Armindo Rodrigues Mendes Furtado (born 16 November 1987), commonly known as Brito, is a professional
footballer
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. Born in Portugal, he played for the
Cape Verde national team.
Career
On 18 July 2017
Greek Superleague club
Xanthi
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announced the signing of Brito. He made his debut against
Lamia in 0-0 home draw on 19 August 2017. One week later he scored his first goal in 2-0 away win against
Platanias
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. On 15 October 2017 he scored with a marvellous free-kick against
AEK Athens in a 1-1 home draw. A few days later the club's administration extended his contract for 2 years. On 4 November he scored a brace in a 3-1 away win against
Panetolikos
Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...
.
His first goal for the
2018-19 season came in a home game against
PAS Giannina
PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...
, which ended as a 2-1 win.
On 30 June 2019 Brito signed a contract with
Romania
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's club,
Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator.
Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to:
Places
* Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia
* Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterinbu ...
. He was released on 30 January 2020.
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1987 births
Living people
People from Moita
Cape Verdean men's footballers
Cape Verde men's international footballers
Portuguese men's footballers
Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
Men's association football forwards
C.R.D. Libolo players
Xanthi F.C. players
FC Dinamo București players
Girabola players
Super League Greece players
Liga I players
Sertanense F.C. players
S.C.U. Torreense players
Gil Vicente F.C. players
Boavista F.C. players
C.S. Marítimo players
Académica de Coimbra (football) players
Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Angola
Expatriate men's footballers in Angola
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Angola
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
Footballers from Setúbal District