Brito (footballer, born 1987)

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is Furtado.
Brito
Personal information
Full name Armindo Rodrigues Mendes Furtado
Date of birth (1987-11-16) 16 November 1987
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

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
  1. "Ανακοίνωσε Μπρίτο η Ξάνθη!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  2. "Ούτε οι προβολείς δεν άντεξαν". www.sport24.gr. 19 August 2017.
  3. "Πρώτη νίκη για την Ξάνθη!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  4. "Ξάνθη-ΑΕΚ 1-1!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  5. Ανανέωσε ο Μπρίτο Retrieved 21 October 2017
  6. "Παναιτωλικός - Ξάνθη 1-3" (in Greek). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. "Ξάνθη - ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 2-1: Με υπογραφή Γέντρισεκ και Ζίβκοβιτς η ανατροπή". www.sport24.gr. 29 October 2018.
  8. "OFICIAL. Brito la Dinamo București". fcdinamo.ro. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  9. "OFICIAL. Mulțumim, Armindo Rodrigues Brito". fcdinamo.ro. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  • Brito at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Brito at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Brito at Soccerway
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