Has Roberto Carlos converted to Islam? What is known

News have spread on social media that Brazilian legendary footballer Roberto Carlos has converted to Islam. A Turkish parliamentarian has made this claim. However, Roberto Carlos himself has not yet made any official announcement about his conversion. So there is a question as to whether the news is confirmed information or a rumor.

After the news of Roberto Carlos' conversion to Islam spread, there has been a lot of interest among football fans. After various Turkish media outlets, the issue has also been raised in international football media.

How the rumor of Roberto Carlos' conversion to Islam started

This claim originated from a statement by Ali Şahin, a member of parliament for Gaziantep of Turkey's ruling AK Party. During his visit to Brazil, he met with representatives of the country's Muslim community.

In a statement given on social media after the visit, Ali Şahin said that he learned about Roberto Carlos' conversion to Islam from Brazilian Islamic figure Sheikh Jihad Hammadeh. He also congratulated the former Brazilian footballer for converting to Islam.

Claim of meeting in Sao Paulo

According to Ali Shahin, Sheikh Jihad Hammadeh had been in contact with Roberto Carlos for quite some time. He also claimed that they met in Sao Paulo, Brazil, about four weeks ago.

Shahin's statement said that during that meeting, Roberto Carlos converted to Islam by reciting the Shahadah. However, no video, written statement or official announcement by Roberto Carlos has been released to support this claim so far.

What did Roberto Carlos himself say?

Roberto Carlos has not yet made any public statement confirming or denying the news of converting to Islam. As a result, it is not possible to confirm his conversion based on third-party statements alone.

After Ali Shahin's statement, the news quickly spread in various media outlets in Turkey. Later, international football media outlet Goal also published a report on the matter. Goal also reported that Roberto Carlos himself has not yet confirmed his claim to convert to Islam.

Discussion about wedding photos with Suhaila El Tahiri

Recently, some photos of the wedding of Roberto Carlos and Suhaila El Tahiri, a Spanish woman of Moroccan origin, were spread on social media. After the photos were made public, new discussions began about their relationship and Carlos's personal life.

However, their wedding is not a recent event. The wedding of Roberto Carlos and Suhaila El Tahiri has been discussed on social media since the beginning of 2026.

Many are linking the rumors of Roberto Carlos' conversion to Islam with the wedding photo. But the claim of conversion cannot be proven by his marriage or his wife's family identity.

Is the news of conversion to Islam confirmed?

So far, the main basis for the news of Roberto Carlos' conversion to Islam is the statement of Turkish MP Ali Sahin. Sahin said that he learned about the matter from Sheikh Jihad Hammadeh.

Since Roberto Carlos himself has not made any official announcement, there is no way to confirm the news. Until reliable evidence or his direct statement comes to light, the matter should be viewed as a rumor or unverified claim.

Only if Roberto Carlos himself confirms the matter in the future, the news of his conversion to Islam can be officially called true.