Bruno Manuel Araújo Braga

Bruno Braga
Personal information
Full nameBruno Manuel Araújo Braga
Date of birth17 June 1983
Place of birthMassarelos, Portugal
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Penafiel
Number25
Youth career
1991–1995Porto
1995–2002Salgueiros
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004Salgueiros27(0)
2004–2006Tirsense
2006–2008Leça
2008–2010Leixões42(5)
2010–2014Rio Ave103(13)
2014–2015Benfica Luanda13(4)
2015–Penafiel3(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Bruno Manuel Araújo Braga (born 17 June 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Penafiel as a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Massarelos, Porto, Braga began his career with hometown's S.C. Salgueiros, being sparingly used over the course of two second division seasons. In 2004, as the club was in the midst of a severe financial crisis – which eventually led to its liquidation – he left and signed for F.C. Tirsense, going on to spend several years in the lower leagues; in 2006–07, he helped Leça F.C. promote to the third level.

In the 2008 summer Braga moved straight into the top flight, joining Leixões SC. He made his debut in the competition on 24 August, playing 20 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against C.D. Nacional, and finished his debut campaign with 27 games (22 starts) and five goals as the Matosinhos side finished in sixth position, narrowly missing out on qualification to the UEFA Europa League; two of those came at the Estádio do Dragão in a 3–2 win against F.C. Porto,[1] as he won the SJPF Player of the Month award for October 2008.

Mainly due to injuries, Braga appeared less in 2009–10, and Leixões suffered relegation. He continued in the main division, however, signing with Rio Ave FC.

Honours

Leça
Rio Ave

References

  1. "FC Porto 2–3 Leixões" (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

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