Lito (Cape Verdean footballer)
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Cláudio Zélito Fonseca Fernandes Aguiar, aka Lito (born 3 February 1975 in Pedra Badejo
, Santiago
), is a Cape Verde
an footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca
mainly as a forward.
, 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.
Pedra Badejo
Pedra Badejo is a city located on the eastern coast of Santiago in Cape Verde. It is the seat of Santa Cruz municipality....
, Santiago
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
), is a Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
an footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca
F.C. Arouca
Futebol Clube de Arouca is a Portuguese football club based in Arouca, Aveiro District. Founded on 25 December 1951, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 2,500-seat capacity.-History:...
mainly as a forward.
Club career
Lito played his entire football career in PortugalPortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, playing in nearly every level. He started out with Águias de Camarate in the regional leagues of Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, going on to represent A.D. Fafe
A.D. Fafe
Associação Desportiva de Fafe is a Portuguese football club from Fafe, northern Portugal. Founded in 1958, it currently plays in the Portuguese Fourth Division, holding home games at Parque Municipal dos Desportos de Fafe, with a capacity of 8,000....
, S.C. Espinho
S.C. Espinho
Sporting Clube de Espinho, also known as Sporting de Espinho, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Espinho, Aveiro district. The club has departments in volleyball - Sporting de Espinho , and handball - Sporting de Espinho that usually compete in the major Portuguese top leagues, and also...
, Imortal de Albufeira and F.C. Maia
F.C. Maia
Futebol Clube da Maia is a Portuguese football club based in Maia, Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. Founded in 1954, it currently plays in the Porto Regional League, holding home games at Estádio Professor Doutor Vieira de Carvalho, which holds 15,000 spectators.-History:Maia never competed in...
.
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
Associação Naval 1º de Maio
Associação Naval 1º de Maio, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa, with a capacity for 12,630 spectators.Naval is...
.
Aged 32, Lito joined Académica de Coimbra, enjoying his best seasons in his first two years (17 league goals combined, including a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
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
2009–10 Liga de Honra
-Stadia and locations:-League table:||rowspan=12 style="background-color:white;"|-Results:...
Portimonense SC
Portimonense S.C.
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....
, for an undisclosed fee.