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.
 Brito in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Alexandre de Sousa Gancho de Brito | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 2002 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Benfica B | 63 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Marítimo (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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023 | |||
Football career
editBorn 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
editBenfica
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2019–20[4]
References
edit- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 11 August 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rafael Brito transferido" [Rafael Brito transferred]. slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Benfica-Real Madrid". Uefa.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
External links
edit- Rafael Brito at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rafael Brito at Soccerway
- Rafael Brito national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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