Filipe Manuel Nunes Brigues (born 24 July 1990) is a Portuguese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

F.C. Alverca Futebol Clube de Alverca is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Alverca do Ribatejo, Vila Franca de Xira. It currently plays in the Portuguese 3rd Division. History F.C. Alverca was founded on 1 September 1939. After many ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Alcácer do Sal Alcácer do Sal () is a municipality in Portugal, located in Setúbal District. The population in 2011 was 13,046, in an area of 1499.87 km2. History Earliest settlement There has been human settlement in the area for more than 40,000 ye ...

Setúbal District The District of Setúbal ( pt, Distrito de Setúbal ) is a district located in the south-west of Portugal. It is named for its capital, the city of Setúbal. Geography It is delimited by Lisbon District and Santarém District on the north, Év ...

, Brigues joined the youth system of local club Vitória F.C. at the age of 10. On 19 April 2009 he made the first of three

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

appearances with the team, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 0–4 home loss against

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

. Released in June 2011, Brigues competed exclusively in the third division for seven years. The 28-year-old returned to the top flight for the 2018–19 season, signing a two-year contract with

G.D. Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (), is a Portuguese association football, football football team, club from Chaves, Portugal, Chaves currently playing in the Primeira Liga. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Está ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brigues, Filipe 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Setúbal District Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Vitória F.C. players C.D. Santa Clara players S.C. Farense players União Montemor players U.D. Leiria players C.D. Mafra players G.D. Chaves players S.C. Olhanense players U.D. Vilafranquense players Louletano D.C. players F.C. Alverca players