| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno dos Santos Moraes | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | União Leiria | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Santos | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2010 | Porto | 14 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2008 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | Gloria Bistriţa | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | Naval | 9 | (3) |
| 2011– | União Leiria | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Bruno dos Santos Moraes (born 7 July 1984 in Santos, São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for U.D. Leiria in Portugal, as a striker.
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Moraes arrived at only 19 to F.C. Porto in Portugal, from Santos Futebol Clube. His career with the northern side would be marred by constant injuries[1] – he played two league matches in his debut season, and none whatsoever in 2005–06 and 2007–08.
His most productive season at Porto came in 2006–07, as the Dragons won the national championship for the second year running. Morais played 18 times and scored three times overall between the domestic league and the UEFA Champions League, notably appearing in both group stage matches against Hamburger SV, and netting in the second, a 3–1 away success, 1 on November 2006.[2][3]
Moraes also spent one full season on loan to Vitória de Setúbal, where he appeared regularly, and started 2008–09 in the same predicament and with the same team, but the second spell was soon cut short due to injury. In January 2010, with a contract running until June, he returned to Porto, trying to persuade manager Jesualdo Ferreira to add him to the squad of the four-times national champions.[4] He did not and was loaned one more time, now to another fellow first-divisioner Rio Ave FC.
In mid-February 2011, Moraes signed with Associação Naval 1º de Maio, also in Portugal. He contributed with several goals during his four-month spell with the Figueira da Foz side, but it could not finally avoid top flight relegation.
In late July 2011, after an aborted transfer to Al-Ahly S.C. in Egypt, Moraes joined another Portuguese first division club, União de Leiria.
Moraes' younger brother, Júnior Moraes, is also a footballer, and a striker. He too represented Santos as a senior, as well as Gloria Bistriţa.
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