Fabrício Bruno
Brazilian footballer (born 1996)
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Fabrício Bruno Soares de Faria (born 12 February 1996), known as Fabrício Bruno (Brazilian Portuguese: [faˈbɾisju ˈbɾunu]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as centre back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro and the Brazil national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabrício Bruno Soares de Faria[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ibirité, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Cruzeiro | 30 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 46 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Red Bull Bragantino | 65 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Flamengo | 103 | (6) |
| 2025– | Cruzeiro | 59 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Brazil | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Cruzeiro
Chapecoense (loan)
On 29 December 2016 Cruzeiro accepted Chapecoense's request and loaned Fabrício Bruno until 31 December 2017.[2]
On 19 December 2017 Chapecoense extended Fabrício Bruno loan for another season.[3]
Another loan extension was set for 2019 season, but Fabrício Burno requested to return to Cruzeiro.[4][5]
Red Bull Bragantino
On 8 January 2020 Fabrício Bruno transferred from Cruzeiro to Red Bull Bragantino for a €440k transfer fee.[6]
Flamengo
On 7 February 2022 Flamengo signed Fabrício Bruno from Red Bull Bragantino until 31 December 2025 for a €2.5m transfer fee.[7]
Return to Cruzeiro
On 11 January 2025 Cruzeiro announced Fabrício's return.[8] The defender signed until December 2028 and the €7m fee was the highest ever paid by Cruzeiro, not counting incentives.[9]
International career
Fabrício Bruno made his debut for the senior Brazil national team on 23 March 2024 in a friendly against England.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 December 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2016 | Série A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 2[b] | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2020 | Série A | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13[e] | 2 | – | 59 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 3 | ||
| Flamengo | 2022 | Série A | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 2023 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 4[g] | 0 | 64 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Total | 75 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 148 | 6 | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2025 | Série A | 33 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4[e] | 0 | – | 53 | 4 | |
| Career total | 213 | 8 | 72 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 375 | 16 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- One appearance in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- One appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, one appearance in Primeira Liga
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
- Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Chapecoense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2017
Cruzeiro
Flamengo
Individual
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Season: 2024[14]
- Bola de Prata: 2025
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2025
