Rafael Brito

Last updated

Rafael Brito
Rafael Brito 2020.jpg
Brito in 2020
Personal information
Full name Rafael Alexandre de Sousa Gancho de Brito
Date of birth (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Casa Pia
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2020 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Benfica B 63 (0)
2022–2023Marítimo (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Casa Pia 9 (0)
International career
2017 Portugal U15 1 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U16 6 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U17 14 (0)
2019 Portugal U19 4 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023

Rafael Alexandre de Sousa Gancho de Brito (born 19 January 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Casa Pia.

Contents

Football career

Born in Almada, Brito made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–1 win over Estoril Praia in LigaPro on 11 August 2019. [1]

On 29 June 2022, Benfica sent Brito on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga side Marítimo. [2]

On 1 July 2023, Benfica announced the permanent transfer of Brito to Primeira Liga side Casa Pia, while maintaining 50% of the player's economic rights. [3]

Honours

Benfica

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primeira Liga</span> Top division mens association football league in Portugal

The Primeira Liga, officially known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, it is contested by 18 teams since the 2014–15 season, with the three lowest-placed teams relegated to the Liga Portugal 2 and replaced by the top-three non-reserve teams from this division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Casa Pia A.C.</span> Portuguese association football club

Casa Pia Atlético Clube is a Portuguese multi-sports club founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best-known for its professional football team, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after Casa Pia, a Portuguese children's charity, and many of its athletes come from that institution. Its football stadium is Estádio Pina Manique, named in honor of Pina Manique, the founder of Casa Pia children's charity. Casa Pia AC was one of the most versatile Portuguese clubs, having played 25 sports, with the curiosity of having been the only one who practiced Baseball regularly, beating the strong team of the American Colony on 4 July 1923 at Campo das Laranjeiras by 25–24.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rúben Amorim</span> Portuguese football manager (born 1985)

Rúben Filipe Marques Amorim is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rafael Martins (footballer, born 1989)</span> Brazilian footballer

Clecildo Rafael Martins de Souza Ladislau, known as Martins, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Portugal 2 club Santa Clara.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danilo Pereira</span> Footballer (born 1991)

Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira, known as Danilo Pereira or simply Danilo, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team.

Fernando Andrade dos Santos, sometimes known as just Fernando is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Primeira Liga club Casa Pia.

Rodrigo Cunha Pereira de Pinho is a German-born Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.

Tiago Daniel Rodrigues Dias is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Primeira Liga club Casa Pia.

The 2019–20 Taça da Liga was the thirteenth edition of the Taça da Liga, a football league cup competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football – the Primeira Liga and the LigaPro. It began on 27 July 2019 and concluded with the final in Braga on 25 January 2020, between Braga and Porto.

Lucas Rodrigues da Silva is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo.

Diogo Costa Pinto is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana.

Luís Miguel Castelo Santos is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Boavista.

Tomás Lemos Araújo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paulo Bernardo (footballer)</span> Portuguese footballer (born 2002)

Paulo Guilherme Gonçalves Bernardo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, on loan from Primeira Liga club Benfica.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henrique Araújo</span> Portuguese footballer (born 2002)

Henrique Pereira Araújo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club Famalicão, on loan from Benfica.

Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira, known as Chiquinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club F.C. Famalicão on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Tomás Caldas Januário Carvalho Domingos is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Marítimo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022–23 Primeira Liga</span> 88th season of top-tier Portuguese football

The 2022–23 Liga Portugal was the 89th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the second season under the current Liga Portugal title. This was the sixth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). Benfica won the league, having secured a record 38th league title.

The 2022–23 Taça de Portugal was the 83rd edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. A total of 152 clubs competed in this edition, including all teams from the top four tiers of the Portuguese football league system – excluding reserve or B teams, which were not eligible – and representatives of the fifth-tier District leagues and cups.

Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Estoril, on loan from Sporting CP.

References

  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 11 August 2019.
  2. "Rafael Brito é oficialmente reforço do Marítimo" [Rafael Brito is officially Marítimo's reinforcement]. dnoticias.pt (in Portuguese). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. "Rafael Brito transferido" [Rafael Brito transferred]. slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. "Benfica-Real Madrid". Uefa.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.