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Roberto Carlos da Silva (born April 10, 1973, Garça, São Paulo), better known simply as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe, normally as a wingback. Carlos was a member of the Brazil national team in three World Cups, helping the team reach the final in the 1998 edition and win the 2002 tournament. He is also known for his trademark free kicks and explosive strikes.

Before joining Fenerbahçe, he played for Spanish club Real Madrid for eleven years, winning four leagues, three UEFA Champions League trophies, and two Intercontinental Cups. He is also one of only six players to have played more than one hundred matches in the Champions League, as of February 2008.

He finished second to countryman Ronaldo in the 1997 FIFA World Player of the Year award poll and was named as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers by Pelé in March 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica heralds Roberto Carlos as an excellent exponent of the wingback position.

On June 19, 2007, Roberto Carlos signed a two year contract and one year optional with the Turkish Super League Champions Fenerbahçe at the stadium in front of thousands of fans. In the first official match he played with the team, Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Super Cup against Beşiktaş by 2 goals. During a league match against Sivasspor, he scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on August 25, 2007 on a flying header, which was only the third headed goal of his career.

He was injured during the final period of the same season and missed the title race between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. His team eventually lost the title to their rivals, while guaranteeing a place for themselves in Champions League knockouts for the next season. He announced that he was unhappy about the final result and would do his best to carry the domestic trophy back to Şükrü Saraçoğlu.

In the 2008-2009 season, Carlos scored four goals, a penalty goal against Kayserispor. Carlos also helped Fenerbahçe score against Ankaraspor and Kocaelispor. On January 7, 2009, Carlos scored his second goal in the Turkish Cup against Bursaspor.