Massimo Bruno

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Massimo Bruno
1. SC Sollenau vs. FC Red Bull Salzburg 2014-07-12 (091).jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Boussu, Belgium
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kortrijk
Number 70
Youth career
1999–2000 RSB Frameries
2000–2002 Mons
2002–2006 Anderlecht
2006–2009 Mons
2009–2010 Charleroi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Charleroi 1 (0)
2011–2014 Anderlecht 55 (13)
2014–2018 Leipzig 25 (2)
2014–2015 → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 24 (6)
2016–2018 → Anderlecht (loan) 45 (6)
2018–2021 Charleroi 78 (10)
2021–2022 Bursaspor 28 (6)
2022– Kortrijk 45 (4)
International career‡
2009–2010 Belgium U17 15 (1)
2010–2011 Belgium U18 11 (1)
2011–2012 Belgium U19 10 (3)
2012–2014 Belgium U21 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:44, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

Massimo Bruno (born 17 September 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right winger for Kortrijk.

Contents

Club career

Charleroi

Born in Boussu, Belgium, Bruno started his football career at RSB Frameries before he moved to Mons. [2] Bruno joined Anderlecht when he was eight years old. [2] Bruno was progressing well at the club until he suffered "a growth spurt and was injured in the heel" and was sidelined for four months. [2] After making a recovery from his injury, however, Anderlecht released Bruno and he returned to Mons. [2] Bruno then joined Charleroi, where he would begin his professional career. [2] After progressing through the ranks at the club, Bruno was part of the squad for two league matches in November 2010, each time as an unused substitute. [3] [4] [5] On 23 March 2011, he finally made his professional debut – and only appearance of the 2010–11 season – in a 3–0 loss to Cercle Brugge. [6]

Anderlecht

On 23 May 2011, Bruno signed a three-year deal with Anderlecht, where he had previously played in the youth system. [7] [8] However, in his first season at the club, Bruno failed to appear in the first team and was featured in the club's reserves instead. [9] [10]

Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Bruno signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht. [11] On 12 August 2012, he made his debut for the club, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute, in a 3–0 win against Cercle Brugge. [12] On 28 August, coming off the bench, Bruno gave the assist for the winning goal against AEL Limassol, securing Anderlecht's place in the UEFA Champions League group stage. [11] [13] On 2 September 2012, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw against Genk. [14] On 20 November, he signed a contract extension with Anderlecht, keeping him at the club until 2017. [15] Anderlecht went on to win the Belgian Pro League following a 1–1 against title contender, Zulte Waregem on the last matchday of the season. [16] Bruno finished the season with 44 appearances and scoring 8 goals in all competitions. [1]

In the Belgian Super Cup, Bruno scored the only goal of the game, in a 1–0 win over Genk to help Anderlecht win the cup. [17] He started the 2013–14 season well by scoring five goals in the first month, including a brace against Cercle Brugge. [18] Despite suffering minor setbacks throughout the season, Bruno finished as Anderlecht's joint top-scorer along with Aleksandar Mitrović with 16 goals in all competitions as the club won the Pro League again. [19] [20]

RB Leipzig

Red Bull Salzburg (loan)

In June 2014, Bruno signed for RB Leipzig in the 2. Bundesliga and was immediately loaned to sister club Red Bull Salzburg for the 2014–15 season. [21] He made his debut for Red Bull Salzburg, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute and setting up the ninth goal of the game for the club, in a 10–1 win over 1. SC Sollenau in the first round of the Austrian Cup. [22] Bruno scored his first goal for the club in the last minute of the 2–0 win against SV Ried on 2 August 2014. [23] In his single season with the club, Bruno helped Salzburg to the domestic double, recording 39 total appearances and scoring eight goals. [24] [25] Following his season with Red Bull Salzburg, it was announced that Bruno would be returning to RB Leipzig. [26] [27]

Massimo Bruno, 2014 1. SC Sollenau vs. FC Red Bull Salzburg 2014-07-12 (094).jpg
Massimo Bruno, 2014

Return to RB Leipzig

Returning to RB Leipzig, competing in 2. Bundesliga in the 2015–16 season, [26] Bruno made his debut for the club as a 64th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win against FSV Frankfurt in the opening game of the season. [28] On 2 April 2016, he scored his first goals for the club in a 3–1 win against VfL Bochum. [29] On 8 May 2016, Bruno came on as a 79th-minute substitute and helped the club win 2–0 against Karlsruher SC to seal their first-ever promotion to the Bundesliga. [30] At the end of the 2015–16 season, he had made 26 appearances and scored two goals in all competitions. [1]

On 27 August 2016, Bruno made his Bundesliga debut, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Hoffenheim in what turned out to be his only appearance in the 2016–17 season. [31]

Return to Anderlecht (loan)

On 31 August 2016, Bruno returned to his former club Anderlecht on loan for the rest of the 2016–17 season. [32] On 11 September 2016, he made his second debut for the club, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute in a 3–2 win against Charleroi. [33] On 3 November 2016, he scored his first goal for the club in two years, in a 6–1 win against 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the UEFA Europa League. [34] On 18 May 2017, he came on as a 77th-minute substitute and scored Anderlecht's third goal of the game to win 3–1 over Charleroi, which helped the club to the Pro League title for the first time in three years. [35] Despite missing one match because of injury, Bruno made 39 appearances and scored six goals in all competitions during his first loan spell at Anderlecht. [36]

On 1 July 2017, Bruno's loan at Anderlecht was extended for the 2017–18 season. [37] Anderlecht finished the season in third place behind Club Brugge and Standard Liège, [38] and Bruno finished the campaign with 23 appearances and two goals in all competitions. [1] After the season, it was confirmed that the club opted not to sign him on a permanent deal. [39]

Return to Charleroi

On 31 August 2018, Bruno re–joined Charleroi, making his return to the club for the first time in seven years. [40] The following day he made his second debut for Charleroi, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute in a 3–1 win over Royal Excel Mouscron. [41] On 10 November 2018, he scored on his return from injury, in a 2–1 win over Club Brugge. [42]

Bursaspor

On 14 August 2021, Bruno signed for TFF First League side Bursaspor. [43] On 23 August, he made his debut, setting up the second goal of the game in a 2–1 loss to BB Erzurumspor. [44] On 15 September, Bruno scored his first goal for Bursaspor in a 4–1 win against Samsunspor. [45]

Kortrijk

On 29 June 2022, Bruno signed a three-year contract with Kortrijk. [46]

Personal life

Bruno is of Italian descent. [47]

Career statistics

As of 17 April 2021. [48] [1]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charleroi 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 1000——10
Anderlecht 2011–12 Belgian Pro League000000—00
2012–13 Belgian Pro League266516 [lower-alpha 1] 08 [lower-alpha 2] 1448
2013–14 Belgian Pro League297243 [lower-alpha 1] 18 [lower-alpha 3] 34216
Total551375911648624
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 2464111 [lower-alpha 4] 1—398
RB Leipzig 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 24220——262
2016–17 Bundesliga 1000——10
Total252200000272
Anderlecht (loan) 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 284209 [lower-alpha 5] 2—396
2017–18 Belgian First Division A172204 [lower-alpha 1] 000232
Total4564013200628
Charleroi 2018–19 Belgian First Division A23410—110354
2019–20 Belgian First Division A25421——275
2020–21 Belgian First Division A1822000—202
Total661051001108211
Career total2163722733427429753
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Belgian Pro League play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearance in Belgian Super Cup, seven appearances in Belgian Pro League play-offs
  4. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Anderlecht

Red Bull Salzburg

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