Cafu (footballer, born 1996)

Cafu

Personal information
Full name	Otacílio Brito Alves
Date of birth	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Niterói, Brazil
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Portuguesa-RJ
Youth career
2010–2016	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Flamengo	6	(0)
2016	→ Mumbai City (loan)	13	(1)
2017	→ Ceará (loan)	16	(1)
2018	Botafogo-SP	12	(0)
2018–2019	Estoril	0	(0)
2019	→ São Bento (loan)	20	(1)
2020–	Portuguesa-RJ	17	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Otacílio Brito Alves, also known as Cafu (born 22 January 1996), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguesa-RJ.

Career

Born in Niterói, Cafu joined the youth side of Flamengo in 2010. On 5 September 2016 it was announced that he had signed on loan with Mumbai City of the Indian Super League.^[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 3 October 2016 against Pune City. He came on as a 73rd minute substitute for Matías Defederico as Mumbai City won 1–0.^[2]

Career statistics

As of 29 August 2018^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mumbai City (loan)	2016	ISL	13	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	13	1
Flamengo	2017	Série A	0	0	0	0	—	—	5[a]	0	5	0
Ceará (loan)	2017	Série B	16	1	–	–	—	—	–	–	16	1
Botafogo-SP (loan)	2018	Série C	3	0	0	0	—	—	9	0	12	0
Estoril (loan)	2018–19	LigaPro	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career total			32	2	0	0	0	0	14	0	46	2

1. Three appearances in the Rio de Janeiro State League and two appearances in the Brazilian Primeira Liga.

References

1. "Mumbai City FC set to sign Flamengo youngster 'Cafu'". Goal.com. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
2. "Pune City 0-1 Mumbai City". Soccerway.
3. Cafu at Soccerway

External links

• Indian Super League Profile.
• Cafu at ZeroZero