaned to Santa Cruz for the season.
Carlos Miguel left Santa on 8 October 2020, after failing to make a single appearance, and moved to Boa Esporte also in a temporary deal on 20 January 2021. He made his senior debut on 12 March, starting in a 2âÂÂ1 Campeonato Mineiro home win over Coimbra.
Carlos Miguel returned to Inter in April 2021, after eight appearances for Boa, but terminated his contract with the club on 11 August.
On 27 August 2021, Carlos Miguel signed a contract with Corinthians until December 2023. Playing second-string to club legend Cássio, he made his first team â and Série A â debut on 24 July 2022, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2âÂÂ1 away win over Atlético Mineiro.
On 9 July 2024, Carlos Miguel signed for English Premier League club Nottingham Forest for around ã3.4m.
On 19 August 2025, after just one season in Nottingham Forest, where he didn't played a single league game, Carlos Miguel returned to Brazil to play for Palmeiras.
Carlos Miguel's father José Cláudio was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He represented Botafogo in the 1970s before being murdered in Macaé when Carlos Miguel was seven. His brother Júnior also played football as a youth.