Mauro Vilhete

Mauro Alexandre Da Silva Vilhete (born 10 May 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a utility player for Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan from Wingate & Finchley.

Mauro Vilhete

Personal information
Full name	Mauro Alexandre Da Silva Vilhete[1]
Date of birth	10 May 1993[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	Hampton & Richmond Borough (on loan from Wingate & Finchley)
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–	Wingate & Finchley	7	(1)
2021–	→ Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Club

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]

International

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".[22] In March 2011, he was called up for a training camp with the Portugal national under-18 football team.[23]

Style of play

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.[24][25]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 January 2021.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnet	2009–10[26]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2010–11[27]		20	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	22	1
	2011–12[28]		3	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	2012–13[29]		5	0	—		0	0	0	0	5	0
	2013–14[30]	Conference Premier	30	4	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	33	4
	2014–15[30]		30	5	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	33	5
	2015–16[31]	League Two	15	0	—		2	0	0	0	17	0
	2016–17[32]		40	3	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	3
	2017–18[33]		32	3	1	0	2	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	4
	2018–19[34]	National League	1	1	0	0	—		0	0	1	1
	2019–20[35]		21	3	2	0	—		7[lower-alpha 3]	1	30	4
	Total		199	19	9	0	4	1	15	2	227	22
Hendon (loan)	2011–12[36]	Isthmian League Premier Division	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Boreham Wood (loan)	2011–12[30]	Conference South	10	5	—		—		—		10	5
	2012–13[37]	Conference South	14	2	3	1	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	1	20	4
	2015–16[30]	National League	9	1	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	12	1
	Total		39	8	5	1	—		4	1	48	10
Wingate & Finchley	2020–21	Isthmian League Premier Division	7	1	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	9	1
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	2020–21	National League South	1	1	0	0	—		0	0	1	1
Career total			246	29	14	1	4	1	21	3	285	34

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. Five appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in National League play-offs

Honours

Barnet

• Conference Premier
  • Champions: 2014–15

References

1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/02/2012 and 29/02/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
2. "Mauro Vilhete". 11v11. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
3. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 426. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
6. "BBC Sport - Football - Grimsby 2-0 Barnet". BBC News. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
8. "Martin: "They keep going until the end"". Barnetfc.com. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
9. "BBC Sport - Football - Barnet 1-3 Southend". BBC News. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
11. "Greensnet - Official Hendon FC: Appearances - Season 2011/2012". Hendonfc.net. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
13. "Vilhete Joins Borehamwood On Loan". Barnetfc.com. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
14. Tom Bodell. "Barnet's Mauro Vilhete has been named the Conference Player of the Month for April after scoring three goals (From Times Series)". Times-series.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
15. "Super Mauro Returns To Wood « Bwfc". Borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
16. "Boreham Wood 2-3 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
17. Tom Champion, Ben Tomlinson, Shaun Batt and Mauro Vilhete told they can leave Barnet
18. Yeovil Town 0-2 Barnet
19. Club update
21. VERSATILE VILHETE JOINS THE BEAVERS
22. "Mauro Vilhete: Barnet's wonderboy on why he turned down Aston Villa | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
23. Arindam Rej (24 March 2011). "London boy with shot at being new Ronaldo | Football | Sport | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
24. Vilhete relishing being involved in promotion battle
25. Vilhete signs three year deal to remain at Barnet
26. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
27. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
28. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
29. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
30. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
31. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
32. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
33. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
34. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
35. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
36. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete - Hendon". Greensnet. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
37. "Games played by Mauro Vilhete - Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

External links

• Mauro Vilhete at Soccerbase
• Mauro Vilhete profile at the Barnet website
• Mauro Vilhete at Soccerway