| Miguel Britos | |
| Fullname: | Miguel Ángel Britos Cabrera[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1985[2] |
| Birth Place: | Maldonado, Uruguay |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Years1: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs1: | Fénix |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs2: | Juventud |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2007–2008 |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2008–2011 |
| Clubs4: | Bologna |
| Caps4: | 71 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2011–2015 |
| Caps5: | 68 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Watford |
| Caps6: | 66 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 March 2019 |
Miguel Ángel Britos Cabrera (pronounced as /es/; born 17 July 1985) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
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.
On 1 July 2006, Britos was transferred to Juventud de Las Piedras, where he achieved the promotion to the 2007–08 Uruguayan Top Division season.
On 1 July 2007, Britos signed a new contract with Montevideo Wanderers.
Britos then moved to Italy on 22 July 2008 where he played for Bologna in the Serie A, signing a five-year contract for a €2 million transfer fee.[3] [4] 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.
Britos' talent did not go unnoticed, and he was subsequently purchased from Bologna by Napoli on 12 July 2011 in a €9 million transfer deal, signing a four-year contract.[5] [6] [7] [8] He scored his first goal for Napoli in a 2–0 home win over Chievo on 13 February 2012.[9] 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.[10]
On 23 May 2015, he headbutted Álvaro Morata in a 3–1 away defeat to Juventus, and was sent off.[11]
On 22 July 2015, Britos joined newly promoted English side Watford on a three-year deal.[12] He was sent off on his debut against Preston North End in the League Cup on 25 August 2015.[13]
His contract with Watford was extended at the end of the 2017–18 season, running until June 2019, after the club exercised an option.[14]
Britos left Watford in July 2019 and retired from football age 33, citing lack of motivation.[15]
| 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 | colspan="2" | - | 16 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 34 | 3 | |||
| Napoli | 2011–12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Watford | 2015–16 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | Career | 259 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 291 | 13 | ||
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