He signed a two-year contract with Iraty in November 2006 and was loaned to Rio Branco for 2007 Paraná state football championship.
Carvalho came to Figueirense in May 2009, and helped the team get promoted to the first division the following year, as 2010 runner-up.
Roger is a dual Brazil-European Union citizen,[2] thus he was not restricted by the non-EU policy of the FIGC.
On 21 August 2013, Carvalho was loaned to São Paulo FC until the 2014 Campeonato Paulista Finals.
[3] However, his opportunities to play at São Paulo were diminished by two factors: the possible return of Rafael Toloi (on loan to AS Roma), and the awaited arrival of Breno Borges (signed pending adjudication of a court sentence in Germany).