| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graciano Brito | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | F.C. New York | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Quinnipiac Bobcats | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010 | Operário dos Açores | ||
| 2011– | F.C. New York | 12 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Quinnipiac Bobcats (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 1, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Graciano Brito (born June 2, 1985 in São Nicolau) is a Cape Verdean footballer currently playing for F.C. New York in the USL Professional Division.
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Brito came from his native Cape Verde to the United States in 2004,[1] settling with relatives in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and played college soccer at Quinnipiac University. As a junior in 2007 he was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-America Second Team, was featured in Sports Illustrated's "Faces In The Crowd" section, was selected to the NSCAA/adidas North Atlantic Region First Team, and was named Northeast Conference Player of the Year, the first Quinnipiac men's soccer player to earn the award since 2001. As a senior in 2008 he was named the NEC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, was Quinnipiac’s Male Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row, and was named to the All-NEC First Team, was an NCSAA/adidas All-American for the third consecutive year, and was an College Soccer News All-American. He finished his four-year career with Quinnipiac as the program’s Division I career leader in goals (40) and points (92).
Brito was an assistant coach at Quinnipiac in 2009,[2] attended the 2009 MLS Combine, and briefly played professionally for Operário dos Açores in the Portuguese Second Division 2010,[3] before becoming the first player to sign with the expansion FC New York of the new USL Professional League when he signed in February 2011.[4] He scored the only goal of FCNY's first ever league victory, 1-0 over the Charleston Battery on May 13.[5]
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