Bruno Xavier (footballer)

Bruno Cesar Xavier Sislo (born 27 November 1996), known as Bruno Xavier, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ituano, on loan from Água Santa.

Bruno Xavier
Personal information
Full name Bruno Cesar Xavier Sislo
Date of birth (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ituano (on loan from Água Santa)
Youth career
Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Portuguesa 10 (2)
2017–2019 Nacional-SP 15 (10)
2017Sport Recife (loan) 1 (0)
2018Corinthians (loan) 0 (0)
2018Guarani (loan) 10 (1)
2019Oeste (loan) 3 (0)
2019 Desportivo Aves 4 (0)
2020 Juventude 4 (0)
2020 Juventus-SP 4 (3)
2020 Paraná 6 (0)
2021 Inter de Limeira 13 (2)
2021 Mirassol 12 (0)
2021 Juventus-SC 8 (4)
2022 Santo André 10 (0)
2022 Ferroviária 12 (2)
2022– Água Santa 25 (2)
2023–Ituano (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:14, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in São Paulo, Bruno Xavier was a Portuguesa youth graduate. He made his senior debut on 8 June 2015, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Guilherme Queiróz in a 3–0 away win against Guaratinguetá for the Série C championship.[1]

Definitely promoted to the main squad in June 2016, Bruno Xavier scored his first senior goal on 9 July of that year, netting the opener in a 2–1 away loss against the same opponent.[2] On 9 July 2017, he terminated his contract with Lusa,[3] and joined Nacional-SP late in the month.

On 23 August 2017, after scoring five goals in only six matches for Naça in the Copa Paulista, Bruno Xavier joined Série A side Sport initially on a trial basis.[4] He subsequently signed a loan contract until the end of the year, and made his debut in the category on 10 September by replacing Samuel Xavier in a 1–0 loss at Avaí.

On 14 December 2017, Bruno Xavier was released by Sport and subsequently returned to Nacional.[5] The following 24 April, after being the club's top goalscorer in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, he signed a loan deal with Corinthians until May 2019.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 20 May 2018[7]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portuguesa 2015 Série C 2 0 2 0
2016 8 2 0 0 1 0 9 2
2017 Série D 0 0 14 0 2 1 16 1
Subtotal 10 2 14 0 3 1 27 3
Nacional-SP 2017 Paulista A3 0 0 6[a] 5 6 5
2018 Paulista A2 15 10 15 10
Subtotal 15 10 6 5 21 15
Sport (loan) 2017 Série A 1 0 1 0
Corinthians (loan) 2018 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 11 2 29 10 3 1 0 0 6 5 49 18
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References

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  1. ^ "Guaratinguetá 0 x 3 Portuguesa – Sob os olhares de Zinho, Lusa afunda a Garça e se confirma no G4" [Guaratinguetá 0–3 Portuguesa – Under Zinho's looks, Lusa sink the Garça and assure themselves into the G4] (in Spanish). Futebol Interior. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Guaratinguetá vira sobre Portuguesa e fatura primeira vitória na Série C do Brasileiro" [Guaratinguetá complete comeback over Portuguesa and achieve first victory in Brasileiro Série C] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Atletas rescindem contrato com a Lusa" [Athletes rescind contract with Lusa] (in Portuguese). Portuguesa de Desportos. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Da A-3 Paulista, Bruno Xavier e Jeferson chegam ao Sport para testes" [From the Série A-3 of the Paulista, Bruno Xavier and Jeferson arrive at Sport for trials] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Sport anuncia saída de seis jogadores para o ano que vem" [Sport announce departure of six players for the following year] (in Portuguese). O Povo. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Bruno Xavier e Thiaguinho reforçam elenco do Corinthians" [Bruno Xavier and Thiaguinho bolster Corinthians squad] (in Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ^ Bruno Xavier at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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