Bruno Xavier (footballer)
Brazilian footballer (born 1996)
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Bruno Cesar Xavier Sislo (born 27 November 1996), known as Bruno Xavier, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vila Nova.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Cesar Xavier Sislo | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vila Nova | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portuguesa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Portuguesa | 10 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Nacional-SP | 15 | (10) |
| 2017 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Corinthians (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Guarani (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Oeste (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Desportivo Aves | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Juventude | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Juventus-SP | 4 | (3) |
| 2020 | Paraná | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Inter de Limeira | 13 | (2) |
| 2021 | Mirassol | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Juventus-SC | 8 | (4) |
| 2022 | Santo André | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | Ferroviária | 12 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Água Santa | 38 | (3) |
| 2023-2024 | → Ituano (loan) | 34 | (10) |
| 2025 | Vitória | 8 | (2) |
| 2025– | Vila Nova | 16 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in São Paulo, Bruno Xavier was a Portuguesa youth graduate. He made his senior debut on 8 June 2015, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Guilherme Queiróz in a 3–0 away win against Guaratinguetá for the Série C championship.[1]
Definitely promoted to the main squad in June 2016, Bruno Xavier scored his first senior goal on 9 July of that year, netting the opener in a 2–1 away loss against the same opponent.[2] On 9 July 2017, he terminated his contract with Lusa,[3] and joined Nacional-SP late in the month.
On 23 August 2017, after scoring five goals in only six matches for Naça in the Copa Paulista, Bruno Xavier joined Série A side Sport initially on a trial basis.[4] He subsequently signed a loan contract until the end of the year, and made his debut in the category on 10 September by replacing Samuel Xavier in a 1–0 loss at Avaí.
On 14 December 2017, Bruno Xavier was released by Sport and subsequently returned to Nacional.[5] The following 24 April, after being the club's top goalscorer in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, he signed a loan deal with Corinthians until May 2019.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 February 2025[7][citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portuguesa | 2015 | Série C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Série C | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 14[b] | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Nacional-SP | 2017 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6[c] | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 2018 | — | 15[b] | 10 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | |||||
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 15 | ||
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corinthians (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Guarani (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Oeste (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 3 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Aves | 2019-20 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Juventude | 2020 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Juventus-SP | 2020 | — | 4[b] | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Paraná | 2020 | Série B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Inter de Limeira | 2021 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 13[d] | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Mirassol | 2021 | Série C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Juventus-SC | 2021 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8[g] | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Santo André | 2022 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Ferroviária | 2022 | Série D | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Água Santa | 2022 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10[c] | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | — | 15[d] | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 11[d] | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Ituano (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | Série B | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | |||
| Total | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | ||
| Vitória | 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 5[h] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Career total | 93 | 15 | 97 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 223 | 46 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista Série A1
- Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
- Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste