| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Marques Brito[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-02-17) February 17, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | New England Revolution | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Charlotte 49ers | 87 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Union Omaha | 60 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | Rhode Island FC | 54 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 25, 2025 | |||
Joseph Marques Brito (born February 17, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Career
Youth and college
Brito attended Bolton High School, and played as part of the New England Revolution academy between 2013 and 2017. Brito was named the Revolution Academy Player of the Year in 2016–17, after earning a spot on the U-18 Eastern Conference Best XI. During that season, Brito scored 16 goals in 25 appearances.[2][3]
In 2017, Brito attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to play college soccer. Brito redshirted his senior year, but went on to make a total of 87 appearances for the 49ers, scoring 13 goals and tallying 23 assists. During his college career, Brito was a two-time All-Conference USA First Team selection and Conference USA All-Freshman team honors.[4]
Professional
On March 22, 2022, Brito signed his first professional contract, joining USL League One side Union Omaha.[5][6] He made his debut on April 9, 2022, starting in a 2–2 draw with Forward Madison.[7]
In 2022, he scored two regular season goals[8], and also scored the game-winning goal in Union Omaha's U.S. Open Cup match against MLS side Minnesota United.[9] Brito was named "Player of the Round" in the fifth round of the Cup. He helped the team become the first Third Division team to reach the Open Cup quarterfinals since 2013.[10]
Brito scored five regular-season goals, as his 2023 Union Omaha squad won the USL League One Players' Shield.[11]
In December 2023, Brito joined Rhode Island FC ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season.[12] He played two years for Rhode Island, scoring four goals. He appeared in 54 regular-season games, starting nine of them.[8] As a member of RIFC, he won the 2024 USL Eastern Conference championship.[13]
Brito scored the first regular-season goal at Centreville Bank Stadium on May 10, 2025.[14] Though this was Brito's only goal of the season, it was RIFC's "Goal of the Year," and was a finalist in the USL Championship-wide goal of the year contest.[15][16]
Brito announced his retirement from professional soccer on December 2, 2025. [17]
References
- ^ "December 2021 Commencement Program" (PDF). University of North Carolina at Charlotte. p. 39. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ "Joe Brito | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net.
- ^ "Revs Academy product Joe Brito checks in from Charlotte". New England Soccer Journal. October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Joe Brito - Men's Soccer". Charlotte Athletics.
- ^ "UNION OMAHA SIGNS FOUR AHEAD OF 2022 CAMPAIGN".
- ^ USLLeagueOne com Staff (March 22, 2022). "Union Omaha Sign Quartet of Players to Parliament". USL League One.
- ^ "Match Center | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
- ^ a b "Joseph Brito Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "OWLS COMPLETE COMEBACK AGAINST MINNESOTA UNITED IN U.S. OPEN CUP". Union Omaha. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ Flemings, Rich (June 21, 2022). "2022 US Open Cup Round 5: Joe Brito of Union Omaha voted TheCup.us Player of the Round". Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "UNION OMAHA WINS 2023 USL LEAGUE ONE PLAYERS' SHIELD". Union Omaha. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ Gadbois, Stephen. "Rhode Island FC Adds Another Midfielder". TheBlazingMusket.com. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Rhode Island FC Wins USL Championship Eastern Conference Title". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "Rhode Island FC Battles From Behind to Earn 1-1 Draw vs. Monterey Bay FC". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ 3.6K views · 97 reactions | Written in the stars⭐ Voted by the fans, chested it down, volleyed it in and left us speechless, Brito is your 2025 Capelli Sport Goal of the Year!🫡 | Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via www.facebook.com.
- ^ Staff, USLChampionship com (December 15, 2025). "2025 USL Championship Goal of the Year – Final". USL Championship. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ "Joe Brito Announces Retirement From Professional Soccer". Rhode Island FC. Rhode Island FC. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
External links
- Profile at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Athletics
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