Miguel Britos

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

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Miguel Britos
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Britos in 2011
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Britos Cabrera
Date of birth (1985-07-17) 17 July 1985 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Maldonado, Uruguay
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Position(s) Centre back
Team 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 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:25, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

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.[citation needed]

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 15 May 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 12 0 - - - - 12 0
Juventud 2006–07 Segunda División 16 1 - - - - 16 1
Montevideo Wanderers 2007–08 Primera División 26 1 - - 2 0 28 1
Bologna 2008–09 Serie A 14 1 2 0 - 16 1
2009–10 Serie A 23 0 1 0 - 24 0
2010–11 Serie A 34 3 0 0 - 34 3
Napoli 2011–12 Serie A 11 1 2 0 0 0 13 1
2012–13 Serie A 22 0 1 0 3 0 27 0
2013–14 Serie A 16 1 1 0 5 0 22 1
2014–15 Serie A 17 1 4 0 12 0 33 1
Watford 2015–16 Premier League 24 0 3 0 0 0 27 0
Total Career 217 11 14 0 22 0 244 11

Honours

Juventud
Napoli

References

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  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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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