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Date of birth | 10 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
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Current club | Barnet | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
?–2009 | Barnet | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2009– | Barnet | 23 | (0) |
2011 | → Hendon (loan) | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 26 January 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
Mauro Vilhete (born 10 May 1993) is a footballer who plays for Barnet as a forward.
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Born in Lisbon,[1] Vilhete moved to Barnet at a young age. He attended The Ravenscroft School, where he was tasked with analysing data from Barnet F.C. matches.[2] He joined Barnet's youth team in 2009 after turning down an offer of a scholarship from Aston Villa. Following a series of injuries to first-team regulars, manager Ian Hendon called him into the first-team squad in November 2009, however he only appeared on the bench during this time. In April 2010, he signed a two-year professional contract with the Bees. He made his debut on 1 May 2010 in a 2–0 away defeat to Grimsby Town aged 16,[3] becoming Barnet's youngest ever Football League player, breaking the record of 17 years and 46 days set by Kofi Lockhart-Adams against Cheltenham Town on 24 November 2009.[4] Vilhete scored his first goal for Barnet in October 2010 against Southend United in the Football League Trophy.[5] Vilhete joined Hendon on a one-month loan on 4 November 2011.[6]
In November 2010, Vilhete said he wanted to play international football for either England or Portugal, but said "it would probably be Portugal in the end".[7] In March 2011, he was called up for a training camp with the Portugal national under-18 football team.[8]
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