Bruno Alves (footballer, born 1991)

Bruno Fabiano Alves (born 16 April 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cuiabá.

Bruno Alves
Bruno Alves with São Paulo in 2018
Personal information
Full nameBruno Fabiano Alves
Date of birth (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthJacareí, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Cuiabá
Number34
Youth career
Primeira Camisa
2010–2011Figueirense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2017Figueirense103(7)
2011Ribeirão (loan)8(0)
2012Metropolitano (loan)0(0)
2012Barretos (loan)0(0)
2013São José-SP (loan)3(0)
2013CRAC (loan)24(0)
2017–2023São Paulo157(4)
2022–2023Grêmio (loan)70(5)
2023Grêmio40(3)
2024–Cuiabá0(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:41, 14 February 2024

Club career

Figueirense

Born in Jacareí, São Paulo, Bruno Alves graduated from Figueirense's youth setup, and made his senior debut while on loan at Portuguese side G.D. Ribeirão, in 2011. He made his league debut against Ribeira Brava on 25 September 2011.[1]

More loans subsequently followed, and he represented Metropolitano,[2] Barretos,[3] and São José-SP.

He joined CRAC.[4] He made his league debut against Atlético Goianiense on 17 March 2013.[5]

Alves was included in the main squad of Figueira in 2014. He made his league debut for the club against SC Internacional on 19 April 2015.[6] but only made his professional debut for the club in Serie A on 10 May of the following year, starting and being sent off after committing a penalty in a 1–4 away loss against Sport Recife for the Série A championship.[7] He then subsequently became a regular starter for the club, suffering relegation in 2016. He scored his first league goal for the club against Sport Recife on 23 August 2015, scoring in the 70th minute.[8]

São Paulo

On 21 August 2017, Alves signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with São Paulo in the top tier.[9] He scored on his league debut for the club against Ponte Preta on 9 September 2017, scoring in the 57th minute.[10]

Grêmio

Bruno made his league debut for Grêmio against São José RS on 2 February 2022.[11] He scored his first league goal for the club against Ypiranga on 2 April 2022, scoring in the 45th+1st minute.[12]

Honours

Club

São Paulo
Grêmio

Individual

References