Gianni Bruno
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gianni Bruno | ||
Date of birth | 19 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Rocourt, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Bastia (on loan from Lille) | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2000 | Club de Liège | ||
2000–2007 | Standard Liège | ||
2007–2011 | Lille | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2011– | Lille | 23 | (1) |
2013– | → Bastia (loan) | 15 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Belgium U15 | 5 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Belgium U16 | 11 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Belgium U17 | 11 | (3) |
2008–2009 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Belgium U19 | 14 | (7) |
2010 | Belgium U20 | 1 | (0) |
2010– | Belgium U21 | 8 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). |
Gianni Bruno (born 19 August 1991 in Rocourt) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for French club Bastia on loan from Lille in Ligue 1.[1] He plays as a striker.
Career
Early career
Bruno was born in Rocurt, a local town in the city of Liège, to Italian parents. As a result, he possesses dual-nationality.[2] He began his career playing for hometown club FC Liège where his father was a coach.[2] After seven years at the club, after Liège endured financial difficulties, Bruno moved to one of the biggest clubs in the country Standard Liège. He spent seven years at Standard and was a two-time national champion at under-12 and under-17 level with the club.[2] Towards the end of his tenure at Standard, Bruno featured with the club's reserve team in a match against Anderlecht. Despite receiving a professional contract offer from Standard, Bruno departed the club to join Lille in France. He justified departing the club citing France's better training methods and Lille's close proximity to his home in Belgium.[2]
Lille
Bruno began his career at Lille in the club's youth academy in Luchin. After two years in the club's academy, during the 2008–09 season, he began playing on the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football.[3] Bruno was promoted to the reserve team full-time in the following season. He appeared in 27 matches scoring a team-high 11 goals.[4] After playing the 2010–11 season with the reserve team,[5] on 8 June 2011, Bruno signed his first professional contract agreeing to a one-year deal with Lille.[6] He was, subsequently, promoted to the senior team by manager Rudi Garcia and assigned the number 19 shirt.
Bruno made his professional debut on 11 January 2012 appearing as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Lyon in the Coupe de la Ligue.[7] Fours days later, he made his league debut appearing as a substitute in another defeat, this time to Marseille.[8]
International career
Bruno is a Belgian youth international and has played for all levels for which he has been eligible. In total with the Belgian youth international teams, he has attained 59 caps and scored 33 goals.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- (Correct as of 12 November 2013) [9]
Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lille | 2011–12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
2012–13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | |
Total | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 4 | |
→ SC Bastia | 2013–14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
Career total | 33 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 7 |
Notes
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
- ↑ Includes UEFA Super Cup
References
- ↑ "Gianni Bruno prêté par le LOSC" (in French). SC Bastia. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "LOSC – Interview Gianni Bruno" (in French). Espoirs du Football. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ "Lille Reserve: Saison Football 2008/2009" (in French). Stat2Foot. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ "Lille Reserve: Saison Football 2009/2010" (in French). Stat2Foot. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ "Lille Reserve: Saison Football 2010/2011" (in French). Stat2Foot. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ "Gianni Bruno: "Une grande chance"" (in French). FootLille. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ "Lyon v. Lille Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ "Marseille v. Lille Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ Gianni Bruno French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
External links
- Club Profile
- Gianni Bruno French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Gianni Bruno – UEFA competition record
- Gianni Bruno at L'Équipe Football (French)
- Belgium Stats at Belgian FA
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