Alexandre Brito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pafos | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | ACRD Carenque | ||
| 2015–2017 | SC Linda-a-Velha | ||
| 2017–2025 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2026 | Sporting CP B | 39 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Sporting CP | 2 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Pafos (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2026– | Pafos | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito (born 19 July 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos.
Career
[edit]Brito is a youth product of ACRD Carenque and SC Linda-a-Velha, before moving to the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2017.[1] On 21 February 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting, and was promoted to their reserves for the 2023–24 season.[2] On 30 May 2024, he extended his contract with the club until 2027.[3] On 13 November 2024, he started training with the senior Sporting squad for the first time.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Sporting as a substitute in a 2–2 Primeira Liga tie with Arouca on 15 February 2025.[5]
On 20 July 2025, Brito was sent on a season-long loan to Cypriot First Division club Pafos.[6]
On 1 July 2026, Brito signed a four-year contract with Cypriot First Division club Pafos.[7]
International career
[edit]Born in Portugal, Brito is of Cape Verdean descent.[8] He was called up to the Portugal U18s for a set of friendlies in 2022.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 20 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga 3 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||||
| Sporting CP | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Pafos (loan) | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Pafos | 2026–27 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 49 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Cypriot Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Pafos
- Cypriot Cup: 2025–26
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2026
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito". www.sporting.pt. 11 September 2019.
- ↑ "Alexandre Brito assinou contrato profissional com o Sporting". www.record.pt.
- ↑ "Alexandre Brito renova com o Sporting". www.record.pt.
- ↑ Lusa, Agência. "João Pereira cumpre primeiro treino no Sporting com muitos jogadores da formação". DNOTICIAS.PT.
- ↑ "Alexandre Brito e a estreia com sabor agridoce: «Contente pelo sonho mas triste pelo resultado»". www.record.pt.
- ↑ "Sporting empresta Alexandre Brito aos campeões do Chipre" [Sporting loans Alexandre Brito to Cypriot champions] (in European Portuguese). RTP. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ↑ "Permanent signing of Alexandre Brito from Sporting CP!". Pafos FC. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Futebol Portugal: Alexandre Brito é novidade nos convocados do Sporting para Guimarães". criolosports.com.
- ↑ "Alexandre Brito". FPF.
External links
[edit]- Alexandre Brito at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Sporting CP footballers
- Sporting CP B players
- Pafos FC players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus