Rafael Brito

Rafael Brito

Brito in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Alexandre de Sousa Gancho de Brito
Date of birth	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002
Place of birth	Almada, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Marítimo (on loan from Benfica)
Youth career
2010–2020	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Benfica B	40	(0)
National team‡
2017	Portugal U15	1	(0)
2017–2018	Portugal U16	6	(0)
2018–2019	Portugal U17	14	(0)
2019–	Portugal U19	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2019

Rafael Alexandre de Sousa Gancho de Brito (born 19 January 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for C.S. Marítimo on loan from S.L. Benfica.

Football career

Born in Almada, Brito made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–1 win over Estoril Praia in LigaPro on 11 August 2019.

Honours

Benfica

• UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2019–20

External links

• Rafael Brito at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Rafael Brito at Soccerway
• National team data (in Portuguese)