Bruno Mendes (footballer, born 1994)
Bruno Pereira Mendes (born 2 August 1994), known as Bruno Mendes, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka as a striker.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Pereira Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Cruzeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Cerezo Osaka (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Guarani | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Guarani | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Macaé | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Botafogo (loan) | 17 | (9) |
| 2014– | Deportivo Maldonado | ||
| 2014 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Avaí (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Vitória Guimarães B (loan) | 61 | (13) |
| 2015–2017 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Guarani (loan) | 36 | (9) |
| 2019– | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2012–2013 | Brazil U20 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2019 | |||
Club career
Bruno Mendes was born in Cruzeiro, São Paulo, and joined Guarani's youth setup in 2007, aged 12. On 21 January 2012, aged just 17, he made his first team debut by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win against Oeste.
Bruno Mendes scored his first senior goal on 17 March 2012, netting the first in a 2–0 home defeat of Mirassol. He immediately became a starter for the side, scoring four goals in 18 appearances as his side reached the finals but lost to Santos.
In September 2012, Bruno Mendes signed for Botafogo until the end of the following year. Bought outright by HAZ Sport Agency from Guarani for a R$7 million fee, HAZ used Macaé as a proxy to register Bruno Mendes's registration rights.[2] He made his debut for the club on 30 September, replacing Clarence Seedorf late into a 2–0 away loss against Bahia for the Série A championship.
Bruno Mendes scored his first goal for Bota on 14 October 2012, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Grêmio. Five days later he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Vasco da Gama, and finished the month with five goals in six matches.
In November 2012, former Guarani player Andrei Frascarelli claimed the club owed him wages and asked the court to grant the rights of Bruno Mendes to him.[3] Eventually Macaé assumed the debt, and paid Andrei R$580,000 to settle the case.[4]
On 15 July 2015, Mendes signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 7 April 2018[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarani | 2012 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| Botafogo | 2012 | Série A | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 2013 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Subtotal | 17 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 11 | ||||
| Atlético Paranaense | 2014 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Avaí | 2014 | Série B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 33 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 61 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 13 | ||||||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Guarani | 2017 | Série B | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | |||||
| Subtotal | 11 | 2 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | 27 | 11 | |||||
| Career total | 104 | 24 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 42 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours
References
- "Bruno Mendes". 24 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- "Botafogo pode cobrar R$ 15 milhões do Guarani se perder Bruno Mendes" [Botafogo may charge R$ 15 million from Guarani if they lose Bruno Mendes] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "Ex-zagueiro processa Guarani por dívida e pode tirar Bruno Mendes do Botafogo" [Former stopper takes legal action against Guarani due to debt and may take Bruno Mendes away from Botafogo] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "Bruno Mendes tem contrato com o Botafogo reativado" [Bruno Mendes has contract with Botafogo reactivated]. O Globo (in Portuguese). 19 December 2012.
- "Vitória SC recebe Bruno Mendes" (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 15 July 2015.
- Bruno Mendes at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
External links
- Bruno Mendes at ForaDeJogo
- Bruno Mendes at J.League (in Japanese)
