Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Waxay ahayd xilli ciyaareedkii 2003/04 in Carvalho uu magaciisa ku sameeyay ciyaaryahan heer caalami ah. Bandhigiisa adag wuxuu ka caawiyay kooxda inay ku guuleysato horyaalka Portugal sannadkii labaad oo isku xigta, iyo koobka ugu caansan ee kubbadda cagta Yurub, UEFA Champions League. Tartankan, Carvalho wuxuu ciyaaray dhamaan kulamadii Porto, oo ay kujirto guushii 3-0 ee ay ka gaareen Monaco finalka. Ka dib, bandhigiisii cajiibka ahaa wuxuu u qalmay abaalmarinta UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year, oo loo codeeyay Kooxda UEFA ee Sanadka, waxaana loo magacaabay mid ka mid ah 50 ciyaartoy oo ku jira liiska gaaban ee 2004 Ballon d'Or), isagoo ku dhammeystirey kaalinta sagaalaad ee codbixinta, isagoo ahaa daafaca kaliya ee tobanka ugu sareeya. Waxaa loo doortay xulka Portugal ee UEFA Euro 2004
Kooxda UEFA Euro Team ee tartanka, kaas oo sidoo kale loogu magac daray UEFA Euro Team ee tartanka. Dhamaadka xilli ciyaareedka, Carvalho waxaa raadinayay kooxo badan oo Yurub ah, oo ay ku jiraan Internazionale, Barcelona, Real Madrid iyo Manchester United. Real Madrid waxay bixisay € 8.2 milyan (£ 7) milyan oo Carvalho ah, laakiin Porto waxay uga digtay Isbaanishka inaysan aqbali doonin wax ka yar € 23.5 milyan (£ 20) milyan oo daafaca ah ka dib markii kooxda Isbaanishka ay sameysay dalab aad uga hooseeya. Maalmo ka dib, kooxda Ingiriiska ee Chelsea ayaa bixisay € 30 (£ 25.5) milyan oo ah daafaca dhexe, taas oo kooxda reer Portugal ay aqbashay.