Education
He attended The Ravenscroft School, where he was tasked with analysing data from Barnet F.C. matches.
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Mauro Vilhete
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Born in Sintra, Vilhete moved to Barnet at a young age. 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, 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, before losing the record to Mathew Stevens on 6 September 2014. Vilhete scored his first goal for Barnet in October 2010 against Southend United in the Football League Trophy.
Vilhete joined Hendon on a one-month loan on 4 November 2011, where he made six appearances. He then joined Boreham Wood on another one-month loan on 17 February 2012.
On 31 August 2012, Vilhete joined Boreham Wood on loan again until January 2013.
He was also awarded the Conference Player of the Month award for April. Vilhete was loaned to Boreham Wood for a third time on 30 October 2015. He scored a day later, in a 2–3 home defeat against Gateshead.
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".
In March 2011, he was called up for a training camp with the Portugal national under-18 football team
