Bruno Mendes (footballer, born 1994)

Bruno Pereira Mendes (born 2 August 1994), known as Bruno Mendes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Guarani, on loan from Deportivo Maldonado.[1]

Bruno Mendes
Personal information
Full name Bruno Pereira Mendes
Date of birth (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994
Place of birth Cruzeiro, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Guarani (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado)
Youth career
2007–2012 Guarani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Guarani 19 (4)
2012–2013 Macaé 0 (0)
2012–2013Botafogo (loan) 32 (11)
2014– Deportivo Maldonado 0 (0)
2014Atlético Paranaense (loan) 5 (1)
2014–2015Avaí (loan) 15 (0)
2015–2017Vitória Guimarães B (loan) 61 (13)
2015–2017Vitória Guimarães (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018Guarani (loan) 52 (18)
2019–2020Cerezo Osaka (loan) 70 (18)
2021Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 20 (4)
2022Cerezo Osaka (loan) 32 (5)
2023–Guarani (loan) 25 (7)
International career
2012–2013 Brazil U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Bruno Mendes was born in Cruzeiro, São Paulo, and joined Guarani's youth setup in 2007, aged 12. On 21 January 2012, aged just 17, he made his first team debut by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win against Oeste.

Bruno Mendes scored his first senior goal on 17 March 2012, netting the first in a 2–0 home defeat of Mirassol. He immediately became a starter for the side, scoring four goals in 18 appearances as his side reached the finals but lost to Santos.

In September 2012, Bruno Mendes signed for Botafogo until the end of the following year. Bought outright by HAZ Sport Agency from Guarani for a R$7 million fee, HAZ used Macaé as a proxy to register Bruno Mendes's registration rights.[2] He made his debut for the club on 30 September, replacing Clarence Seedorf late into a 2–0 away loss against Bahia for the Série A championship.

Bruno Mendes scored his first goal for Bota on 14 October 2012, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Grêmio. Five days later he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Vasco da Gama, and finished the month with five goals in six matches.

In November 2012, former Guarani player Andrei Frascarelli claimed the club owed him wages and asked the court to grant the rights of Bruno Mendes to him.[3] Eventually Macaé assumed the debt, and paid Andrei R$580,000 to settle the case.[4]

On 15 July 2015, Mendes signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.[5]

Career statistics

As of 6 February 2023[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guarani 2012 Série B 1018442236
Botafogo (loan) 2012 Série A 8686
2013 9315220265
Subtotal 179152203411
Atlético Paranaense (loan) 2014 Série A 3021005[lower-alpha 1]0101
Avaí (loan) 2014 Série B 8080
2015 Série A 00700070
Subtotal 807000150
Vitória Guimarães B (loan) 2015–16 LigaPro 337337
2016–17 286286
Subtotal 61136113
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 2015–16 Primeira Liga 20000020
2016–17 10000010
Subtotal 30000030
Guarani (loan) 2017 Série B 112112
2018 00169169
Subtotal 1121692711
Cerezo Osaka (loan) 2019 J1 League 246105[lower-alpha 2]2308
2020 2494[lower-alpha 2]32812
2022 223327[lower-alpha 2]0325
Subtotal 7018421659025
Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 2021 J1 League 1941[lower-alpha 2]0204
Career total 173435816725011525466
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in J.League Cup

Honours

Club

Botafogo
Guarani

International

Brazil U20
  • 8 Nations Football Challenge: 2012

References

  1. "Bruno Mendes". 24 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. "Botafogo pode cobrar R$ 15 milhões do Guarani se perder Bruno Mendes" [Botafogo may charge R$ 15 million from Guarani if they lose Bruno Mendes] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. "Ex-zagueiro processa Guarani por dívida e pode tirar Bruno Mendes do Botafogo" [Former stopper takes legal action against Guarani due to debt and may take Bruno Mendes away from Botafogo] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. "Bruno Mendes tem contrato com o Botafogo reativado" [Bruno Mendes has contract with Botafogo reactivated]. O Globo (in Portuguese). 19 December 2012.
  5. "Vitória SC recebe Bruno Mendes" (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 15 July 2015.
  6. Bruno Mendes at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Bruno Mendes Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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