External links
- Bruno Wilson at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- Bruno Wilson national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Ricardo Valdez Wilson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1996 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal [1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Oeiras | ||
| 2005–2015 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Braga B | 95 | (2) |
| 2016 | Braga | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Tondela | 15 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Braga | 6 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Tenerife (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Vizela | 57 | (1) |
| 2024– | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 8 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Bruno Ricardo Valdez Wilson (born 27 December 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.
Born in Lisbon, Wilson played youth football for Sporting CP in the city. He was an unused substitute for the reserves in the Segunda Liga on 4 May 2014, in a 1–1 home draw against S.L. Benfica B. [2]
On 3 January 2016, Wilson signed a two-year deal at S.C. Braga, being assigned to their second team of the same level. [3] He made his league debut on 13 February, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 loss at C.D. Mafra. [4] He totalled 17 appearances over the season, being sent off in a 2–0 home defeat to S.C. Covilhã on 27 February [5] and scoring in a 3–2 loss at Vitória S.C. B on 17 April. [6]
Wilson was called up to the first team by coach José Peseiro in place of the injured Lazar Rosić for a Primeira Liga game at home to F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 11 December 2016. [7] He played the full 90 minutes of a 3–0 win. [8]
On 26 June 2019, Wilson signed a three-year contract with C.D. Tondela, with Braga retaining 50% of the player's rights. [9] He scored his first top-flight goal on 3 November, the only one late on in a home game against former club Sporting. [10]
Wilson returned to the Estádio Municipal de Braga on 31 January 2020, agreeing to a three-year deal with an option for three additional seasons. [11] He scored his first competitive goal against Vitória F.C. on 23 February, in a 3–1 home victory. [12]
On 30 August 2020, Wilson was loaned for a year to CD Tenerife of Spain's Segunda División. [13] He made 21 total appearances for the team from the Canary Islands, and scored to open a 2–0 home win over Girona FC on 21 December. [14]
On 22 June 2021, Wilson joined newly-promoted F.C. Vizela on a three-year contract. [15] During his spell, always spent in the main division, he played 68 games in all competitions and scored three goals. [16]
On 8 February 2024, Wilson signed a two-year deal with Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes. [17] He scored his first goal on 30 March, in the first minute of an eventual 2–1 loss at Houston Dynamo FC. [18]
Wilson's grandfather, Mário, was also a footballer and later a manager of clubs including S.L. Benfica, and the Portugal national team. Through him, he had American and Mozambican heritage. [19] [3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braga B | 2015–16 | Liga Portugal 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 2 | — | — | 95 | 2 | ||||
| Braga | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Tondela | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 2 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Braga | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Tenerife (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Vizela | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 [a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 57 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 3 | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 204 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 219 | 10 | ||
