Alexandre Brito (original) (raw)
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Portuguese footballer (born 2005)
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is Brito.
Alexandre Brito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Pafos(on loan from Sporting CP B) | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | ACRD Carenque | ||
| 2015–2017 | SC Linda-a-Velha | ||
| 2017–2025 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sporting CP B | 39 | (2) |
| 2025– | Sporting CP | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Pafos FC (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 February 2026‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC) |
Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito (born 19 July 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos, on loan from Sporting CP B.
Brito is a youth product of ACRD Carenque and SC Linda-a-Velha, before moving to the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2017.[1] On 21 February 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting, and was promoted to their reserves for the 2023–24 season.[2] On 30 May 2024, he extended his contract with the club until 2027.[3] On 13 November 2024, he started training with the senior Sporting squad for the first time.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Sporting as a substitute in a 2–2 Primeira Liga tie with Arouca on 15 February 2025.[5]
On 20 July 2025, Brito was sent on a season-long loan to Cypriot First Division club Pafos.[6]
International career
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Born in Portugal, Brito is of Cape Verdean descent.[7] He was called up to the Portugal U18s for a set of friendlies in 2022.[8]
As of match played 15 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Sporting CP B | 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga 3 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 |
| Pafos (loan) | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Career total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ "Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito". www.sporting.pt. 11 September 2019.
^ "Alexandre Brito assinou contrato profissional com o Sporting". www.record.pt.
^ Lusa, Agência. "João Pereira cumpre primeiro treino no Sporting com muitos jogadores da formação". DNOTICIAS.PT.
^ "Alexandre Brito e a estreia com sabor agridoce: «Contente pelo sonho mas triste pelo resultado»". www.record.pt.
^ "Sporting empresta Alexandre Brito aos campeões do Chipre" [Sporting loans Alexandre Brito to Cypriot champions] (in European Portuguese). RTP. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
^ "Futebol Portugal: Alexandre Brito é novidade nos convocados do Sporting para Guimarães". criolosports.com.
^ "Alexandre Brito". FPF.
- Alexandre Brito at Soccerway