Mauro Alexandre Da Silva Vilhete (born 10 May 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a utility player for Dagenham & Redbridge.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mauro Alexandre Da Silva Vilhete[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 29)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Mouro, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Barnet | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2020 | Barnet | 199 | (19) |
2011 | → Hendon (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2012 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 10 | (5) |
2012–2013 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2015 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Wingate & Finchley | 7 | (1) |
2021 | Hampton & Richmond Borough (dual-reg) | 3 | (1) |
2021– | Dagenham & Redbridge | 60 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 24 September 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Rio de Mouro, Sintra, Portugal,[3][4] Vilhete moved to Barnet, England at a young age. He attended The Ravenscroft School, where he was tasked with analysing data from Barnet F.C. matches.[5] 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,[6] 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,[7] before losing the record to Mathew Stevens on 6 September 2014.[8] Vilhete scored his first goal for Barnet in October 2010 against Southend United in the Football League Trophy.[9] Vilhete joined Hendon on a one-month loan on 4 November 2011, where he made six appearances.[10][11] He then joined Boreham Wood on another one-month loan on 17 February 2012.[12]
On 31 August 2012, Vilhete joined Boreham Wood on loan again until January 2013.[13]
On 25 April 2015, Vilhete scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Gateshead to secure the Conference title for Barnet and promotion back to League Two. He was also awarded the Conference Player of the Month award for April.[14]
Vilhete was loaned to Boreham Wood for a third time on 30 October 2015.[15] He scored a day later, in a 2–3 home defeat against Gateshead.[16]
Martin Allen made Vilhete available on a free transfer at the end of the 2015-16 season,[17] but no move materialised and he worked his way back into first-team contention.
In the 2019-20 season, he made his 200th appearance for the Bees and scored in the National League playoffs against Yeovil Town.[18] He left the club at the end of the season, having scored 22 goals in 227 games across eleven seasons.[19]
On 19 September 2020, Vilhete joined Isthmian League side Wingate & Finchley.[20] In January 2021, he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan.[21]
On 12 March 2021, Vilhete signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge.[22]
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".[23] In March 2011, he was called up for a training camp with the Portugal national under-18 football team.[24]
Vilhete has played on both the left and right sides as a full-back and winger, and has also played central midfield for Barnet. He has been described as a utility player.[25][26]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnet | 2009–10[27] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2010–11[28][9][29][30][31][32] | League Two | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 26 | 4 | |
2011–12[33][34] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2012–13[35] | League Two | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2013–14[36] | Conference Premier | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
2014–15[36] | Conference Premier | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
2015–16[37] | League Two | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
2016–17[38] | League Two | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
2017–18[39][40] | League Two | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
2018–19[41] | National League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
2019–20[42][43] | National League | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||
Total | 199 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 235 | 25 | ||
Hendon (loan) | 2011–12[44] | IL Premier Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Boreham Wood (loan) | 2011–12[36] | Conference South | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||
2012–13[45] | Conference South | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 20 | 4 | ||
2015–16[36] | National League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Total | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 42 | 10 | |||
Wingate & Finchley | 2020–21 | IL Premier Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2020–21[36] | National League South | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2020–21[36] | National League | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
2021–22[36] | National League | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
2022–23[36] | National League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
Total | 60 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 62 | 8 | |||
Career total | 308 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 357 | 45 |
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