Bruninho (footballer, born 2000)
Brazilian footballer
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Bruno Roberto Pereira da Silva (born 27 April 2000), commonly known as Bruninho,[1][2] is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa.
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Bruninho in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Roberto Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2019 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2025 | Atlético Mineiro | 26 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Confiança (loan) | 9 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | → Juventude (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2022 | → CRB (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Guarani (loan) | 45 | (10) |
| 2024 | → Ceará (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Boavista (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 24 | (8) |
| 2025-2026 | Karpaty Lviv | 26 | (8) |
| 2026– | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Bruninho joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2013, aged 13. He made his first team debut on 25 January 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Valdívia in a 1–0 Campeonato Mineiro away loss to Villa Nova.[3]
Bruninho made his Série A debut on 2 June 2018, replacing Elias late into a 3–3 home draw against Chapecoense. He scored his first professional goal on 15 September 2019, netting his team's only in a 3–1 home loss to Internacional.[4]
On 11 March 2020, Bruninho was loaned to fellow top-tier side Sport Recife until the end of the year;[5] Atlético later renewed his contract until 2023 on 30 April.[6] On 1 March 2021, after featuring sparingly, he moved to Confiança also in a temporary deal.[7]
On 25 May 2021, after scoring nine goals in just 16 matches for Confiança, Bruninho moved to Juventude also on loan.[8] On 17 December, his loan was renewed for a further year.[9]
On 29 July 2022, after being rarely used at Ju during the year, Bruninho was recalled by Atlético, and was immediately loaned to CRB for the remainder of the season.[10] On 2 December, he further extended his link with Galo until 2024 and was loaned to Guarani for the upcoming campaign.[11]
On 18 January 2024, Bruninho was unveiled as a Ceará player, on loan for the 2024 season.[12]
On 5 July 2024, Bruninho joined Primeira Liga club Boavista on loan for the 2024–25 season.[13] He left the club on 1 September 2024, as Boavista was unable to lift the ban on registering new players by the end of the transfer window.[14]
On 6 September 2024, Bruninho joined Karpaty Lviv of the Ukrainian Premier League on a season-long loan.[15] On 18 June 2025, the club announced an agreement for a permanent transfer.[16]
On 2 July 2026, Bruninho joined Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League .
Personal life
Bruninho's father, Bruno Heleno, was also a footballer. A right back, he was also developed at Atlético.[17]
Career statistics
- As of 30 June 2025.[1]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2018 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 16 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Confiança (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 9[e] | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 3 | 17 | 9 | |
| Juventude | 2021 | Série A | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| CRB (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Guarani (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 33 | 7 | 12[g] | 3 | — | — | — | 45 | 10 | |||
| Ceará (loan) | 2024 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 6[h] | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 127 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 186 | 29 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
- Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in the Campeonato Pernambucano
- Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
- Appearances in the Campeonato Sergipano
- Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
- Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista
- Appearances in the Campeonato Cearense
Honours
- Atlético Mineiro
- Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 2024
- Individual
- Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Month: September 2025[18]