Bruno Almeida
Portuguese footballer
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Bruno Filipe Pereira Soares Almeida (born 9 September 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Filipe Pereira Soares Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEL Limassol | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Bairro Francos | ||
| 2008–2010 | Santa Cruz FC | ||
| 2010–2014 | Padroense | ||
| 2014–2015 | Paços de Ferreira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Sanjoanense | 13 | (1) |
| 2016 | Bustelo | 13 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Pedras Rubras | 27 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Anadia | 24 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Estoril | 24 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Trofense | 86 | (22) |
| 2022–2023 | → Santa Clara (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | Santa Clara | 39 | (15) |
| 2025 | → Noah (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | → Farense (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2026– | AEL Limassol | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2026 | |||
Career
Almeida is a youth product of Bairro Francos, Santa Cruz FC, Padroense and Paços de Ferreira. He began his senior career in 2015 with Sanjoanense in the Campeonato de Portugal.[1] He followed that up with other teams in the division including Bustelo, Pedras Rubras, Anadia, and the reserves of Estoril.
In the summer of 2019, Almeida transferred to Trofense in the same division. He became a mainstay, and in his fourth season with the club helped them win the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal, earning promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.[2]
After a strong debut season in the second division, on 12 August 2022, Almeida earned a loan to Primeira Liga club Santa Clara for the 2022–23 season.[3] After Santa Clara's relegation to the Liga Portugal 2, Almeida signed a three-year contract with the club.[4]
On 28 January 2025, Armenian Premier League club Noah announced the signing of Almeida on loan from Santa Clara.[5] On 17 July 2025, Almeida moved on a new loan to Farense.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sanjoanense | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
| Bustelo | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | |
| Pedras Rubas | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| Anadia | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| Trofense | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 86 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 94 | 22 | |||
| Santa Clara (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
| Santa Clara | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 15 | |
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 48 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 224 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 49 | ||
Honours
Trofense