Otacílio Brito Alves, also known as Cafu (born 22 January 1996), is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Portuguesa-RJ.

Career

Born in

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, Cafu joined the youth side of

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in 2010. On 5 September 2016 it was announced that he had signed on loan with Mumbai City of the

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. He made his professional debut for the club on 3 October 2016 against Pune City. He came on as a 73rd minute substitute for Matías Defederico as Mumbai City won 1–0.

Career statistics

References

External links

Indian Super League Profile

Cafu
at ZeroZero 1996 births Living people Footballers from Niterói Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Brazil men's under-20 international footballers CR Flamengo footballers Mumbai City FC players Ceará Sporting Club players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players G.D. Estoril Praia players Esporte Clube São Bento players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Indian Super League players Liga Portugal 2 players Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub