Bruno Almeida

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Bruno Almeida
Personal information
Full name Bruno Filipe Pereira Soares Almeida
Date of birth (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Noah
(on loan from Santa Clara)
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2008 Bairro Francos
2008–2010 Santa Cruz FC
2010–2014 Padroense
2014–2015 Paços de Ferreira
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Sanjoanense 13 (1)
2016 Bustelo 13 (3)
2016–2017 Pedras Rubras 27 (3)
2017–2018 Anadia 24 (2)
2018–2019 Estoril 24 (2)
2019–2023 Trofense 86 (22)
2022–2023Santa Clara (loan) 22 (1)
2023– Santa Clara 39 (15)
2025–Noah (loan) 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2025

Bruno Filipe Pereira Soares Almeida (born 9 September 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Armenian Premier League club Noah on loan from Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.

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Club career

Almeida is a youth product of Bairro Francos, Santa Cruz FC, Padroense and Paços de Ferreira. He began his senior career in 2015 with Sanjoanense in the Campeonato de Portugal. [1] He followed that up with other teams in the division including Bustelo, Pedras Rubras, Anadia, and the reserves of Estoril.

In the summer of 2019, Almeida transferred to Trofense in the same division. He became a mainstay, and in his fourth season with the club helped them win the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal, earning promotion to the Liga Portugal 2. [2]

After a strong debut season in the second division, on 12 August 2022, Almeida earned a loan to Primeira Liga club Santa Clara for the 2022–23 season. [3] After Santa Clara's relegation to the Liga Portugal 2, Almeida signed a three-year contract with the club. [4]

On 28 January 2025, Armenian Premier League club Noah announced the signing of Almeida on loan from Santa Clara. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sanjoanense 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 1312200153
Bustelo Campeonato de Portugal1330000133
Pedras Rubas 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal2732000293
Anadia 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal24231273
Trofense 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal10300103
2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal19210202
2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal25530285
2021–22 Liga Portugal 2311020103510
2022–23 Liga Portugal 212000012
Total862270109422
Santa Clara (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 2211020251
Santa Clara 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2321540103715
2024–25 Primeira Liga703110111
Total391571204816
Career total22445224500025149

    Honours

    Trofense

    References

    1. "A tarde em que Messi, Ballack e Platiny brilharam nos relvados nacionais". www.dn.pt.
    2. Ferreira, Pedro (9 June 2021). "#67 Bruno Almeida - O 'Messi' que conquistou o Campeonato de Portugal".
    3. Oliveira, Mário Cagica (10 August 2022). "CD Santa Clara anuncia contratação de revelação da Segunda Liga".
    4. "Bruno Almeida assina por três anos" [Bruno Almeida signs for three years] (in European Portuguese). Record. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
    5. "Welcome Bruno Almeida". facebook.com/noah.footballclub. FC Noah Facebook. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.