Bruno Rodrigues (footballer, born 1997)
Brazilian footballer
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Bruno Rafael Rodrigues do Nascimento (born 7 March 1997), known as Bruno Rodrigues, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Série A club Cruzeiro, on loan from Palmeiras.
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Rodrigues playing for Palmeiras in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Rafael Rodrigues do Nascimento[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ceará-Mirim, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Athletico Paranaense | 11 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Joinville (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Doxa Katokopia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Paraná (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Tombense | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 43 | (11) |
| 2021 | → São Paulo (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Famalicão (loan) | 33 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 63 | (16) |
| 2024– | Palmeiras | 12 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Ceará-Mirim, Rodrigues joined the youth setup of Atlético Paranaense in 2014. In the 2015 edition of the Brazil U20 Cup, he emerged as the joint top-scorer with three goals.[2] On 29 January 2017, Rodrigues made his first team and Campeonato Paranaense debut in a 1–1 draw against Rio Branco Sport Club, where he contributed with one assist.[3]
On 2 March 2017, Rodrigues joined Joinville on a three-month-long loan deal.[4] His loan deal was extended till the end of the year in April.[5] After having contributed with two goals, he was recalled from Joinville by his parent club on 29 September 2017.[6]
On 1 January 2018, Rodrigues was loaned to Cypriot club Doxa Katokopia for six months.[7]
After his contract with Athletico Paranaense was terminated, Rodrigues signed with Tombense in December 2019 and was immediately loaned out to Ponte Preta for the 2020 season.[8]
Club statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Joinville (loan) | 2017 | Série C | 12 | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Doxa Katokopias (loan) | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 9 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Paraná (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Tombense | 2020 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 29 | 7 | 14[c] | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 11 | ||
| São Paulo (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Famalicão (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 40 | 8 | ||
| Cruzeiro (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Série A | 35 | 8 | 10[e] | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 49 | 13 | |||
| Total | 53 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 67 | 17 | ||||
| Palmeiras | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 167 | 28 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 42 | ||
- Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
- Appearances in Campeonato Catarinense
- Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
- Appearance in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
Honours
- Athletico Paranaense
- São Paulo
Cruzeiro
Palmeiras