- Lito (Cape Verdean footballer)
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Lito Personal information Full name Cláudio Zélito Fonseca Fernandes Aguiar Date of birth February 3, 1975 Place of birth Pedra Badejo, Cape Verde Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Arouca Number 11 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1996–1998 Águias Camarate 1998–1999 Fafe 28 (5) 1999–2000 Espinho 28 (2) 2000–2002 Imortal 61 (14) 2002–2003 Maia 33 (11) 2003–2005 Moreirense 62 (7) 2005–2007 Naval 60 (11) 2007–2010 Académica 55 (15) 2010–2011 Portimonense 22 (3) 2011– Arouca National team‡ 2002– Cape Verde 40 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2011Cláudio Zélito Fonseca Fernandes Aguiar, aka Lito (born 3 February 1975 in Pedra Badejo, Santiago), is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca mainly as a forward.
Club career
Lito played his entire football career in Portugal, playing in nearly every level. He started out with Águias de Camarate in the regional leagues of Lisbon, going on to represent A.D. Fafe, S.C. Espinho, Imortal de Albufeira and F.C. Maia.
In 2003–04, at the age of 28, Lito made his top division debuts, with Moreirense FC. After suffering relegation in his second year, he stayed in the division, signing for Associação Naval 1º de Maio.
Aged 32, Lito joined Académica de Coimbra, enjoying his best seasons in his first two years (17 league goals combined, including a hat-trick in a 3–3 home draw against C.F. Estrela da Amadora, on 4 November 2007). After still being an important offensive unit in the 2009–10 season, again helping the Students maintain their top division status, he moved to freshly promoted Portimonense SC, for an undisclosed fee.[1]
References
- ^ "Lito regressa ao Algarve [Lito returns to Algarve]" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 5 July 2010. http://abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=212979. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Lito (Cape Verdean footballer) at National-Football-Teams.com
- Guardian Stats Centre
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Santiago, Cape Verde
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Portuguese people of Black African descent
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Association football forwards
- Primeira Liga players
- SC Espinho players
- FC Maia players
- Moreirense FC players
- Associação Naval 1º de Maio players
- Associação Académica de Coimbra players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Cape Verde international footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
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