Elso Brito

Elso Brito

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left midfielder, left-back
Youth career
	RVV HOV
	Excelsior
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Excelsior	12	(0)
2017–2019	Telstar	70	(0)
2019–2021	Go Ahead Eagles	22	(0)
2021–2022	Wigry Suwałki	18	(1)
2022–2024	Dordrecht	43	(1)
International career
2014	Netherlands U20	1	(0)
2018–2019	Cape Verde	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024

Elso Brito (born 2 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder. Born in the Netherlands, he played for the Cape Verde national team.[1]

Club career

On 26 June 2022, Brito signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht.[2]

International career

Brito was born in the Netherlands to Cape Verdean parents.[3] He made his debut in a 0–0 (4–3) penalty shootout win over Andorra on 3 June 2018.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Excelsior	2013–14	Eerste Divisie	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2014–15	Eredivisie	6	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
	2015–16	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		12	0	2	0	0	0	14	0
Telstar	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	37	0	1	0	2[a]	0	40	0
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	33	0	1	0	0	0	34	0
	Total		70	0	2	0	2	0	74	0
Go Ahead Eagles	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	22	0	4	0	0	0	26	0
Wigry Suwałki	2020–21	II liga	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2021–22	II liga	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		18	1	0	0	0	0	18	1
Dordrecht	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	28	1	0	0	0	0	28	1
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	13	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		41	1	2	0	0	0	43	1
Career total			163	2	10	0	2	0	175	2

1. Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 10 October 2019

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cape Verde	2018	1	0
	2019	1	0
Total		2	0

External links

• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
• Elso Brito at Soccerway

References

1. Elso Brito at WorldFootball.net
2. "FC Dordrecht contracteert Elso Brito". FC Dordrecht (in Dutch). 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
3. "Tubarão Azul Elso Brito encontra-se de visita a Santo Antão". Tubarão Azul Elso Brito encontra-se de visita a Santo Antão. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
4. SAPO. "Andorra vs Cabo Verde – SAPO Desporto".