Bruno Alves (footballer, born 1991)

Bruno Fabiano Alves (born 16 April 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cuiabá.

Bruno Alves
Bruno Alves with São Paulo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Bruno Fabiano Alves
Date of birth (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Jacareí, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Cuiabá
Number 34
Youth career
Primeira Camisa
2010–2011 Figueirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Figueirense 103 (7)
2011Ribeirão (loan) 8 (0)
2012Metropolitano (loan) 0 (0)
2012Barretos (loan) 0 (0)
2013São José-SP (loan) 3 (0)
2013CRAC (loan) 24 (0)
2017–2023 São Paulo 157 (4)
2022–2023Grêmio (loan) 70 (5)
2023 Grêmio 40 (3)
2024– Cuiabá 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:41, 14 February 2024

Club career

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Figueirense

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Born in Jacareí, São Paulo, Bruno Alves graduated from Figueirense's youth setup, and made his senior debut while on loan at Portuguese side G.D. Ribeirão, in 2011. He made his league debut against Ribeira Brava on 25 September 2011.[1]

More loans subsequently followed, and he represented Metropolitano,[2] Barretos,[3] and São José-SP.

He joined CRAC.[4] He made his league debut against Atlético Goianiense on 17 March 2013.[5]

Alves was included in the main squad of Figueira in 2014. He made his league debut for the club against SC Internacional on 19 April 2015.[6] but only made his professional debut for the club in Serie A on 10 May of the following year, starting and being sent off after committing a penalty in a 1–4 away loss against Sport Recife for the Série A championship.[7] He then subsequently became a regular starter for the club, suffering relegation in 2016. He scored his first league goal for the club against Sport Recife on 23 August 2015, scoring in the 70th minute.[8]

São Paulo

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On 21 August 2017, Alves signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with São Paulo in the top tier.[9] He scored on his league debut for the club against Ponte Preta on 9 September 2017, scoring in the 57th minute.[10]

Grêmio

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Bruno made his league debut for Grêmio against São José RS on 2 February 2022.[11] He scored his first league goal for the club against Ypiranga on 2 April 2022, scoring in the 45th+1st minute.[12]

Honours

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Club

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São Paulo
Grêmio

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Ribeirão vs Ribeira Brava - 25 September 2011". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ Bruno Alves é emprestado ao Metropolitano (Bruno Alves is loaned to Metropolitano) Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Info Esporte, 10 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Figueirense empresta zagueiro Bruno Alves para Tricolor (Figueirense loans stopper Bruno Alves to Tricolor); Futebol Barretos, 12 July 2012 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Pouco aproveitado no São José, Bruno Alves acerta com o Crac (Sparingly used at São José, Bruno Alves agrees with Crac) Archived 24 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine; CRAC's official website, 12 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ "CRAC vs Atlético Goianiense - 17 March 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Figueirense vs Internacional SC - 19 April 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ Inspirado, Diego Souza comanda goleada do Sport diante dos reservas do Figueirense (Inspired, Diego Souza commands Sport's routing over Figueirense reserves); Globo Esporte, 10 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ "Figueirense vs Sport Recife - 23 August 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "São Paulo contrata zagueiro Bruno Alves" [São Paulo sign stopper Bruno Alves] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  10. ^ "São Paulo vs Ponte Preta - 9 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Grêmio vs São José RS - 2 February 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Grêmio vs Ypiranga RS - 2 April 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Corinthians, Jean Mota e Martinelli dominam premiação do campeonato" [Corinthians, Jean Mota and Martinelli dominate the tournament's awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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