Brito (footballer, born 1987)

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Brito
Personal information

Full name	Armindo Rodrigues Mendes Furtado
Date of birth	(1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Moita, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Quintajense	2	(0)
2007–2009	Barreirense	28	(7)
2009–2010	Lagoa	40	(7)
2011	Sertanense	15	(1)
2011–2012	Torreense	30	(7)
2012–2014	Gil Vicente	24	(1)
2014–2015	Boavista	27	(5)
2015–2016	Rec do Libolo	2	(0)
2016–2017	Marítimo	20	(0)
2017–2019	Xanthi	41	(5)
2019–2020	Dinamo București	4	(0)
2020	Académica	2	(0)
2020–2021	Ionikos	9	(0)
International career
2013	Cape Verde	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2021

Armindo Rodrigues Mendes Furtado (born 16 November 1987), commonly known as Brito, is a professional footballer. Born in Portugal, he played for the Cape Verde national team.

Career

On 18 July 2017 Greek Superleague club Xanthi announced the signing of Brito.^[1] He made his debut against Lamia in 0–0 home draw on 19 August 2017.^[2] One week later he scored his first goal in 2–0 away win against Platanias.^[3] On 15 October 2017 he scored with a marvellous free-kick against AEK Athens in a 1-1 home draw.^[4] A few days later the club's administration extended his contract for 2 years.^[5] On 4 November he scored a brace in a 3-1 away win against Panetolikos.^[6]

His first goal for the 2018-19 season came in a home game against PAS Giannina, which ended as a 2-1 win.^[7]

On 30 June 2019 Brito signed a contract with Romania's club, Dinamo București.^[8] He was released on 30 January 2020.^[9]

References

^ "Ανακοίνωσε Μπρίτο η Ξάνθη!" (in Greek). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
^ "Ούτε οι προβολείς δεν άντεξαν". www.sport24.gr. 19 August 2017.
^ "Πρώτη νίκη για την Ξάνθη!" (in Greek). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ "Ξάνθη-ΑΕΚ 1-1!" (in Greek). Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ Ανανέωσε ο Μπρίτο Retrieved 21 October 2017
^ "Παναιτωλικός - Ξάνθη 1-3" (in Greek). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
^ "Ξάνθη - ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 2-1: Με υπογραφή Γέντρισεκ και Ζίβκοβιτς η ανατροπή". www.sport24.gr. 29 October 2018.
^ "OFICIAL. Brito la Dinamo București". fcdinamo.ro. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
^ "OFICIAL. Mulțumim, Armindo Rodrigues Brito". fcdinamo.ro. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

External links

Brito at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Brito at National-Football-Teams.com
Brito at Soccerway

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