Bruno Soares (footballer)
Brazilian footballer (born 1988)
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Bruno Gabriel Soares (born 21 August 1988) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Oberliga Westfalen club Rot Weiss Ahlen.[1]
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Soares with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Gabriel Soares | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Coritiba | ||
| 2008 | → Toledo (loan) | ||
| 2008 | Nacional de Rolândia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Paraná | ||
| 2009–2012 | MSV Duisburg | 76 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 44 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Kairat | 27 | (1) |
| 2017 | Haugesund | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 15 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | WSG Tirol | 20 | (0) |
| 2021 | FC Saarbrücken | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | HK | 19 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | SV Meppen | 36 | (4) |
| 2024– | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 40 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:58, 19 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Soares was born in Belo Horizonte. He joined Duisburg in the summer of 2009, after he spent his youth and first years as a senior playing in Brazil.[2]
In summer 2012, Soares joined newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf and signed a contract until 30 June 2015.[3]
On 23 June 2015, Soares signed a three-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kairat.[4] Despite being linked with a loan move to Ordabsay at the start of 2017, Soares left Kairat before the start of the 2017 season, becoming a free agent,[5] eventually signing for Eliteserien side Haugesund.[6] Soares left Haugesund by mutual consent on 3 July 2017,[7] signing with Hapoel Tel Aviv shortly after.
On 24 December 2017, Soares was announced as a new signing for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.[8] Initially brought in to played for senior team, but after poor performance during AFC Champions league play off against Muangthong he had been demoted to the JDTII.[9]
On 7 July 2021, Soares joined 3. Liga side FC Saarbrücken on a one-year contract.[10][11] However, his contract with FC Saarbrücken was terminated on 15 July due to residency issues.[12][13]
On 31 January 2023, Soares returned to Germany and signed with SV Meppen in 3. Liga until the end of the season.[14] On 16 August 2023, after waiting for his work permit and residence permit, SV Meppen announced that they had extended the contract with Soares.[15]
On 28 June 2024, Soares joined recently relegated Oberliga Westfalen club Rot Weiss Ahlen on a two-year contract.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 December 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 76 | 4 | |||||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 44 | 1 | |||||
| Kairat | 2015 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| Haugesund | 2017 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| WSG Tirol | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| FC Saarbrucken | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| HK | 2022 | 1. deild karla | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| SV Meppen | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Nord | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||||
| Rot Weiss Ahlen | 2024–25 | Oberliga Westfalen | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2025–26 | Oberliga Westfalen | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 43 | 5 | |||||
| Career total | 255 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 286 | 18 | ||
- Appearances in Lower Saxony Cup
- Appearances in Westphalian Cup