Bruno Melo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreiraand the second or paternal family name is Melo.

Bruno Melo

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Ferreira Melo
Date of birth	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Paracuru, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Coritiba (on loan from Fortaleza)
Number	26
Youth career
2010–2011	Fortaleza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Fortaleza	156	(26)
2011	→ Maracanã (loan)	5	(0)
2012	→ Quixadá (loan)	13	(3)
2012	→ Paracuru  [ pt ] (loan)	7	(0)
2014	→ Quixadá (loan)	14	(1)
2014	→ Nova Russas  [ pt ] (loan)	12	(3)
2014	→ Uniclinic (loan)	6	(1)
2022	→ Corinthians (loan)	13	(0)
2023	→ Goiás (loan)	54	(6)
2024–	→ Coritiba (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:26, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Bruno Ferreira Melo (born 26 October 1992), known as Bruno Melo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Coritiba, on loan from Fortaleza.

Club career

Fortaleza

Loan stints

Born in Paracuru, Ceará, Bruno was a Fortaleza youth graduate. For the 2011 season, he was loaned to Maracanã, and made his senior debut on 7 April of that year by starting in a 1–0 home win against Associação Desportiva São Benedito for the Campeonato Cearense Segunda Divisão championship.

After his loan expired, Bruno returned to Fortaleza and was assigned to the under-20 squad. Ahead of the 2012 campaign, he moved to Quixadá also in a temporary deal; on his debut on 10 March, he scored his team's second in a 2–1 away win against Limoeiro. ^[1]

After another loan stint at Paracuru  [ pt ], Bruno returned to Fortaleza and was assigned to the main squad, ^[2] but failed to make an appearance. In 2014, he served loans at Quixadá, ^[3] Nova Russas  [ pt ] and Uniclinic, winning the third division of the Cearense with the latter.

Breakthrough

Returning to Leão, Bruno made his debut for the club on 14 January 2015, starting in a 0–0 away draw against former side Quixadá for the year's Cearense. ^[4] A backup for his first two seasons, he only started to appear regularly from the 2017 season onwards.

Bruno scored his first goals for Fortaleza on 4 March 2017, netting a brace in a 5–0 home routing of Itapipoca, also for the state league. ^[5] He was also an undisputed starter for the year's Série C, contributing with six goals as his side returned to Série B after a nine-year absence; highlights included doubles in a 2–0 away win against Botafogo-PB and in a 2–2 draw at Sampaio Corrêa.

On 30 November 2017, Bruno renewed his contract until 2020. ^[6] He made his debut in the second division the following 14 April, starting in a 2–1 home defeat of Guarani.

Bruno scored his first Série B goal on 18 April 2018, netting the opener through a penalty kick in a 2–0 away win against Boa Esporte. He finished the campaign with 30 appearances, all as a starter, and contributed with seven goals as his side achieved promotion to the Série A. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of 15 November 2021 ^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fortaleza	2013	Série C	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2015 [9]		1	0	5	0	1	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	12	0
	2016 [9]		4	0	5	0	1	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 2]	0	15	0
	2017 [9]		22	6	7	2	0	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 3]	0	34	8
	2018	Série B	30	7	14	3	0	0	—		—		44	10
	2019	Série A	14	3	6	0	1	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 4]	0	25	3
	2020		24	2	6	2	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	7 [lower-alpha 4]	1	41	5
	2021		16	1	4	0	7	0	—		7 [lower-alpha 4]	2	34	3
	Subtotal		111	19	45	7	12	0	2	0	33	3	203	29
Maracanã (loan)	2011	Cearense 2ª Divisão	—		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Quixadá (loan)	2012	Cearense 2ª Divisão	—		13	3	—		—		—		13	3
Paracuru  [ pt ] (loan)	2012	Cearense 3ª Divisão	—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Quixadá (loan)	2014	Cearense	—		14	1	—		—		—		14	1
Nova Russas  [ pt ] (loan)	2014	Cearense 2ª Divisão	—		12	3	—		—		—		33	0
Uniclinic (loan)	2014	Cearense 3ª Divisão	—		6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Career total			111	19	102	15	12	0	2	0	33	3	260	37

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
2. Two appearances in Copa do Nordeste, one appearance in Copa Fares Lopes, two appearances in Copa dos Campeões Cearenses
3. Three appearances in Copa do Nordeste, two appearances in Copa Fares Lopes
4. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
5. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Uniclinic

• Campeonato Cearense Terceira Divisão: 2014

Fortaleza

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2018
• Campeonato Cearense: 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
• Copa do Nordeste: 2019
• Copa dos Campeões Cearenses: 2016, 2017

Goiás

• Copa Verde: 2023

References

1. "Quixadá vence o primeiro jogo na segundona do cearense" [Quixadá win the first match of the second division of the Cearense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Revista Central. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
2. "Elenco do Fortaleza já tem quase 40 jogadores" [Fortaleza squad have nearly 40 players] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna do Ceará. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
3. "Fortaleza empresta dois para o Quixadá" [Fortaleza loan two to Quixadá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
4. "Fortaleza fica no empate contra o Quixadá na estreia do Cearense 2015" [Fortaleza draw blank with Quixadá in the debut of the 2015 Cearense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna do Ceará. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
5. "Fortaleza goleia o Itapipoca e Clássico-Rei só poderá ocorrer na final do estadual" [Fortaleza thrash Itapipoca and Clássico-Rei may only occur in the final of the state league] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
6. "Fortaleza renova com Bruno Melo até 2020" [Fortaleza renew with Bruno Melo until 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
7. "Carreata do Fortaleza Esporte Clube em Paracuru" [Fortaleza Esporte Clube's motorcade in Paracuru] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna do Ceará. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
8. Bruno Melo at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
9. "Contra Oeste, Bruno Melo completará 100 jogos pelo Fortaleza" [Against Oeste, Bruno Melo will complete 100 matches for Fortaleza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bora Leão. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

External links

• Bruno Melo at Soccerway