| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pafos | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | ACRD Carenque | ||
| 2015–2017 | SC Linda-a-Velha | ||
| 2017–2025 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2026 | Sporting CP B | 39 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Sporting CP | 2 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Pafos (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2026– | Pafos | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 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.
Career
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
On 1 July 2026, Brito signed a four-year contract with Cypriot First Division club Pafos.7
International career
Born in Portugal, Brito is of Cape Verdean descent.8 He was called up to the Portugal U18s for a set of friendlies in 2022.9
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cupa | 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 | 1b | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Pafos (loan) | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Career total | 49 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, Cypriot Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Pafos
References
References
- "Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito". www.sporting.pt. 11 September 2019.
- "Alexandre Brito assinou contrato profissional com o Sporting". www.record.pt.
- "Alexandre Brito renova 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.
- "Permanent signing of Alexandre Brito from Sporting CP!". Pafos FC. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- "Futebol Portugal: Alexandre Brito é novidade nos convocados do Sporting para Guimarães". criolosports.com.
- "Alexandre Brito". FPF.