Hugo Basto

Hugo Basto
Personal information
Full name Hugo Cerqueira Pinto Basto[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Leixões
Number 14
Youth career
2002–2003 Amarante
2003−2009 Boavista
2006–2007 → Pasteleira (loan)
2008–2009 → Pasteleira (loan)
2009–2012 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Varzim 30 (1)
2013–2015 Braga B 50 (0)
2015–2018 Arouca 72 (2)
2018–2020 Chaves 19 (0)
2020–2021 Estoril 31 (3)
2021–2022 Neftçi 8 (0)
2022–2024 AEL Limassol 33 (1)
2024– Leixões 14 (0)
International career
2011 Portugal U18 5 (1)
2016 Portugal U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Hugo Cerqueira Pinto Basto (born 14 May 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões.

Club career

Born in Porto, Basto was a youth player at both of his hometown's major clubs, Boavista F.C. and FC Porto. He began his senior career at nearby Varzim S.C. in the third division, playing regularly in his one season.[2] After 18 months at S.C. Braga B in the Segunda Liga, he signed for Primeira Liga side F.C. Arouca in February 2015, on a deal until the summer of 2018.[3]

On 8 March 2015, Basto was sent off in a 3–1 home loss against S.L. Benfica for a foul on Lima.[4] His first top-flight goal came on 19 April to open a 2–0 away victory over fellow strugglers F.C. Penafiel.[5] On 21 May 2017, as the team ended their stay with a 4–2 defeat at G.D. Estoril Praia, he was given a red card after 40 minutes for an aggression towards Bruno Gomes.[6]

Basto was due to return to the top tier with G.D. Chaves in January 2018, but the club accidentally registered Victor Massaia – who went the other way to Arouca – in his place.[7] By the new season, he was down the defensive pecking order.[8]

On 7 August 2020, Basto joined Estoril in division two.[9] A year later, having won promotion as champions, he moved abroad for the first time alongside teammate Harramiz to Azerbaijan's Neftçi PFK, on a two-year contract.[10] He left the latter on 3 June 2022 by mutual agreement.[11]

International career

In March 2016, manager Rui Jorge called up Basto for the under-23 team for a friendly against Mexico, ahead of the Olympics in Brazil.[12] He played the final 14 minutes of the 4–0 win in Angra do Heroísmo.[13]

Honours

Estoril

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hugo Basto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ Martins, Luís C. (11 May 2016). "Hugo Basto: a sabedoria de dar um passo atrás para chegar dois à frente" [Hugo Basto: the wisdom of taking one step back in order to move two forward] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Hugo Basto é reforço" [Hugo Basto is addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ Faria, João (8 March 2015). "Reviravolta do Benfica na vitória (3–1) em Arouca" [Benfica comeback in victory (3–1) at Arouca]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Arouca vence Penafiel e deixa manutenção quase assegurada" [Arouca defeat Penafiel and leave survival practically assured]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 April 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Estoril fecha época a ganhar e atira Arouca para a II Liga" [COMMENTARY: Estoril end season in winning ways and cast Arouca to the II League]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Desp. Chaves falhou inscrição de Hugo Basto devido a "problema informático"" [Desp. Chaves failed Hugo Basto's registration due to "IT problem"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  8. ^ Gonçalves, André; Silva Reis, Paulo (19 October 2018). "Chegou a hora de Hugo Basto" [Hugo Basto's time has come]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Hugo Basto reforça o Estoril" [Hugo Basto bolsters Estoril]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Hugo Basto é reforço do Neftchi Baku" [Hugo Basto is Neftchi Baku addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Basto ilə müqaviləyə qarşılıqlı razılaşma əsasında xitam verilib" [Contract with Basto was terminated by mutual agreement] (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Nélson Semedo, Esgaio, Hugo Basto e Afonso Figueiredo na seleção olímpica" [Nélson Semedo, Esgaio, Hugo Basto and Afonso Figueiredo in the Olympic national team] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Portugal-México, 4–0" [Portugal-Mexico, 4–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Futebol | Época 2020/2021: O ano do "Mágico"" [Football | 2020/2021 season: The year of the "Wizard"] (in Portuguese). Cascais.pt. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.