Cafu (footballer, born 1996)
Brazilian footballer
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Otacílio Brito Alves, also known as Cafu (born 22 January 1996), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Niteroiense.
Full name
Otacílio Brito Alves
Date of birth
22 January 1996
Place of birth
Niterói, Brazil
Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otacílio Brito Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Niteroiense | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2021 | Portuguesa-RJ | 26 | (3) |
| 2021 | Esportivo | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | São Luiz | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portuguesa-RJ | 42 | (6) |
| 2023 | Maricá | 8 | (1) |
| 2024 | Lagarto | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | Niteroiense | 11 | (3) |
| 2025 | Petrópolis | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Niteroiense | 7 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:55, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
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 | ||
- Three appearances in the Rio de Janeiro State League and two appearances in the Brazilian Primeira Liga.
