Elso Brito

Elso Brito
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder, left-back
Youth career
RVV HOV
Excelsior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Excelsior 12 (0)
2017–2019 Telstar 70 (0)
2019–2021 Go Ahead Eagles 22 (0)
2021–2022 Wigry Suwałki 18 (1)
2022–2024 Dordrecht 43 (1)
International career
2014 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2018–2019 Cape Verde 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024

Elso Brito (born 2 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder. Born in the Netherlands, he played for the Cape Verde national team.[1]

Club career

On 26 June 2022, Brito signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht.[2]

International career

Brito was born in the Netherlands to Cape Verdean parents.[3] He made his debut in a 0–0 (4–3) penalty shootout win over Andorra on 3 June 2018.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Excelsior 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2014–15 Eredivisie 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
2015–16 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 12 0 2 0 0 0 14 0
Telstar 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 37 0 1 0 2[a] 0 40 0
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 33 0 1 0 0 0 34 0
Total 70 0 2 0 2 0 74 0
Go Ahead Eagles 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 22 0 4 0 0 0 26 0
Wigry Suwałki 2020–21 II liga 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
2021–22 II liga 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Total 18 1 0 0 0 0 18 1
Dordrecht 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 28 1 0 0 0 0 28 1
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 13 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
Total 41 1 2 0 0 0 43 1
Career total 163 2 10 0 2 0 175 2
  1. ^ Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 10 October 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cape Verde 2018 1 0
2019 1 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ Elso Brito at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "FC Dordrecht contracteert Elso Brito". FC Dordrecht (in Dutch). 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Tubarão Azul Elso Brito encontra-se de visita a Santo Antão". Tubarão Azul Elso Brito encontra-se de visita a Santo Antão. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. ^ SAPO. "Andorra vs Cabo Verde – SAPO Desporto".
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