Carlos Alberto T�vez (born Carlos Alberto Mart�nez on 5 February 1984) is an Argentine (Argentina) professional footballer (association football) who plays as a forward (forward (association football)) for English (England) club Manchester City (Manchester City F.C.).cite news title=Man City confirm signing of Tevez url=work=BBC Sport publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation date=14 July 2009 accessdate=14 July 2009 He has previously played for Boca Juniors, Corinthians (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista), West Ham United (West Ham United F.C.) and Manchester United (Manchester United F.C.). He transferred to Manchester City (Manchester City F.C.) in the 2009-10 summer transfer window, becoming the first player to move between the two Manchester clubs since 1999.

His career has been dogged by a long-standing affair with Media Sports Investments, the company who owned the rights of T�vez, and several other players and coaches. This eventually resulted in West Ham United being fined over issues regarding third-party ownership.

He has made 50 appearances for the Argentina national team (Argentina national football team), scoring 9 goals. He was described by Diego Maradona as the "Argentine prophet for the 21st century".