Miguel Ángel Britos Cabrera (; born 17 July 1985) is a

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an former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Fénix

Britos began his professional career playing with Fénix in 2005. After playing the

2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División The 2005–06 season in the Uruguayan Primera División saw Nacional defend and win a back-to-back-title by defeating the surprise of the championship, Rocha F.C., on two consecutive finals, thus winning their 41st title in Uruguayan football. Two ...

season, his team was relegated to the

Uruguayan Segunda División Segunda División Profesional is the second division of professional football in Uruguay, established in 1942. The league is sometimes referred to as ''Primera B''. Segunda División was first held in 1942 to replace amateur Divisional Intermed ...

Juventud

On 1 July 2006, Britos was transferred to

Juventud de Las Piedras Club Atlético Juventud is a sports club from Las Piedras, Canelones in Uruguay. CA Juventud won promotion to the Primera División Uruguaya to start in August 2007. History The club was born from a group of youths from Las Piedras, Uruguay ...

, where he achieved the promotion to the 2007–08 Uruguayan Top Division season.

Wanderers

On 1 July 2007, Britos signed a new contract with

Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera. Beside football, the cl ...

Bologna

Britos then moved to Italy on 22 July 2008 where he played for

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

in the

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, signing a five-year contract for a €2 million transfer fee. He made his Serie A debut on 21 September 2008 against

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. On 21 February 2009, he scored his first Serie A goal against

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Napoli

Britos' talent did not go unnoticed, and he was subsequently purchased from Bologna by

Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

on 12 July 2011 in a €9 million transfer deal, signing a four-year contract. He scored his first goal for Napoli in a 2–0 home win over

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on 13 February 2012. Growing into an invaluable asset for

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's side, Britos featured in the

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of the

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on 20 May 2012, as Napoli defeated Serie A champions

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

2–0. On 23 May 2015, he headbutted

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in a 3–1 away defeat to Juventus, and was sent off.

Watford

On 22 July 2015, Britos joined newly promoted English side

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on a three-year deal. He was sent off on his debut against Preston North End in the

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on 25 August 2015. His contract with Watford was extended at the end of the 2017–18 season, running until June 2019, after the club exercised an option. Britos left Watford in July 2019 and retired from football age 33, citing lack of motivation.

Club statistics

Honours

;Juventud *

Torneo di Viareggio The Torneo di Viareggio ( en, Viareggio Tournament), officially named the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is a youth association football tournament held annually in the commune of Viareggio, Italy and its surrounding are ...

: 2006 ;Napoli *

: 2011–12, 2013–14 *

Supercoppa Italiana The Supercoppa Italiana ( en, Italian Super Cup) is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous seaso ...

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Notes

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Britos, Miguel 1985 births Living people Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Association football defenders Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Serie A players Premier League players Centro Atlético Fénix players Juventud de Las Piedras players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Bologna F.C. 1909 players S.S.C. Napoli players Watford F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in England Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in England