Miguel Britos

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Britos and the second or maternal family name is Cabrera.
Miguel Britos

Britos in 2011
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Britos Cabrera
Date of birth (1985-07-17) 17 July 1985[1]
Place of birth Maldonado, Uruguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Watford
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2006 Fénix 12 (0)
2006–2007 Juventud 33 (3)
2007–2008 Montevideo Wanderers 26 (1)
2008–2011 Bologna 71 (4)
2011–2015 Napoli 68 (3)
2015– Watford 18 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:45, 19 March 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Miguel Ángel Britos Cabrera (born 17 July 1985) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League team Watford.

Club career

Fénix

Britos began his professional career playing with Fénix in 2005. After playing the 2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División season, his team was relegated to the Uruguayan Segunda División.

Juventud

On 1 January 2006, he was transferred to Juventud, club where he achieved the promotion to the 2007/08 Uruguayan Top Division season.

Wanderers

On 1 July 2007, he signed a new contract with Montevideo Wanderers.

Bologna

He then moved to Italy on 22 July 2008 where he played for Bologna in the Serie A, for a 5-year contract and €2 million transfer fee.[2][3] He made his Serie A debut on 21 September 2008 against Fiorentina. On 21 February 2009, he scored his first Serie A goal against Inter.

Napoli

His talent did not go unnoticed and he was signed by Napoli on a 4-year contract on 12 July 2011 for €9 million transfer fee.[4][5][6][7] He scored his first goal for Napoli in a 2–0 home win over Chievo on 13 February 2012.[8] Growing into an invaluable asset for Walter Mazzarri's side, Britos featured in the final of the Coppa Italia on 20 May 2012, as Napoli defeated Serie A champions Juventus 2–0.[9]

On 23 May 2015, he headbutted Alvaro Morata in a 3–1 away defeat to Juventus, and was sent off.[10]

Watford

On 22 July 2015, Britos joined newly promoted Premier League side Watford on a 3-year deal.[11] He was sent off on his debut against Preston North End in the League Cup on 25 August 2015.[12] Britos made his full Premier League debut on the 24 October 2015, completing the full 90 minutes and keeping a clean sheet against Stoke City

Statistics

As of 19 March 2016[13]
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups Continental Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fénix 2005–06 Primera División 120----120
Juventud 2006–07 Segunda División 161----161
Montevideo Wanderers 2007–08 Primera División 261--20281
Bologna 2008–09 Serie A 14120-161
2009–10 Serie A 23010-240
2010–11 Serie A 34300-343
Napoli 2011–12 Serie A 1112000131
2012–13 Serie A 2201030270
2013–14 Serie A 1611050221
2014–15 Serie A 17140120331
Watford 2015–16 Premier League 1802000200
Total Career 211 11 13 0 22 0 237 11

Honours

Juventud
Napoli

References

  1. 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Miguel Britos". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Seis millones de dólares" [Six million dollars] (in Spanish). Espectador.com. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
  3. ↑ Bologna FC 1909 SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (Italian)
  4. ↑ Bologna FC 1909 SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (Italian)
  5. ↑ SSC Napoli SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (Italian)
  6. ↑ "Britos: Ho sempre sognato Napoli" [Britos: I always dreams for Napoli] (in Italian). SSC Napoli. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Official: Miguel Britos completes switch to Napoli". Goal.com. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Napoli 2–0 Chievo: Britos and Cavani strike as Walter Mazzarri's side record first Serie A win in six matches". Goal.com. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "JUVENTUS – NAPOLI – 0 2". Serie A TIM. 20 May 2012.
  10. ↑ Matt Barlow (23 May 2015). "Juventus 3-1 Napoli: Miguel Angel Britos sent off for brutal late headbutt on Alvaro Morata as Massimiliano Allegri's side march on". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Watford Sign Miguel Britos". Watford FC. 22 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Preston 1-0 Watford". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "M. BRITOS". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

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